Comparing Absci (ABSI) and Its Peers
Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI – Get Rating) is one of 40 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial physical research” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Absci to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insiders and Institutional 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Absci and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross revenue | Net Income | Price/earnings ratio | |
| absci | $4.78 million | -$100.96 million | -1.16 |
| Absci Competitors | $2.80 billion | $97.54 million | 13.51 |
Absci’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Absci. Absci is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Absci and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| sell ratings | hold ratings | Buy rating | Strong Buy Ratings | rating score | |
| absci | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Absci Competitors | 105 | 773 | 1306 | 30 | 2.57 |
Absci currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 520.16%. As a group, “Commercial physical research” companies have a potential upside of 39.12%. Given Absci’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Absci is more favorable than its competitors.
profitability
This table compares Absci and its competitors’ 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% | -8.17% | -2.92% |
Summary
Absci competitors beat Absci on 11 of the 12 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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