Critical Contrast: Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA) and Its Peers

Neumora Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NMRA) is one of 296 public companies in the “Biological products, except diagnostic” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Neumora Therapeutics to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Neumora Therapeutics and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neumora Therapeutics	N/A	-$235.93 million	-5.21
Neumora Therapeutics Competitors	$584.27 million	-$35.00 million	3.40

Neumora Therapeutics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Neumora Therapeutics. Neumora Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Neumora Therapeutics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neumora Therapeutics	0	2	5	0	2.71
Neumora Therapeutics Competitors	1731	5063	13185	259	2.59

Neumora Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 122.56%. As a group, “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies have a potential upside of 69.27%. Given Neumora Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Neumora Therapeutics is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.7% of Neumora Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of shares of all “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of Neumora Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Neumora Therapeutics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neumora Therapeutics	N/A	-73.63%	-68.97%
Neumora Therapeutics Competitors	-4,764.90%	-166.08%	-43.45%

Volatility & Risk

Neumora Therapeutics has a beta of 3.92, meaning that its stock price is 292% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neumora Therapeutics’ rivals have a beta of 1.18, meaning that their average stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Neumora Therapeutics beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Neumora Therapeutics

Neumora Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutic treatments for brain diseases, neuropsychiatric disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. The company develops navacaprant (NMRA-140), a novel once-daily oral kappa opioid receptor antagonist, which is in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of major depressive disorder. It also develops NMRA-511 that is in phase 1 clinical trials in patients with agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease; and NMRA-266, which is in the phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders. In addition, its preclinical phase product includes NMRA-NMDA for the treatment of schizophrenia; NMRA-CK1d, a CK1d inhibitor program for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; NMRA-NLRP3 for the treatment of certain neurodegenerative conditions; and NMRA-GCase for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The company was formerly known as RBNC Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. in October 2021. Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.