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Head-To-Head Review: SomaLogic (SLGC) & Its Peers

Financial News Live ·  Sep 14, 2022 00:23

SomaLogic (NASDAQ:SLGC – Get Rating) is one of 41 public companies in the "Commercial physical research" industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare SomaLogic to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SomaLogic and its competitors' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SomaLogic -114.46% -16.76% -14.61%
SomaLogic Competitors -239.39% -12.46% -6.20%

Volatility and Risk

SomaLogic has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SomaLogic's competitors have a beta of 5.23, meaning that their average stock price is 423% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.3% of SomaLogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of shares of all "Commercial physical research" companies are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of SomaLogic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all "Commercial physical research" companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for SomaLogic and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SomaLogic 0 0 4 0 3.00
SomaLogic Competitors 42 617 1214 24 2.64

SomaLogic currently has a consensus target price of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 221.90%. As a group, "Commercial physical research" companies have a potential upside of 40.51%. Given SomaLogic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SomaLogic is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

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

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
SomaLogic $81.63 million -$87.55 million -4.57
SomaLogic Competitors $2.80 billion $97.54 million -16.43

SomaLogic's competitors have higher revenue and earnings than SomaLogic. SomaLogic is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

SomaLogic beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

SomaLogic Company Profile

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SomaLogic, Inc. operates as a protein biomarker discovery and clinical diagnostics company in the United States. It develops slow off-rate modified aptamers (SOMAmers), which are modified nucleic acid-based protein binding reagents that are specific for their cognate protein; and offers proprietary SomaScan services, which provide multiplex protein detection and quantification of protein levels in complex biological samples. The company's SOMAmers/SomaScan technology enables researchers to analyze various types of biological samples for protein biomarker signatures, which can be utilized in drug discovery and development. Its SomaScan's biomarker discoveries help in diagnostic applications in various areas of diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, wellness, and others. The company also provides SomaSignal research use only and laboratory-developed tests. It serves research and clinical customers with a focus on pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and academic research institutions, as well as facilitates drug development, analysis of clinical trials, and new human biology insights by assessing protein-protein and protein-gene networks. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

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