Analyzing Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) and Metagenomi (NASDAQ:MGX)

Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) and Metagenomi (NASDAQ:MGX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Repligen and Metagenomi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Repligen	-0.32%	3.36%	2.41%
Metagenomi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Repligen and Metagenomi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Repligen	0	2	8	0	2.80
Metagenomi	0	1	6	0	2.86

Repligen currently has a consensus target price of $190.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Metagenomi has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 678.89%. Given Metagenomi’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metagenomi is more favorable than Repligen.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Repligen and Metagenomi”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Repligen	$602.35 million	12.82	$41.58 million	$0.25	552.68
Metagenomi	$55.93 million	1.33	-$68.25 million	N/A	N/A

Repligen has higher revenue and earnings than Metagenomi.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of Repligen shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Repligen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Repligen beats Metagenomi on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Repligen

Repligen Corporation develops and commercializes bioprocessing technologies and systems for use in biological drug manufacturing process in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It offers Protein A ligands that are the binding components of Protein A affinity chromatography resins; and cell culture growth factor products. The company’s chromatography products include OPUS pre-packed chromatography columns, which are used in the purification of biologics; and OPUS smaller-scale columns that are used in the high throughput process development screening, viral clearance validation studies, and scale down validation of chromatography processes. It also offers ELISA test kits; and chromatography resins under the CaptivA brand. In addition, the company provides filtration products, such as XCell Alternating Tangential Flow systems that are filtration devices used in upstream perfusion and cell culture processing; TangenX flat sheet cassettes, which are used in downstream biologic drug concentration, buffer exchange, and formulation processes; KrosFlo tangential flow filtration and tangential flow depth filtration systems; Spectra/Por laboratory and process dialysis products, and ProConnex TFDF flow paths. Further, it provides process analytics products, such as slope spectroscopy systems under the SoloVPE, FlowVPE, and FlowVPX brands. The company sells its products to life sciences, biopharmaceutical, and diagnostics companies; laboratory researchers; and contract manufacturing organizations. Repligen Corporation has collaboration agreements with Navigo Proteins GmbH to develop multiple affinity ligands. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

About Metagenomi

Metagenomi, Inc., a genetic medicines company, develops therapeutics for patients using metagenomics-derived genome editing toolbox in the United States. The company's genome editing toolbox includes programmable nucleases, base editors, and RNA and DNA-mediated integration systems, such as prime editing systems and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat-associated transposases. It has a strategic collaboration and license agreement with ModernaTX, Inc. focusing on new genome editing system for in vivo human therapeutic applications; a development, option, and license agreement with Affini-T Therapeutics, Inc. to develop and commercialize gene edited T-cell receptor-based therapeutic products in the field of treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of human cancer; and a collaboration and license agreement with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to research, develop, and commercialize investigational medicines using genome editing technologies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Emeryville, California.