Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PIRS – Get Rating) and POINT Biopharma Global (NASDAQ:PNT – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Pieris Pharmaceuticals and POINT Biopharma Global's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get Pieris Pharmaceuticals alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pieris Pharmaceuticals | $31.42 million | 3.95 | -$45.74 million | ($0.47) | -3.55 |
| POINT Biopharma Global | N/A | N/A | -$45.90 million | ($0.87) | -8.30 |
Pieris Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than POINT Biopharma Global. POINT Biopharma Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pieris Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
47.3% of Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of POINT Biopharma Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Pieris Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of POINT Biopharma Global shares 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.Risk & Volatility
Pieris Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, POINT Biopharma Global has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Pieris Pharmaceuticals and POINT Biopharma Global's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pieris Pharmaceuticals | -121.78% | -75.31% | -27.54% |
| POINT Biopharma Global | N/A | -31.08% | -29.43% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pieris Pharmaceuticals and POINT Biopharma Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pieris Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| POINT Biopharma Global | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 |
POINT Biopharma Global has a consensus price target of $16.13, suggesting a potential upside of 123.34%. Given POINT Biopharma Global's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe POINT Biopharma Global is more favorable than Pieris Pharmaceuticals.
About Pieris Pharmaceuticals
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Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery and development of Anticalin-based drugs. Its pipeline includes immuno-oncology, respiratory, and anemia and other disease areas. The company was founded by Claus Schalper and Arne Skerra in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
About POINT Biopharma Global
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POINT Biopharma Global Inc., a radiopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of radioligands that fight cancer. Its lead product candidates include PNT2002, a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted radioligand that is in Phase III trial for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; and PNT2003, a somatostatin-targeted radioligand, which is in Phase III trial for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. The company is also developing PNT2001, a next-generation PSMA-targeting product candidate for the treatment of non-metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer, which is under preclinical studies; and PNT-2004, a fibroblast activation protein-a targeting program being developed for use in multiple tumor types that is under preclinical studies. In addition, it has product candidates being developed on CanSEEK technology sub-licensed from both Bach Biosciences LLC and Avacta Life Sciences Limited. POINT Biopharma Global Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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