Financial Survey: AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) and Bionomics (NASDAQ:BNOX)

Bionomics (NASDAQ:BNOX) and AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Bionomics and AstraZeneca’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bionomics	N/A	N/A	N/A
AstraZeneca	12.68%	30.01%	11.42%

Risk and Volatility

Bionomics has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstraZeneca has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.9% of Bionomics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of AstraZeneca shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Bionomics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bionomics and AstraZeneca”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bionomics	$10,000.00	446.82	-$15.49 million	N/A	N/A
AstraZeneca	$51.21 billion	4.05	$5.96 billion	$2.09	31.98

AstraZeneca has higher revenue and earnings than Bionomics.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Bionomics and AstraZeneca, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bionomics	0	0	2	0	3.00
AstraZeneca	0	2	6	2	3.00

Bionomics presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3,060.81%. AstraZeneca has a consensus target price of $89.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.28%. Given Bionomics’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bionomics is more favorable than AstraZeneca.

Summary

AstraZeneca beats Bionomics on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bionomics

Bionomics Limited, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel drug candidates for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and cancers. The company's lead drug candidate includes BNC210, a negative allosteric modulator of the a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, which is in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of social anxiety disorder and phase 2b to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. It also develops BNC101, a monoclonal antibody that has completed phase 1 clinical trial that targets cancer stem cells; and BNC105, which is in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of refractory colorectal cancer and phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The company has a collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. to identify novel a7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor PAMs suitable for the treatment of cognitive disorder. Bionomics Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Eastwood, Australia.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company’s marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology. Its marketed products also comprise Vaxzevria, Beyfortus, Synagis, FluMist, Soliris, Ultomiris, Strensiq, Koselugo, and Kanuma for covid-19 and rare disease. The company serves primary care and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a collaboration agreement with Neurimmune AG to develop and commercialize NI006; BenevolentAI for drug discovery for systemic lupus erythematosus; and Absci Corporation for AI-driven drug discovery against an oncology target. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.