Contrasting Oculis (NASDAQ:OCS) & Immunome (NASDAQ:IMNM)

Immunome (NASDAQ:IMNM) and Oculis (NASDAQ:OCS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Immunome and Oculis”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Immunome	$10.13 million	65.32	-$106.81 million	($8.11)	-1.31
Oculis	$980,000.00	874.14	-$98.92 million	($1.93)	-10.96

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

Risk & Volatility

Immunome has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oculis has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Immunome and Oculis, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immunome	0	0	7	0	3.00
Oculis	0	0	5	0	3.00

Immunome currently has a consensus price target of $28.83, suggesting a potential upside of 172.01%. Oculis has a consensus price target of $28.80, suggesting a potential upside of 36.17%. Given Immunome’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Immunome is more favorable than Oculis.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.6% of Immunome shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Oculis shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Immunome shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Immunome and Oculis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immunome	-3,014.59%	-48.63%	-41.62%
Oculis	-8,043.28%	-71.31%	-56.85%

Summary

Immunome beats Oculis on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Immunome

Immunome, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops targeted cancer therapies. The company's clinical asset comprises AL102, an investigational gamma secretase inhibitor currently in evaluation in a Phase 3 trial for the treatment of desmoid tumors; and preclinical assets consist of IM-1021, a receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 and antibody-drug conjugates, as well as IM-3050, a fibroblast activation protein targeted radioligand therapy; and IM-4320, an anti-IL-38 immunotherapy candidate. Immunome, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Bothell, Washington.

About Oculis

Oculis Holding AG, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops drug candidates to treat ophthalmic diseases. The company's lead product candidate is OCS-01, a topical dexamethasone optireach formulation, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of diabetic macular edema; OCS-02, a topical biologic candidate that is in Phase 2b clinical trials for the treatment for dry eye disease; and OCS-05, a disease modifying neuroprotective agent for neurological damage with indications for glaucoma, dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, and acute optic neuritis. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland.