Comparing Atyr PHARMA (NASDAQ:ATYR) and MiNK Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INKT)

MiNK Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INKT) and Atyr PHARMA (NASDAQ:ATYR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

MiNK Therapeutics has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atyr PHARMA has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.9% of MiNK Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Atyr PHARMA shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of MiNK Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Atyr PHARMA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares MiNK Therapeutics and Atyr PHARMA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MiNK Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-189.14%
Atyr PHARMA	N/A	-79.44%	-59.16%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MiNK Therapeutics and Atyr PHARMA”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MiNK Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-$22.46 million	($2.92)	-2.61
Atyr PHARMA	$235,000.00	1,172.18	-$50.39 million	($0.87)	-3.56

MiNK Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atyr PHARMA. Atyr PHARMA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MiNK Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for MiNK Therapeutics and Atyr PHARMA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MiNK Therapeutics	0	0	2	0	3.00
Atyr PHARMA	0	0	6	1	3.14

MiNK Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 391.48%. Atyr PHARMA has a consensus price target of $18.60, suggesting a potential upside of 500.00%. Given Atyr PHARMA’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atyr PHARMA is more favorable than MiNK Therapeutics.

Summary

Atyr PHARMA beats MiNK Therapeutics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MiNK Therapeutics

MiNK Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of allogeneic, off-the-shelf, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell therapies to treat cancer and other immune-mediated diseases. Its product candidate is AGENT-797, an off-the-shelf, allogeneic for iNKT cell therapy and treatment of various myeloma diseases and solid tumours, which is in Phase 1 clinical trials. The company was formerly known as AgenTus Therapeutics, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York. MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Agenus Inc.

About Atyr PHARMA

aTyr Pharma, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of medicines based on novel biological pathways. Its product pipeline includes ATYR1923, ATYR2810, NRP2 mAbs, and AARS-1, DARS-1. The company was founded by Paul Schimmel, Xiang-Lei Yang and Bruce Beutler on September 8, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.