Cybin (OTCMKTS:CYBN) and Abcam (OTCMKTS:ABCZF) Critical Contrast

Abcam (OTCMKTS:ABCZF) and Cybin (OTCMKTS:CYBN) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Abcam and Cybin, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abcam	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cybin	0	0	3	0	3.00

Cybin has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 503.86%. Given Cybin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cybin is more favorable than Abcam.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.6% of Abcam shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Cybin shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Cybin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Abcam and Cybin”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abcam	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.17	130.73
Cybin	N/A	N/A	-$35.93 million	($3.89)	-2.13

Cybin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Abcam, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Abcam and Cybin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abcam	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cybin	N/A	-93.17%	-84.68%

Summary

Abcam beats Cybin on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abcam

Abcam Limited, a life science company, focuses on identifying, developing, and distributing reagents and tools for scientific research, diagnostics, and drug discovery. The company’s principal products include primary and secondary antibodies; conjugated antibodies and conjugation kits; singleplex immunoassays; proteins and peptides that include cytokines; edited cell lines and lysates; and various other products, including cellular activity kits, biochemicals, and cell signaling pathway tools. It serves scientists and researchers in academic institutions and research institutes, as well as in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics companies. The company has operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, Japan, and rest of the Asia Pacific. It sells its products online. Abcam Limited was formerly known as Abcam plc and changed its name to Abcam Limited in December 2023. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. As of December 6, 2023, Abcam Limited operates as a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation.

About Cybin

Cybin Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing psychedelic-based therapeutics. The company's development pipeline includes CYB003, a deuterated psilocybin analog, which is in Phase 1/2a clinical trial to treat major depressive and alcohol use disorders; CYB004, a deuterated dimethyltryptamine, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial for treating generalized anxiety disorders; and CYB005, a phenethylamine derivative, which in preclinical stage to treat neuroinflammation. It has also developed EMBARK, a psychological support model that integrates clinical approaches to promote supportive healing with psychedelic medicine. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.