Analyzing Absci (ABSI) & Its Competitors
Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI – Get Rating) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial physical research” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Absci to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
40.0% of Absci shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of shares of all “Commercial physical research” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of shares of all “Commercial physical research” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
profitability
This table compares Absci and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| net margins | return on equity | return on assets | |
| absci | -2,633.14% | -36.19% | -22.99% |
| Absci Competitors | -260.35% | -8.26% | -2.97% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Absci and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross revenue | Net Income | Price/earnings ratio | |
| absci | $4.78 million | -$100.96 million | -1.06 |
| Absci Competitors | $2.80 billion | $101.15 million | 12.24 |
Absci’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Absci. Absci is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Absci and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| sell ratings | hold ratings | Buy rating | Strong Buy Ratings | rating score | |
| absci | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Absci Competitors | 105 | 761 | 1299 | 30 | 2.57 |
Absci presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 579.89%. As a group, “Commercial physical research” companies have a potential upside of 42.72%. Given Absci’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Absci is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
Absci peers beat Absci on 10 of the 11 factors compared.
About Absci (Get Rating)
Absci Corporation, a drug and target discovery company, provides biologic drug candidates and production cell lines using integrated drug creation platform for partners in the United States. Its integrated drug creation platform enables the creation of biologics by unifying the drug discovery and cell line development processes into one process. Absci Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
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