Critical Contrast: Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI) vs. DNAPrint Genomics (OTCMKTS:DNAG)

Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI – Get Rating) and DNAPrint Genomics (OTCMKTS:DNAG – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Absci has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNAPrint Genomics has a beta of -0.67, meaning that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.6% of Absci shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of Absci shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Absci and DNAPrint Genomics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Absci	-1,593.76%	-34.73%	-29.87%
DNAPrint Genomics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Absci and DNAPrint Genomics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Absci	1	0	5	0	2.67
DNAPrint Genomics	0	0	0	0	N/A

Absci presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 426.32%.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Absci and DNAPrint Genomics’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Absci	$6.20 million	25.52	-$104.90 million	($1.09)	-1.57
DNAPrint Genomics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DNAPrint Genomics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Absci.

Summary

Absci beats DNAPrint Genomics on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Absci

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Absci Corporation, a drug and target discovery company, provides biologic drug candidates and production cell lines using integrated drug creation platform for partners in the United States. Its integrated drug creation platform enables the creation of biologics by unifying the drug discovery and cell line development processes into one process. Absci Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

About DNAPrint Genomics

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DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. engages in the research and development of genomics-based products and services for biomedical and forensics. The company was founded by Tony N. Frudakis on January 3, 1983 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.