SomaLogic (NASDAQ:SLGC – Get Rating) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the "Commercial physical research" industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare SomaLogic to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for SomaLogic and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get SomaLogic alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SomaLogic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| SomaLogic Competitors | 42 | 621 | 1215 | 24 | 2.64 |
SomaLogic presently has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 278.88%. As a group, "Commercial physical research" companies have a potential upside of 51.29%. Given SomaLogic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SomaLogic is more favorable than its peers.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
59.3% of SomaLogic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of shares of all "Commercial physical research" companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of SomaLogic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all "Commercial physical research" companies are owned 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.Volatility & Risk
SomaLogic has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SomaLogic's peers have a beta of 5.23, suggesting that their average stock price is 423% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares SomaLogic and its peers' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SomaLogic | -114.46% | -16.76% | -14.61% |
| SomaLogic Competitors | -239.39% | -12.45% | -6.19% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SomaLogic and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SomaLogic | $81.63 million | -$87.55 million | -3.88 |
| SomaLogic Competitors | $2.80 billion | $97.54 million | -15.21 |
SomaLogic's peers have higher revenue and earnings than SomaLogic. SomaLogic is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
SomaLogic beats its peers 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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