Cytosorbents (NASDAQ:CTSO – Get Free Report) and MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Cytosorbents and MacroGenics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cytosorbents | $37.06 million | 1.05 | -$8.20 million | ($0.13) | -4.78 |
| MacroGenics | $149.50 million | 1.48 | -$74.62 million | ($1.17) | -2.97 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
32.9% of Cytosorbents shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of MacroGenics shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Cytosorbents shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of MacroGenics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Cytosorbents has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MacroGenics has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cytosorbents and MacroGenics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cytosorbents | -22.12% | -150.53% | -32.75% |
| MacroGenics | -49.91% | -120.19% | -29.92% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cytosorbents and MacroGenics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cytosorbents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| MacroGenics | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
Cytosorbents currently has a consensus price target of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 765.54%. MacroGenics has a consensus price target of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 55.62%. Given Cytosorbents’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cytosorbents is more favorable than MacroGenics.
Summary
MacroGenics beats Cytosorbents on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cytosorbents
Cytosorbents Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of medical devices with its blood purification technology platform incorporating a proprietary adsorbent and porous polymer technology in the United States, Germany, and internationally. Its flagship product is CytoSorb, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of sepsis, adjunctive therapy in other critical care applications, prevention, and treatment of perioperative complications, and maintaining or enhancing the quality of solid organs harvested from donors for organ transplant; and offers VetResQ, a device for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of sepsis, pancreatitis, and other critical illnesses in animals. The company also develops CytoSorb-XL, a device for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of sepsis and other critical illnesses; HemoDefend blood purification technology platform to reduce contaminants in the blood supply that can cause transfusion reactions or disease when administering blood and blood products to patients, and removal of anti-A and anti-B blood group antibodies from whole blood and plasma; K+ontrol for treatment of severe hyperkalemia in patients with life-threatening conditions; and ContrastSorb for the removal of IV contrast in blood administered during CT imaging, an angiogram, or during a vascular interventional radiology procedure to reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. In addition, it develops BetaSorb, a device for the prevention and treatment of health complications caused by the accumulation of metabolic toxins in patients with chronic renal failure; DrugSorb, a device to remove drugs and chemicals from the blood; and DrugSorb-ATR, an antithrombotic removal system. The company was formerly known as MedaSorb Technologies Corporation and changed its name to Cytosorbents Corporation in May 2010. Cytosorbents Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
About MacroGenics
MacroGenics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes antibody-based therapeutics to treat cancer in the United States. Its approved product is MARGENZA (margetuximab-cmkb), a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptor antagonist indicated, in combination with chemotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 regimens. The company's pipeline of immuno-oncology product candidates includes MGC018, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC), which targets solid tumors expressing B7-H3; Enoblituzumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets B7-H3; and MGD024, an investigational bispecific CD123 × CD3 DART molecule to minimize cytokine-release syndrome for patients with hematologic malignancies. In addition, it develops Lorigerlimab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the immune checkpoints PD-1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; Tebotelimab, an investigational tetravalent DART molecule for PD-1 and lymphocyte-activation gene 3; Retifanlimab, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting programmed death receptor-1; and IMGC936, an ADC that targets ADAM9, a cell surface protein over-expressed in various solid tumor types. Further, the company develops MGD014 and MGD020, a DART molecule to target the envelope protein of human immunodeficiency virus infected cells and CD3 on T cells; Teplizumab for the treatment of type 1 diabetes; and PRV-3279, a CD32B × CD79B DART molecule for the treatment of autoimmune indications. It has collaborations with Incyte Corporation; Zai Lab Limited; I-Mab Biopharma; and Janssen Biotech, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
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