Contrasting Oruka Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORKA) & Response Genetics (OTCMKTS:RGDXQ)

Response Genetics (OTCMKTS:RGDXQ) and Oruka Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORKA) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Response Genetics and Oruka Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Response Genetics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Oruka Therapeutics	0	0	6	2	3.25

Oruka Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 79.56%. Given Oruka Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oruka Therapeutics is more favorable than Response Genetics.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Response Genetics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Response Genetics and Oruka Therapeutics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Response Genetics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oruka Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-$5.34 million	($6.26)	-3.84

Profitability

This table compares Response Genetics and Oruka Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Response Genetics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oruka Therapeutics	N/A	-79.39%	-76.69%

Summary

Oruka Therapeutics beats Response Genetics on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Response Genetics

Response Genetics, Inc., a life sciences company, researches, develops, markets, and sells pharmacogenomic tests for use in the treatment of cancer in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers tests for measuring predictive factors for therapy response in tumor tissue samples. It provides testing services for non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric and gastroesophageal cancer, melanoma and thyroid cancer, breast cancer, and glioma through its ResponseDX: Lung, ResponseDX: Colon, ResponseDX: Gastric, ResponseDX: Melanoma, ResponseDX: Thyroid, ResponseDX: Breast, ResponseDX: Glioma, and ResponseDX: Tissue of Origin test suites. The company also develops tests for other tumor types; and provides technical component and professional component testing services. It serves community based oncologists, pathologists, physician offices, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies through its sales force. The company was formerly known as Bio Type, Inc. and changed its name to Response Genetics, Inc. in August 2000. Response Genetics, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About Oruka Therapeutics

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and cardiovascular diseases. It is positioned to bring personalized therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, through the use of genetics. Complementing the Company’s cardiovascular science, ARCA’s management team has significant experience in developing and commercializing cardiovascular products. The Company’s business focus combines expertise in cardiovascular pathophysiology, molecular genetics, clinical development and product commercialization. It is currently developing Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride), a cardiovascular drug for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The company is based in Broomfield, Colorado.