Analyzing Imunon (NASDAQ:IMNN) & Baudax Bio (OTCMKTS:BXRXV)

Imunon (NASDAQ:IMNN) and Baudax Bio (OTCMKTS:BXRXV) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Imunon and Baudax Bio, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imunon	0	0	1	1	3.50
Baudax Bio	0	0	0	0	N/A

Imunon presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,373.68%. Given Imunon’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Imunon is more favorable than Baudax Bio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.5% of Imunon shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Imunon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Imunon and Baudax Bio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imunon	N/A	-165.52%	-102.47%
Baudax Bio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Imunon and Baudax Bio”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Imunon	$500,000.00	114.10	-$19.51 million	($1.92)	-0.49
Baudax Bio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Baudax Bio has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Imunon.

Summary

Imunon beats Baudax Bio on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Imunon

Imunon, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the development of immunotherapies and vaccines to treat cancer and infectious diseases. The company’s lead clinical program IMNN-001, a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of ovarian cancer that is in Phase II clinical development. Its preclinical stage products include IMNN-101, a COVID-19 booster vaccine; IMNN-102 for the treatment of Lassa virus; and IMNN-201, a Trp2 tumor associated antigen cancer vaccine in melanoma. In addition, the company develops non-viral DNA technology across four modalities, such as TheraPlas for the coding of proteins and cytokines in the treatment of solid tumors; PlaCCine for the coding of viral antigens that can elicit a strong immunological response; FixPlas for the application of Imunon’s DNA technology to produce universal cancer vaccines; and IndiPlas, which is in the discovery phase for the development of personalized cancer vaccines or neoepitope cancer vaccines. Imunon, Inc. was formerly known as Celsion Corporation and changed its name to Imunon, Inc. in September 2022. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.