BlueRiver Acquisition (NYSE:BLUA – Get Free Report) and Delcath Systems (NASDAQ:DCTH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BlueRiver Acquisition and Delcath Systems’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
BlueRiver Acquisition | N/A | N/A | -$5.28 million | N/A | N/A |
Delcath Systems | $2.07 million | 65.14 | -$47.68 million | ($2.97) | -1.78 |
BlueRiver Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Delcath Systems.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BlueRiver Acquisition and Delcath Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
BlueRiver Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Delcath Systems | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Delcath Systems has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 249.06%. Given Delcath Systems’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Delcath Systems is more favorable than BlueRiver Acquisition.
Profitability
This table compares BlueRiver Acquisition and Delcath Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
BlueRiver Acquisition | N/A | N/A | -25.55% |
Delcath Systems | -2,308.86% | -563.60% | -111.13% |
Summary
BlueRiver Acquisition beats Delcath Systems on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BlueRiver Acquisition
BlueRiver Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to identify business opportunities in the field of technology, media, telecom, and entertainment industries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
About Delcath Systems
Delcath Systems, Inc., an interventional oncology company, focuses on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers in the United States and Europe. The company's lead product candidate is HEPZATO KIT, a melphalan for injection/hepatic delivery system to administer high-dose chemotherapy to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated side effects. Its clinical development program for HEPZATO is the FOCUS clinical trial for patients with metastatic hepatic dominant Uveal Melanoma to investigate objective response rate in metastatic uveal melanoma. It also provides HEPZATO as a stand-alone medical device under the CHEMOSAT Hepatic Delivery System trade name for Melphalan or CHEMOSAT for medical centers to treat a range of liver cancers in Europe. Delcath Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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