Reviewing Absci (ABSI) and Its Competitors
Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI – Get Rating) is one of 39 public companies in the “Commercial physical research” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Absci to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
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% |
Institutional & insider ownership
40.0% of Absci shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of shares of all “Commercial physical research” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of shares of all “Commercial physical research” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Absci and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| sell ratings | hold ratings | Buy rating | Strong Buy Ratings | rating score | |
| absci | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Absci Competitors | 105 | 763 | 1300 | 30 | 2.57 |
Absci currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 585.71%. As a group, “Commercial physical research” companies have a potential upside of 48.09%. Given Absci’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Absci is more favorable than its competitors.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Absci and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross revenue | Net Income | Price/earnings ratio | |
| absci | $4.78 million | -$100.96 million | -1.05 |
| Absci Competitors | $2.80 billion | $101.15 million | 12.14 |
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.
Summary
Absci competitors beat Absci on 11 of the 12 factors compared.
Absci Company Profile (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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