Kymera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KYMR – Get Free Report) and Kyverna Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KYTX – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Kymera Therapeutics and Kyverna Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kymera Therapeutics | -191.26% | -24.96% | -20.27% |
| Kyverna Therapeutics | N/A | -51.12% | -37.91% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kymera Therapeutics and Kyverna Therapeutics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kymera Therapeutics | $87.56 million | 32.29 | -$146.96 million | ($2.34) | -18.65 |
| Kyverna Therapeutics | $7.03 million | 29.85 | -$60.37 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Kymera Therapeutics and Kyverna Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kymera Therapeutics | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2.82 |
| Kyverna Therapeutics | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3.00 |
Kymera Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.57%. Kyverna Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $25.71, suggesting a potential upside of 429.10%. Given Kyverna Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kyverna Therapeutics is more favorable than Kymera Therapeutics.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
18.1% of Kyverna Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Kymera Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kymera Therapeutics beats Kyverna Therapeutics on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kymera Therapeutics
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapeutics that selectively degrade disease-causing proteins by harnessing the body's own natural protein degradation system. It engages in developing IRAK4 program, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of immunology-inflammation diseases, including hidradenitis suppurativa, atopic dermatitis; STAT3 program for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, as well as autoimmune diseases and fibrosis; and MDM2 program to treat hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The company develops STAT6, a Type 2 inflammation in allergic diseases; and TYK2, a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and lupus. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.
About Kyverna Therapeutics
Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Its lead product candidate is KYV-101, an autologous CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate for the treatment of patients with lupus nephritis and systemic sclerosis that is in Phase I clinical trial; and for myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis that is in Phase II clinical trial. The company is also developing KYV-201, an allogeneic CD19 CAR T-cell product candidate that is in preclinical stage to treat multiple autoimmune diseases. In addition, it is developing product candidates to treat other autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. has a license and collaboration agreement with Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. to research and develop an allogeneic CD19-directed CAR cell therapy product; and with Kite to research and develop programs for the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of autoimmune, inflammatory, and allogeneic stem cell transplant inflammatory diseases. The company was formerly known as BAIT Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. in October 2019. Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
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