Head-To-Head Contrast: Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA) vs. The Competition

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.7% of Neumora Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Neumora Therapeutics and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neumora Therapeutics	0	2	5	0	2.71
Neumora Therapeutics Competitors	1741	5071	13208	260	2.59

Neumora Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 121.77%. As a group, “Biological products, except diagnostic” companies have a potential upside of 63.12%. Given Neumora Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Neumora Therapeutics is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Neumora Therapeutics and its peers’ 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%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Neumora Therapeutics and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neumora Therapeutics	N/A	-$235.93 million	-5.22
Neumora Therapeutics Competitors	$588.97 million	-$35.79 million	3.43

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

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’ peers 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 peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Neumora Therapeutics Company Profile

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.