Contrasting Acelyrin (SLRN) and Its Rivals

Acelyrin (NASDAQ:SLRN) is one of 1,000 publicly-traded companies in the “Pharmaceutical preparations” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Acelyrin to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.3% of Acelyrin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of shares of all “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Acelyrin and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acelyrin	N/A	-50.56%	-38.65%
Acelyrin Competitors	-2,459.06%	-249.83%	-30.60%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Acelyrin and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acelyrin	N/A	-$381.64 million	-0.43
Acelyrin Competitors	$1.67 billion	$146.43 million	-1.64

Acelyrin’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Acelyrin. Acelyrin is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Acelyrin and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acelyrin	0	3	4	0	2.57
Acelyrin Competitors	6394	18736	44646	917	2.57

Acelyrin presently has a consensus price target of $23.67, indicating a potential upside of 412.27%. As a group, “Pharmaceutical preparations” companies have a potential upside of 82.61%. Given Acelyrin’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acelyrin is more favorable than its peers.

About Acelyrin

Acelyrin, Inc., a clinical biopharma company, focuses on identifying, acquiring, and accelerating the development and commercialization of transformative medicines. The company's lead product candidate is izokibep, a small protein therapeutic designed to inhibit IL-17A with high potency, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials for use in the treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Psoriatic Arthritis, and uveitis, as well as in Phase 2 clinical trials for use in the treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis. It is also developing lonigutamab, a humanized immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody against insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, which is in Phase 1 clinical trials for use in the treatment of thyroid eye disease; and SLRN-517, a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting c-KIT, which is in preclinical stage for use in the treatment of chronic urticaria. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California.