Zevra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ZVRA – Get Free Report) and Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
35.0% of Zevra Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Rockwell Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Zevra Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Rockwell Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Zevra Therapeutics has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockwell Medical has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zevra Therapeutics | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Rockwell Medical | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 |
Zevra Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 119.09%. Rockwell Medical has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 211.11%. Given Rockwell Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rockwell Medical is more favorable than Zevra Therapeutics.
Profitability
This table compares Zevra Therapeutics and Rockwell Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zevra Therapeutics | -342.63% | -159.54% | -51.50% |
| Rockwell Medical | -1.25% | 8.55% | 3.80% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Zevra Therapeutics and Rockwell Medical”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zevra Therapeutics | $24.49 million | 20.89 | -$46.05 million | ($1.97) | -4.87 |
| Rockwell Medical | $83.61 million | 0.87 | -$8.44 million | ($0.05) | -45.00 |
Rockwell Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Zevra Therapeutics. Rockwell Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zevra Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Rockwell Medical beats Zevra Therapeutics on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Zevra Therapeutics
Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. discovers and develops various proprietary prodrugs to treat serious medical conditions in the United States. The company develops its products through Ligand Activated Therapy platform. Its lead product candidate is KP1077, consisting of KP1077IH, which is under Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia, and KP1077N, which is under Phase ½ clinical trial to treat narcolepsy. The company is also developing Celiprolol, a prodrug product candidate that is under Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome. In addition, it offers AZSTARYS, a once-daily treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients aged six years and older; OLPRUVA to treat urea cycle disorders; and Arimoclomol for the treatment of niemann pick disease type C, an ultra-rare neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder. The company has collaboration and license agreement with Commave Therapeutics SA to develop, manufacture and commercialize the company’s product candidates containing SDX and d-methylphenidate; and license agreement with Acer and Relief Therapeutics, Inc. to develop and commercialize rights for OLPRUVA. The company was formerly known as KemPharm, Inc. and changed its name to Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. in February 2023. Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida.
About Rockwell Medical
Rockwell Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare company that engages in the development, manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of various hemodialysis products for dialysis providers worldwide. The company offers Triferic Dialysate and Triferic AVNU which are indicated to maintain hemoglobin in adult undergoing hemodialysis. It also manufactures, sells, delivers, and distributes hemodialysis concentrates, such as CitraPure citric acid concentrate, Dri-Sate dry acid concentrate, RenalPure liquid acid concentrate, dry acid concentrate mixer, and RenalPure and SteriLyte powder bicarbonate concentrate; and ancillary products, including testing supplies, 5% acetic acid cleaning solution, 5% and 2% citric acid descaler, filtration salts, and other items used by hemodialysis providers. The company's hemodialysis concentrate products are used to sustain patient's life by removing toxins and balancing electrolytes in a dialysis patient's bloodstream. The company serves to hemodialysis clinics. Rockwell Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Wixom, Michigan.
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