Cybin (CYBN) and Its Peers Financial Survey

Cybin (NYSE:CYBN) is one of 977 publicly-traded companies in the “Pharmaceutical preparations” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Cybin to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Cybin and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cybin	N/A	-42.36%	-40.56%
Cybin Competitors	-3,769.27%	-267.32%	-31.63%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cybin and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cybin	N/A	-$57.88 million	-57.08
Cybin Competitors	$9.53 billion	$136.99 million	-2.71

Cybin’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Cybin. Cybin 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.9% of Cybin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cybin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” 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.

Volatility and Risk

Cybin has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cybin’s competitors have a beta of 0.89, suggesting that their average share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cybin and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cybin	0	0	3	0	3.00
Cybin Competitors	7054	19298	44481	1012	2.55

Cybin currently has a consensus price target of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 342.40%. As a group, “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies have a potential upside of 57.59%. Given Cybin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cybin is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Cybin competitors beat Cybin on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Cybin

Cybin Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing psychedelic-based therapeutics for patients with mental health conditions. The company’s development pipeline includes CYB003, a deuterated psilocybin analog, which is in phase 1/2a clinical trial to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), as well as in preclinical trials for alcohol use disorder; CYB004, a deuterated dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which completed phase 2 clinical trial for treating generalized anxiety disorders; SPL028 injectable deuterated DMT completed phase 1 clinical intramuscular and intravenous trial; SPL026 completed phase 1, 1b, and 1/2a for MDD; and CYB005, a phenethylamine derivative, which in preclinical stage to treat neuroinflammation, as well as has a research pipeline of investigational psychedelic-based compounds. The company has research and collaboration agreement with TMS Neurohealth Centers Inc. for development of psychedelic compound-based therapeutics; Kernel for use of Kernel flow technology to measure neural activity; and Greenbook TMS to establish mental health centers. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.