Head-To-Head Analysis: Apollomics (NASDAQ:APLM) versus Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY)

Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) and Apollomics (NASDAQ:APLM) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.0% of Incyte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Apollomics shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Incyte shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Incyte and Apollomics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Incyte	$5.14 billion	4.49	$1.29 billion	$7.08	16.33
Apollomics	$8.50 million	4.88	-$10.94 million	N/A	N/A

Incyte has higher revenue and earnings than Apollomics.

Risk & Volatility

Incyte has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollomics has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Incyte and Apollomics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Incyte	0	14	8	0	2.36
Apollomics	1	0	0	0	1.00

Incyte presently has a consensus price target of $109.95, suggesting a potential downside of 4.93%. Given Incyte’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Incyte is more favorable than Apollomics.

Profitability

This table compares Incyte and Apollomics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Incyte	26.71%	26.66%	19.77%
Apollomics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Incyte beats Apollomics on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Incyte

Incyte Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for hematology/oncology, and inflammation and autoimmunity areas in the United States and internationally. The company offers JAKAFI (ruxolitinib) for treatment of intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease; MONJUVI (tafasitamab-cxix)/MINJUVI (tafasitamab) for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; PEMAZYRE (pemigatinib), a fibroblast growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor that act as oncogenic drivers in liquid and solid tumor types; ICLUSIG (ponatinib) to treat chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia; and ZYNYZ (retifanlimab-dlwr) to treat adults with metastatic or recurrent locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma, as well as OPZELURA cream for treatment of atopic dermatitis. Its clinical stage products include retifanlimab under Phase 3 clinical trials for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal and non-small cell lung cancer; axatilimab, an anti-CSF-1R monoclonal antibody under Phase 2 that is being developed as a therapy for patients with chronic GVHD; INCA033989 to inhibit oncogenesis; INCB160058, which is being developed as a disease-modifying therapeutic; and INCB99280 and INCB99318 for the treatment solid tumors. The company also develops INCB123667, INCA32459, and INCA33890, as well as Ruxolitinib cream, Povorcitinib, and INCA034460. It has collaboration out-license agreements with Novartis and Lilly; in-license agreements with Agenus, Merus, MacroGenics, and Syndax; and collaboration and license agreement with China Medical System Holdings Limited for the development and commercialization of povorcitinib. The company sells its products to specialty, retail, and hospital pharmacies, distributors, and wholesalers. The company was formerly known as Incyte Genomics Inc and changed its name to Incyte Corporation in March 2003. Incyte Corporation was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

About Apollomics

Apollomics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of oncology therapies to harness the immune system and target specific molecular pathways to eradicate cancer. The company’s products portfolio includes Vebreltinib (APL-101), an oral active, highly selective c-Met inhibitor, which is in Phase 2 clinical trials for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer; APL-102, an oral active, small molecule Multiple Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, which is in a in a Phase 1 clinical trial to inhibit various kinases that are aberrantly activated in cancer cells; and APL-122, a tumor inhibitor candidate, targeting ErbB1/2/4 signaling pathwaysthat is in Phase 1 dose escalation clinical trials to treat cancers within the brain. Its also developing uproleselan (APL-106) that is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory AML, as well as Phase 2/3 study with uproleselan for the treatment of newly diagnosed older adults with AML; and APL-108, a second-generation E-selective inhibitor, which has completed Phase 1 clinical trials to treat other liquid and solid cancers. The company’s pipeline consists of preclinical stage immuno-oncology product candidates, such as APL-501, APL-502, APL-801 and APL-810. Its solutions include tumor inhibitors, anti-cancer enhancers, and immune-oncology drugs. Apollomics, Inc. was formerly known as CBT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Apollomics, Inc. in January 2019. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Foster City, California.