7 Undervalued Biotechnology & Medical Research Stocks for Tuesday, July 02 (2024)

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry for Tuesday, July 02, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development of treatments for addictions and related disorders. The Company’s lead investigational new drug product, AD04, is a genetically targeted, serotonin-3 receptor antagonist, therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in heavy drinking patients. AD04 is investigated in the Company’s ONWARD pivotal Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of AUD in subjects with certain target genotypes (estimated to be approximately one-third of the AUD population) identified using the Company’s companion diagnostic genetic test. AD04 is also used for the treatment of other addictive disorders, such as Opioid Use Disorder, obesity, smoking, and other drug addictions. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary is Purnovate, Inc.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc has a Value Score of 72, which is considered to be undervalued.

Now, let’s assess Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 0.2, when compared to the industry median of 1.6, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of

(15.12%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.79. This could make Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage therapeutics company. The Company is focused on developing products that address significant unmet medical needs in the treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases. The Company’s focus is to develop its nitric oxide therapy for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using its delivery system, INOpulse. The Company’s INOpulse program is an extension of the technology used in hospitals to deliver continuous flow inhaled nitric oxide. INOpulse program is built on scientific and technical development for the therapeutic delivery of inhaled nitric oxide. It is also developing INOpulse for the treatment of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD), PH-Sarcoidosis, PH-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary arterial hypertension, and other pulmonary hypertension conditions. The Company’s subsidiaries include Bellerophon BCM LLC, Bellerophon Pulse Technologies LLC and Bellerophon Services, Inc.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc has a Value Score of 80, which is considered to be undervalued.

Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. is a microbiome technology company with a portfolio of intellectual property and microbiome assets. It is focused on realizing the value of its intellectual property estate and other assets, while supporting the advancement of its microbiome technology through partnerships and collaborations. It has an intellectual property estate, including more than 113 issued U.S. and foreign patents with relevance for both donor-derived and donor-independent microbiome therapeutics in a range of potential indications. Its assets include CP101, an orally administered microbiome candidate designed for the prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection (CDI), with positive clinical data from a Phase II randomized, placebo-controlled trial and a Phase II open-label trial, and pre-clinical assets that are designed to target ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, it has also developed a biorepository of strains and samples.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc has a Value Score of 97, which is considered to be undervalued.

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Finch Therapeutics Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about Finch Therapeutics Group Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in developing a pipeline of prescription-based products, including rare cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs, targeting the treatment of diseases with high unmet medical needs, as well as developing proprietary manufacturing technologies to produce rare cannabinoids for sale in the health and wellness industry. Its segments include InMed Pharmaceuticals and BayMedica. The InMed Pharmaceuticals segment is engaged in research and development of cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products. The BayMedica segment is focused on developing manufacturing technologies to produce rare cannabinoids for sale in the health and wellness industry. Its two product candidates include INM-755 and INM-088. INM-755 is developed as a topical skin cream formulation containing cannabinol (CBN) for the treatment of symptoms related to Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). INM-088 is used for the treatment of glaucoma.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc has a Value Score of 83, which is considered to be undervalued.

InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing the first aceclidine-based eye drop to improve vision in patients diagnosed with presbyopia. Its product candidates, LNZ100 and LNZ101, are preservative-free, single-use, once-daily eye drops containing aceclidine and aceclidine plus brimonidine, respectively. LNZ100 and LNZ101 are under clinical evaluation in the registration-enabling Phase III CLARITY trials as potential therapies for the treatment of presbyopia, a condition impacting an estimated 1.8 billion people globally and 128 million people in the United States.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Lenz Therapeutics Inc has a Value Score of 100, which is considered to be undervalued.

Lenz Therapeutics Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Lenz Therapeutics Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about Lenz Therapeutics Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

LianBio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing and commercializing medicines for patients with unmet medical needs, with a focus on in-licensing assets for Greater China and other Asian markets. It has a pipeline of eight therapeutic candidates across cardiovascular, oncology, ophthalmology, and inflammatory disease indications. Its product candidates include Mavacamten, TP-03, NBTXR3, Infigratinib, BBP-398, Omilancor, NX-13 and LYR-210. Mavacamten is an oral small-molecule allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin, which is approved for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) and is also being studied as a treatment for other diseases of diastolic dysfunction. TP-03 is a topical ophthalmic formulation of lotilaner, that is used for the treatment of demodex blepharitis (DB) and meibomian gland disease (MGD). NBTXR3 is a radio enhancer for the treatment of head and neck cancer and other solid tumors.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

LianBio - ADR has a Value Score of 98, which is considered to be undervalued.

LianBio - ADR’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make LianBio - ADR less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about LianBio - ADR’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

SQZ Biotechnologies Company is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company is focused on unlocking the full potential of cell therapies to benefit patients. In oncology, it is developing cell therapy platforms that are based on directing tumor antigen-specific immune activation via engineered antigen presentation. Its clinical-stage cell therapy candidates include SQZ Enhanced APC (eAPC) Platform, SQZ Activating Antigen Carrier (AAC) Platform and SQZ Tolerizing Antigen Carrier (TAC) Platform. The SQZ eAPC platform is the second-generation product candidate designed to generate tumor specific CD8+ T cell activation to drive the antitumor immune response. The SQZ AAC platform is designed to induce antigen presentation in vivo by deriving antigen carriers from engineering red blood cells (RBCs) with tumor specific antigens and adjuvants. Its SQZ TAC platform is designed to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance in vivo by utilizing a similar approach to the AAC platform.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

SQZ Biotechnologies Co has a Value Score of 97, which is considered to be undervalued.

SQZ Biotechnologies Co’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make SQZ Biotechnologies Co less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.79.

You can read more about SQZ Biotechnologies Co’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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