Oruka Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORKA – Get Free Report) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.4% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Myriad Genetics shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Myriad Genetics shares are owned 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 Oruka Therapeutics and Myriad Genetics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oruka Therapeutics | N/A | -24.96% | -21.22% |
| Myriad Genetics | -14.09% | -4.51% | -3.07% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oruka Therapeutics | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Myriad Genetics | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Oruka Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 107.43%. Myriad Genetics has a consensus target price of $24.27, suggesting a potential upside of 77.56%. Given Oruka Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oruka Therapeutics is more favorable than Myriad Genetics.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Oruka Therapeutics and Myriad Genetics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oruka Therapeutics | N/A | N/A | -$5.34 million | ($6.26) | -3.32 |
| Myriad Genetics | $823.60 million | 1.51 | -$263.30 million | ($1.30) | -10.52 |
Oruka Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Myriad Genetics. Myriad Genetics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oruka Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Oruka Therapeutics has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myriad Genetics has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Oruka Therapeutics beats Myriad Genetics on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oruka Therapeutics
ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and cardiovascular diseases. It is positioned to bring personalized therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, through the use of genetics. Complementing the Company’s cardiovascular science, ARCA’s management team has significant experience in developing and commercializing cardiovascular products. The Company’s business focus combines expertise in cardiovascular pathophysiology, molecular genetics, clinical development and product commercialization. It is currently developing Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride), a cardiovascular drug for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The company is based in Broomfield, Colorado.
About Myriad Genetics
Myriad Genetics, Inc., a genetic testing and precision medicine company, develops genetic tests in the United States and internationally. The company offers molecular diagnostic tests for use in oncology, and women's and pharmacogenomics. It also provides MyRisk Hereditary Cancer Test, a DNA sequencing test for assessing the risks for hereditary cancers; BRACAnalysis CDx Germline Companion Diagnostic Test, a DNA sequencing test to help determine the therapy for patients with metastatic breast, ovarian, metastatic pancreatic, and metastatic prostate cancer with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA variants; and MyChoice CDx Companion Diagnostic Test, a tumor test that determines homologous recombination deficiency status in patients with ovarian cancer. The company also offers Prolaris Prostate Cancer Prognostic Test, an RNA expression tumor analysis for assessing the aggressiveness of prostate cancer; EndoPredict Breast Cancer Prognostic Test, an RNA expression test for assessing the aggressiveness of breast cancer; Precise Tumor, a solution for precision oncology; and Prequel Prenatal Screen, a non-invasive prenatal screening test conducted using maternal blood to screen for severe chromosomal disorders in a fetus. It provides Foresight Carrier Screen, a prenatal test for future parents to assess their risk of passing on a recessive genetic condition to their offspring; SneakPeek, a non-invasive blood test that predicts the gender of a fetus; and GeneSight Psychotropic Mental Health Medication Test, a DNA genotyping test to aid psychotropic drug selection for patients suffering from depression, anxiety, attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and other mental health conditions. It has a strategic collaboration with Illumina, Inc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, SimonMed, and Onsite Women's Health. Myriad Genetics, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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