Scienture (NASDAQ:SCNX – Get Free Report) is one of 248 publicly-traded companies in the “MED – DRUGS” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Scienture to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Scienture and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Scienture | $128,202.00 | $9.07 million | -0.27 |
| Scienture Competitors | $30.17 billion | $57.36 million | 3.48 |
Scienture’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Scienture. Scienture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Institutional and Insider Ownership
5.7% of Scienture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of shares of all “MED – DRUGS” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Scienture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of shares of all “MED – DRUGS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Scienture and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Scienture | -10,364.22% | -24.47% | -19.30% |
| Scienture Competitors | -19,411.49% | -96.06% | -16.45% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Scienture and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Scienture | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Scienture Competitors | 1956 | 3689 | 9728 | 395 | 2.54 |
As a group, “MED – DRUGS” companies have a potential upside of 74.68%. Given Scienture’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Scienture has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Scienture rivals beat Scienture on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About Scienture
Scienture Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of health services and pharmaceutical products. It focuses on addressing underserved patients and indications through novel product concepts and innovation. The company was founded on July 15, 2005 and is headquartered in Lutz, FL.
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