Oncology Pharma (OTCMKTS:ONPH – Get Free Report) and Larimar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:LRMR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Oncology Pharma has a beta of -0.93, meaning that its share price is 193% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Larimar Therapeutics has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Oncology Pharma and Larimar Therapeutics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oncology Pharma | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Larimar Therapeutics | N/A | N/A | -$80.60 million | ($1.93) | -1.71 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Oncology Pharma and Larimar Therapeutics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oncology Pharma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Larimar Therapeutics | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.90 |
Larimar Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $16.71, indicating a potential upside of 405.73%. Given Larimar Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Larimar Therapeutics is more favorable than Oncology Pharma.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.9% of Larimar Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Oncology Pharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Larimar Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Oncology Pharma and Larimar Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oncology Pharma | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Larimar Therapeutics | N/A | -91.83% | -74.60% |
Summary
Larimar Therapeutics beats Oncology Pharma on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oncology Pharma
Oncology Pharma Inc., an oncology company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapeutics. The company has a collaboration and licensing agreement with Kalos Therapeutics Inc. for exploring treatment opportunities of the COVID-19 virus. The company was formerly known as SourcingLink.net Inc. and changed its name to Oncology Pharma Inc. in June 2019. Oncology Pharma Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in San Francisco, California.
About Larimar Therapeutics
Larimar Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing treatments for rare diseases using its novel cell penetrating peptide technology platform. Its lead product candidate is CTI-1601, which is in Phase 2 OLE clinical trial for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia, a rare, progressive and fatal genetic disease. Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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