Financial Comparison: I-Mab (NASDAQ:IMAB) and BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE)

I-Mab (NASDAQ:IMAB) and BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for I-Mab and BeiGene, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
I-Mab	0	0	4	0	3.00
BeiGene	0	2	6	0	2.75

I-Mab currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 700.00%. BeiGene has a consensus target price of $253.69, suggesting a potential upside of 40.73%. Given I-Mab’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe I-Mab is more favorable than BeiGene.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares I-Mab and BeiGene”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
I-Mab	$3.27 million	24.90	-$206.44 million	N/A	N/A
BeiGene	$3.32 billion	5.30	-$881.71 million	($8.24)	-21.88

I-Mab has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BeiGene.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.4% of I-Mab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of BeiGene shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of I-Mab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of BeiGene shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

I-Mab has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BeiGene has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares I-Mab and BeiGene’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
I-Mab	N/A	N/A	N/A
BeiGene	-25.94%	-25.12%	-14.95%

Summary

I-Mab beats BeiGene on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About I-Mab

I-Mab, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes biologics in the fields of immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation diseases primarily in the United States. It is developing Uliledlimab, a CD73 neutralizing antibody, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of solid tumors; Givastomig, a bi-specific antibody that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of gastric and other cancers; and Ragistomig, a programmed cell death ligand-based tumor-dependent T cell engager, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of for solid tumors. The company is also evaluating opportunities to develop Lemzoparlimab, a fully human CD47 monoclonal antibody for cancer immunotherapy. It has strategic licensing agreement with Ferring International Center SA to research, develop, make, have made, import, use, sell and offer to sell FE301, an interleukin-6 inhibitor. The company has clinical collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to evaluate Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy for the treatment of gastric and esophageal cancer. I-Mab was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

About BeiGene

BeiGene, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of oncology medicines worldwide. Its products include BRUKINSA to treat various blood cancers; TEVIMBRA to treat various solid tumor and blood cancers; PARTRUVIX for the treatment of various solid tumor malignancies; XGEVA to treat bone metastases from solid tumors and multiple myeloma, as well as giant cell tumor of bone; BLINCYTO to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia; KYPROLIS to treat R/R multiple myeloma; REVLIMID to treat multiple myeloma; VIDAZA to treat myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocyte leukemia, and acute myeloid leukemia; SYLVANT to treat idiopathic multicentric castleman disease; QARZIBA to treat neuroblastoma; POBEVCY to treat metastatic colorectal cancer, liver cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); BAITUOWEI, to treat breast and prostate cancers; TAFINLAR and MEKINIST to treat NSCLC and melanoma; VOTRIENT for advance renal cell carcinoma; AFINITOR for advance renal cell carcinoma, NET, SEGA, & breast cancers; and ZYKADIA to treat ALK + NSCLC. The company is also developing inhibitors comprising Sonrotoclax (BGB-11417), BGB-10188, BGB-21447, Ociperlimab (BGB-A1217), Surzebiclimab (BGB-A425), BGB-15025, BGB-26808, Lifirafenib (BGB-283), BGB-3245, BGB-30813, and BGB-43395; antibodies, including Zanidatamab, BGB-A445, and BGB-A3055, as well as BGB-16673, a BTK-targeted CDAC, and BGB-24714, a SMAC mimetic. It has collaborations with Shoreline Biosciences, Inc., Amgen Inc., Novartis AG, Bristol Myers Squibb company, Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nanjing Leads Biolabs, Inc., EUSA Pharma, Assembly Biosciences, Inc., Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd., and Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.