Comparing Qualigen Therapeutics (AIXC) and Its Competitors

Qualigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AIXC) is one of 458 publicly-traded companies in the “Pharmaceutical Preparations” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Qualigen Therapeutics to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Qualigen Therapeutics and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qualigen Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-52.57%
Qualigen Therapeutics Competitors	-2,662.44%	-364.10%	-42.99%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Qualigen Therapeutics and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qualigen Therapeutics	N/A	-$6.26 million	-0.15
Qualigen Therapeutics Competitors	$433.65 million	-$67.98 million	-10.69

Qualigen Therapeutics’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Qualigen Therapeutics. Qualigen Therapeutics 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Qualigen Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Qualigen Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies are owned by 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.

Risk and Volatility

Qualigen Therapeutics has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualigen Therapeutics’ competitors have a beta of 5.75, suggesting that their average share price is 475% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Qualigen Therapeutics and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qualigen Therapeutics	1	0	0	0	1.00
Qualigen Therapeutics Competitors	4899	9970	16003	378	2.38

As a group, “Pharmaceutical Preparations” companies have a potential upside of 71.99%. Given Qualigen Therapeutics’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Qualigen Therapeutics has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Qualigen Therapeutics competitors beat Qualigen Therapeutics on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Qualigen Therapeutics

Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops novel therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. It offers FastPack, a rapid diagnostic testing system. The company is developing QN-302 for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; QN-247, a DNA coated gold nanoparticle cancer drug candidate that targets various cancers; RAS-F, a small-molecule RAS oncogene protein-protein inhibitor that blocks RAS mutations and inhibits tumor formation; and STARS blood cleansing system, a DNA/RNA-based treatment device that removes tumor-produced compounds and viruses from a patient’s blood. Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Carlsbad, California.