Comparing EQRx (NASDAQ:EQRX) and GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC)

EQRx (NASDAQ:EQRX) and GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares EQRx and GlycoMimetics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQRx	N/A	N/A	-$169.09 million	($0.55)	-4.49
GlycoMimetics	$80,000.00	1,085.40	-$46.69 million	($0.65)	-2.08

GlycoMimetics has higher revenue and earnings than EQRx. EQRx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlycoMimetics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for EQRx and GlycoMimetics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQRx	1	2	0	0	1.67
GlycoMimetics	0	0	1	0	3.00

EQRx presently has a consensus price target of $4.10, indicating a potential upside of 65.99%. GlycoMimetics has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 492.59%. Given GlycoMimetics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GlycoMimetics is more favorable than EQRx.

Volatility and Risk

EQRx has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlycoMimetics has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

72.3% of EQRx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of GlycoMimetics shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of EQRx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GlycoMimetics shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares EQRx and GlycoMimetics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQRx	N/A	-19.64%	-18.46%
GlycoMimetics	N/A	-71.89%	-62.70%

Summary

GlycoMimetics beats EQRx on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EQRx

EQRx, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in developing medicines primarily for the treatment of oncology and immune-inflammatory diseases in the United States. The company's clinical programs in pipeline includes Aumolertinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Sugemalimab, is an anti-programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody that treats stage III and stage IV NSCLC; and Lerociclib, a small molecule cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor, which has completed Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with metastatic breast cancer, as well as in combination with other targeted therapies for the treatment of patients with hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer. Its other programs in pipeline comprises clinical and pre-clinical, and discovery stage assets, such as Nofazinlimab, an anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibody that is in Phase 3 trial for the treatment of patients with primary liver cancer, and for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma; and EQ121, a selective Janus kinase-1 (JAK-1) inhibitor that has completed Phase 1 and in various Phase 1b and 2 trials in for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, atopic dermatitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. EQRx, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About GlycoMimetics

GlycoMimetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of glycobiology-based therapies for cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and inflammatory diseases with unmet needs in the United States. It is developing uproleselan, an E-selectin antagonist, which is used in combination with chemotherapy to treat AML, as well as in phase 3 trial to treat relapsed/refractory AML. The company also develops various other programs, including GMI-1687, an antagonist of E-selectin to treat vaso-occlusive crisis; and galectin-3 antagonists, a carbohydrate-binding protein. In addition, it is developing GMI-1359, which targets e-selectin and a chemokine receptor for the treatment of cancers that affect the bone and bone marrow, including solid tumors. The company has a cooperative research and development agreement with the National Cancer Institute; and a collaboration and license agreement with Apollomics (Hong Kong) Limited for the development and commercialization of uproleselan and GMI-1687. GlycoMimetics, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.