Theratechnologies (NASDAQ:THTX – Get Free Report) and Aclaris Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACRS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
98.3% of Aclaris Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Aclaris Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Theratechnologies and Aclaris Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Theratechnologies | -3.75% | N/A | -4.31% |
| Aclaris Therapeutics | -136.65% | -40.26% | -31.71% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Theratechnologies | $81.76 million | 0.85 | -$23.96 million | ($0.10) | -15.20 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics | $31.25 million | 7.36 | -$88.48 million | ($0.52) | -6.19 |
Theratechnologies has higher revenue and earnings than Aclaris Therapeutics. Theratechnologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aclaris Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Theratechnologies and Aclaris Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Theratechnologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 |
Aclaris Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 173.29%. Given Aclaris Therapeutics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aclaris Therapeutics is more favorable than Theratechnologies.
Risk & Volatility
Theratechnologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aclaris Therapeutics has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Theratechnologies beats Aclaris Therapeutics on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Theratechnologies
Theratechnologies Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of various therapies to address the unmet medical needs in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company offers EGRIFTA SV for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with lipodystrophy; and Trogarzo for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection failing their current antiretroviral regimen. Its pipeline products include F8 Formulation that is in Phase 2b/3 clinical trials for studying tesamorelin for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; multi -dose pen injector for the administration of tesamorelin; SORT1+ Technology Platform for the development of proprietary peptides for cancer drug development targeting SORT1 receptors; Sudocetaxel Zendusortide, which is in Phase 1 Clinical Trial for various solid tumor types, including HR+ breast, triple negative breast, ovarian, endometrial, melanoma, thyroid, small cell lung, and prostate cancers. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
About Aclaris Therapeutics
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of novel drug candidates for immune-inflammatory diseases in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Therapeutics and Contract Research. The Therapeutics segment is involved in identifying and developing therapies to address significant unmet needs for immuno-inflammatory diseases. The Contract Research segment provides laboratory services. It develops Zunsemetinib (ATI-450), an MK2 inhibitor which is under Phase 1b/2 trials for the treatment of metastatic breast and pancreatic cancer; ATI-1777, a soft JAK 1/3 inhibitor, completed Phase 2b trails for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and other dermatologic conditions; and ATI-2138, an oral covalent inhibitor of ITK and JAK3 inhibitor under Phase 1 trials as a treatment for T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
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