Analyzing Editas Medicine (EDIT) and Omni Bio Pharmaceutical (OMBP) - Fairfield Current

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ:EDIT) and Omni Bio Pharmaceutical (OTCMKTS:OMBP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Editas Medicine and Omni Bio Pharmaceutical’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Editas Medicine $13.73 million 67.66 -$120.32 million ($2.98) -6.52
Omni Bio Pharmaceutical N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Omni Bio Pharmaceutical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Editas Medicine.

Risk & Volatility

Editas Medicine has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omni Bio Pharmaceutical has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Editas Medicine and Omni Bio Pharmaceutical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Editas Medicine 1 3 7 0 2.55
Omni Bio Pharmaceutical 0 0 0 0 N/A

Editas Medicine currently has a consensus target price of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 146.18%. Given Editas Medicine’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Editas Medicine is more favorable than Omni Bio Pharmaceutical.

Profitability

This table compares Editas Medicine and Omni Bio Pharmaceutical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Editas Medicine -410.68% -53.15% -31.08%
Omni Bio Pharmaceutical N/A N/A N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.5% of Editas Medicine shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Editas Medicine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Editas Medicine beats Omni Bio Pharmaceutical on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

Editas Medicine Company Profile

Editas Medicine, Inc. operates as a genome editing company. It focuses on treating patients with genetically defined diseases by correcting their disease causing genes. The company develops a proprietary genome editing platform based on CRISPR technology to target genetically defined diseases with an initial focus on debilitating illnesses where there are no approved treatments. It develops EDIT-101 for Leber Congenital Amaurosis type 10, a genetic form of vision loss that leads to blindness in childhood. The company also develops other therapies for eye diseases, such as Herpes Simplex Virus 1 that causes lifelong infections primarily leading to ocular and oral disease; and Usher Syndrome 2A, which is a form of retinitis pigmentosa that also includes hearing loss. In addition, it develops hematopoietic stem cells for treating sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. Editas Medicine, Inc. has a collaboration and license agreement with Juno Therapeutics, Inc. for the research and development of engineered T cells with chimeric antigen receptors and T cell receptors; and strategic alliance and option agreement with Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited for the research and development of medicines for ocular diseases. The company was formerly known as Gengine, Inc. and changed its name to Editas Medicine Inc. in November 2013. Editas Medicine, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Omni Bio Pharmaceutical Company Profile

Omni Bio Pharmaceutical, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company in the United States. It holds a license to use patent for the treatment of diabetes using plasma-derived alpha-1 antitrypsin (p-AAT), a protein that is purified from human blood. The company also holds licenses for the use of patents and patent applications covering the use of p-AAT in the treatment of cellular transplantation and graft rejection, radiation protection, bacterial and viral diseases, myocardial remodeling, and inflammatory bowel disease indications. In addition, it holds licenses for patent applications covering compositions of various Fc-AAT constructs. Omni Bio Pharmaceutical, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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