Financial Survey: Chromocell Therapeutics (CHRO) & The Competition

Chromocell Therapeutics (NYSE:CHRO) is one of 300 public companies in the “Biological products, except diagnostic” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Chromocell Therapeutics to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.0% of Chromocell Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of shares of all “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Chromocell Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Chromocell Therapeutics and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chromocell Therapeutics	0	0	1	0	3.00
Chromocell Therapeutics Competitors	2006	5530	14226	313	2.58

As a group, “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies have a potential upside of 127.56%. Given Chromocell Therapeutics’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chromocell Therapeutics has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Chromocell Therapeutics has a beta of 4.59, suggesting that its stock price is 359% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chromocell Therapeutics’ competitors have a beta of -4.57, suggesting that their average stock price is 557% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chromocell Therapeutics	N/A	-$7.38 million	-0.81
Chromocell Therapeutics Competitors	$588.35 million	-$70.96 million	3.84

Chromocell Therapeutics’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Chromocell Therapeutics. Chromocell Therapeutics 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chromocell Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-453.90%
Chromocell Therapeutics Competitors	-2,185.76%	-161.46%	-40.62%

Summary

Chromocell Therapeutics beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Chromocell Therapeutics Company Profile

Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation, a clinical-stage biotech company, focuses on the development and commercialization of new therapeutics to alleviate pain. The company intends to selectively target the sodium ion-channel known as NaV1.7, as well as other receptors in the NaV family. Its lead compound comprises CC8464, which is in Phase 2a clinical trials for use in the treatment of erythromelalgia, as well as other fields of neuropathic pain and acute and chronic eye pain. Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Freehold, New Jersey.