HBP vs. BCT, MBX, AEZS, APS, TH, RVX, ATE, SVA, ONC, and MDNA
Should you be buying Helix BioPharma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix BioPharma include BriaCell Therapeutics (BCT), Microbix Biosystems (MBX), Aeterna Zentaris (AEZS), Aptose Biosciences (APS), Theratechnologies (TH), Resverlogix (RVX), Antibe Therapeutics (ATE), Sernova (SVA), Oncolytics Biotech (ONC), and Medicenna Therapeutics (MDNA). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.
Helix BioPharma (TSE:HBP) and BriaCell Therapeutics (TSE:BCT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Helix BioPharma has a beta of -0.74, meaning that its stock price is 174% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BriaCell Therapeutics has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Helix BioPharma's return on equity of 0.00% beat BriaCell Therapeutics' return on equity.
Helix BioPharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BriaCell Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Helix BioPharma received 65 more outperform votes than BriaCell Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave BriaCell Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Helix BioPharma an outperform vote.
13.9% of BriaCell Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Helix BioPharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of BriaCell Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Helix BioPharma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BriaCell Therapeutics'average media sentiment score.
Summary
BriaCell Therapeutics beats Helix BioPharma on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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