Analyzing Mural Oncology (MURA) and The Competition

Mural Oncology (NASDAQ:MURA) is one of 1,047 publicly-traded companies in the “Pharmaceutical preparations” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Mural Oncology to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.2% of Mural Oncology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Mural Oncology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mural Oncology and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mural Oncology	N/A	-$207.45 million	-0.37
Mural Oncology Competitors	$2.55 billion	$151.16 million	-5.60

Mural Oncology’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Mural Oncology. Mural Oncology is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Mural Oncology and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mural Oncology	N/A	-70.10%	-61.30%
Mural Oncology Competitors	-3,620.42%	-274.38%	-33.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mural Oncology and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mural Oncology	0	0	3	1	3.25
Mural Oncology Competitors	7584	20843	48441	1189	2.55

Mural Oncology presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 374.78%. As a group, “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies have a potential upside of 74.61%. Given Mural Oncology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mural Oncology is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Mural Oncology beats its competitors on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Mural Oncology

Mural Oncology plc, a clinical-stage oncology company, focuses on discovering and developing immunotherapies for the treatment of patients with cancer. The company's lead product candidate includes nemvaleukin alfa for the treatment of mucosal melanoma as a monotherapy and platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in combination with pembrolizumab. It also develops nemvaleukin to treat cutaneous melanoma and advanced solid tumors. The company is also developing engineered interleukin-18 and tumor-targeted interleukin-12 programs. Mural Oncology plc was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.