Head to Head Analysis: BriaCell Therapeutics (BCTXF) vs. Its Competitors

BriaCell Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:BCTXF – Get Rating) is one of 983 publicly-traded companies in the “Pharmaceutical Preparations” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare BriaCell Therapeutics to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares BriaCell Therapeutics and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BriaCell Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-786.77%
BriaCell Therapeutics Competitors	-3,315.11%	-198.98%	-37.34%

Risk & Volatility

BriaCell Therapeutics has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BriaCell Therapeutics’ peers have a beta of 0.95, suggesting that their average stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of BriaCell Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BriaCell Therapeutics and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BriaCell Therapeutics	N/A	-$3.68 million	-1.87
BriaCell Therapeutics Competitors	$1.86 billion	$248.00 million	-3.25

BriaCell Therapeutics’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than BriaCell Therapeutics. BriaCell Therapeutics 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for BriaCell Therapeutics and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BriaCell Therapeutics	0	0	0	0	N/A
BriaCell Therapeutics Competitors	3968	14678	40936	694	2.64

As a group, “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies have a potential upside of 118.66%. Given BriaCell Therapeutics’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BriaCell Therapeutics has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

BriaCell Therapeutics peers beat BriaCell Therapeutics on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About BriaCell Therapeutics

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BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company that specializes in immunotherapy for advanced breast cancer. It is advancing its targeted immunotherapy program by conducting a Phase I/IIA clinical trial with Bria-IMT in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor and a companion diagnostic test, BriaDx, to identify patients to benefit from Bria-IMT. The company was founded by Charles L. Wiseman and Isaac B. Maresky on July 26, 2006 and is headquartered in West Vancouver, Canada.