Analyzing Compass Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CMPX) and Immunocore (NASDAQ:IMCR)
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyImmunocore (NASDAQ:IMCR – Get Free Report) and Compass Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CMPX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Immunocore and Compass Therapeutics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Immunocore | $400.02 million | 4.65 | -$35.51 million | ($0.37) | -97.65 |
| Compass Therapeutics | $850,000.00 | 504.25 | -$66.49 million | ($0.40) | -5.95 |
Immunocore has higher revenue and earnings than Compass Therapeutics. Immunocore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Immunocore has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Therapeutics has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.5% of Immunocore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Compass Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Immunocore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Compass Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Immunocore and Compass Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Immunocore | -4.20% | -4.54% | -1.66% |
| Compass Therapeutics | N/A | -38.71% | -34.72% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Immunocore and Compass Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Immunocore | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2.54 |
| Compass Therapeutics | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.88 |
Immunocore presently has a consensus target price of $56.38, indicating a potential upside of 56.03%. Compass Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $11.77, indicating a potential upside of 394.51%. Given Compass Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Therapeutics is more favorable than Immunocore.
Summary
Compass Therapeutics beats Immunocore on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Immunocore
Immunocore Holdings plc, a commercial-stage biotechnology company, engages in the development of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. The company offers KIMMTRAK for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma. It also develops other programs for oncology, including tebentafusp that is in Phase 2/3 clinical trial to treat advanced cutaneous melanoma. In addition, the company’s product pipeline comprises IMC-F106C, which is in a Phase 3 clinical trial to treat first line advanced cutaneous melanoma; and in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in multiple tumor types, such as platinum resistant ovarian, non-small cell lung, and endometrial carcinoma. Further, it develops IMC-R117C, which is in phase 1 clinical trial to treat colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers; IMC-M113V, which is in phase 1 clinical trial to treat human immunosuppression virus; IMC-I109V, which is in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus; IMC-T119C, which is in preclinical trial for multiple solid tumor cancers; IMC-P115C, which is in preclinical trial to treat multiple solid tumor cancers; and IMC-S118AI to treat type 1 diabetes and is in preclinical trial. Immunocore Holdings plc was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.
About Compass Therapeutics
Compass Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing antibody-based therapeutics to treat various human diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidates include CTX-009, a bispecific antibody that blocks Delta-like ligand 4 a ligand of Notch-1, and vascular endothelial growth factor A signaling pathways, which are critical to angiogenesis and tumor vascularization; and CTX-471, an IgG4 monoclonal antibody that is an agonist of CD137, a key co-stimulatory receptor on immune cells. It also develops CTX-8371, a bispecific inhibitor that targets PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor antibodies. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.