CEL-SCI (NYSE:CVM – Get Free Report) and Tectonic Therapeutic (NASDAQ:TECX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CEL-SCI and Tectonic Therapeutic”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CEL-SCI | N/A | N/A | -$26.92 million | ($0.51) | -0.81 |
| Tectonic Therapeutic | N/A | N/A | $12.16 million | ($5.89) | -7.94 |
Tectonic Therapeutic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CEL-SCI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for CEL-SCI and Tectonic Therapeutic, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CEL-SCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tectonic Therapeutic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
Tectonic Therapeutic has a consensus target price of $72.25, indicating a potential upside of 54.58%. Given Tectonic Therapeutic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tectonic Therapeutic is more favorable than CEL-SCI.
Profitability
This table compares CEL-SCI and Tectonic Therapeutic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CEL-SCI | N/A | -228.43% | -100.46% |
| Tectonic Therapeutic | N/A | -35.53% | -31.97% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.1% of CEL-SCI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of Tectonic Therapeutic shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of CEL-SCI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Tectonic Therapeutic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Tectonic Therapeutic beats CEL-SCI on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CEL-SCI
CEL-SCI Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the research and development of immune system therapy for the treatment of cancer and other diseases in the United States. The company's lead immunotherapy is Multikine, which has completed Phase 3 clinical trials for the potential treatment of certain head and neck cancers. It is also developing products based on its proprietary technology Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System (LEAPS) technology, a patented T-cell modulation process that stimulates the human immune system to fight bacterial, viral, parasitic infections, autoimmune conditions, allergies, transplantation rejections, and cancer. In addition, the company's product pipeline includes CEL-2000; CEL-4000; and CEL-5000, which are LEAPS-based product candidates in preclinical trials for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis disease. CEL-SCI Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
About Tectonic Therapeutic
Avrobio, Inc. is a bio-technology company. It develops step-change cell and gene therapies for the treatment of cancer and rare disease. The company operates primarily in the United States and Canada. Avrobio, Inc. is based in MA, United States.
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