Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN – Get Free Report) and Iris BioTechnologies (OTCMKTS:IRSB – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.6% of Repligen shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Repligen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Repligen and Iris BioTechnologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Repligen | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.80 |
Iris BioTechnologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Repligen and Iris BioTechnologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Repligen | $602.35 million | 13.65 | $41.58 million | $0.25 | 588.72 |
Iris BioTechnologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Repligen has higher revenue and earnings than Iris BioTechnologies.
Profitability
This table compares Repligen and Iris BioTechnologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Repligen | -0.32% | 3.36% | 2.41% |
Iris BioTechnologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Repligen beats Iris BioTechnologies on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Repligen
Repligen Corporation develops and commercializes bioprocessing technologies and systems for use in biological drug manufacturing process in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It offers Protein A ligands that are the binding components of Protein A affinity chromatography resins; and cell culture growth factor products. The company’s chromatography products include OPUS pre-packed chromatography columns, which are used in the purification of biologics; and OPUS smaller-scale columns that are used in the high throughput process development screening, viral clearance validation studies, and scale down validation of chromatography processes. It also offers ELISA test kits; and chromatography resins under the CaptivA brand. In addition, the company provides filtration products, such as XCell Alternating Tangential Flow systems that are filtration devices used in upstream perfusion and cell culture processing; TangenX flat sheet cassettes, which are used in downstream biologic drug concentration, buffer exchange, and formulation processes; KrosFlo tangential flow filtration and tangential flow depth filtration systems; Spectra/Por laboratory and process dialysis products, and ProConnex TFDF flow paths. Further, it provides process analytics products, such as slope spectroscopy systems under the SoloVPE, FlowVPE, and FlowVPX brands. The company sells its products to life sciences, biopharmaceutical, and diagnostics companies; laboratory researchers; and contract manufacturing organizations. Repligen Corporation has collaboration agreements with Navigo Proteins GmbH to develop multiple affinity ligands. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
About Iris BioTechnologies
Iris BioTechnologies, Inc., a life science company, develops solutions for the detection and monitoring of monogenic and complex genomic diseases. It is developing nano-biochip technology platform used for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with breast cancer, neurological disorders, heart diseases, diabetes, and other gene-related metabolic problems. The company also develops BioWindows, an artificial intelligence system, which provides data and analysis for clinical applications, drug development, and stem cell research. Iris BioTechnologies, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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