ValiRx (VAL) Competitors GBX 0.61 +0.01 (+2.00%) As of 08/1/2025 12:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VAL vs. NOG, HNR, SUN, EOG, WRES, EQT, CRC, WEB, NBL, and FTOShould you be buying ValiRx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ValiRx include Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG), Highlands Natural Resources (HNR), Surgical Innovations Group (SUN), Europa Oil & Gas (EOG), W Resources (WRES), EQTEC (EQT), Circle Property (CRC), Webis (WEB), 18564 (NBL.L) (NBL), and 2059984 (FTO.L) (FTO). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. ValiRx vs. Its Competitors Nostrum Oil & Gas Highlands Natural Resources Surgical Innovations Group Europa Oil & Gas W Resources EQTEC Circle Property Webis 18564 (NBL.L) 2059984 (FTO.L) ValiRx (LON:VAL) and Nostrum Oil & Gas (LON:NOG) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor VAL or NOG? In the previous week, Nostrum Oil & Gas had 2 more articles in the media than ValiRx. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nostrum Oil & Gas and 1 mentions for ValiRx. ValiRx's average media sentiment score of -0.20 beat Nostrum Oil & Gas' score of -0.30 indicating that ValiRx is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ValiRx 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nostrum Oil & Gas 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, VAL or NOG? ValiRx has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nostrum Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VAL or NOG? Nostrum Oil & Gas has a consensus target price of GBX 4, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Nostrum Oil & Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nostrum Oil & Gas is more favorable than ValiRx.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ValiRx 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Nostrum Oil & Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is VAL or NOG more profitable? Nostrum Oil & Gas has a net margin of -59.05% compared to ValiRx's net margin of -20,554.01%. Nostrum Oil & Gas' return on equity of 74.84% beat ValiRx's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ValiRx-20,554.01% -55.84% -35.98% Nostrum Oil & Gas -59.05%74.84%1.53% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VAL or NOG? 22.3% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of ValiRx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, VAL or NOG? ValiRx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nostrum Oil & Gas. ValiRx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nostrum Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValiRx£27.78K83.64-£5.71M-£1.48-0.41Nostrum Oil & Gas£206.12M0.05-£121.71M-£29.66-0.13 SummaryNostrum Oil & Gas beats ValiRx on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ValiRx News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValiRxBiotechnology IndustryMedical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.32M£134.75M£5.52B£3.03BDividend Yield0.63%3.74%4.74%5.02%P/E Ratio-0.413.8028.93176.75Price / Sales83.644,246.60440.51264,362.45Price / Cash62.5013.1935.0727.97Price / Book0.2339.388.254.53Net Income-£5.71M-£90.99M£3.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance-4.23%-2.02%-3.75%12.58%1 Month Performance9.29%3.61%2.99%4.67%1 Year Performance-78.14%186.14%25.35%72.88% ValiRx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALValiRxN/AGBX 0.61+2.0%N/A-78.1%£2.32M£27.78K-0.415,450Gap DownNOGNostrum Oil & Gas0.4498 of 5 starsGBX 3-12.3%GBX 6+100.0%-25.1%£7.90M£206.12M-0.1030News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownHNRHighlands Natural ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.95M£1.02M-0.9616Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUNSurgical Innovations GroupN/AGBX 0.66-6.4%N/A-0.6%£6.11M£12.54M-21.1180Gap DownEOGEuropa Oil & GasN/AGBX 0.52+9.3%N/A-52.4%£4.98M£3.57M-0.732,850Gap UpWRESW ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.89M£3.47M-0.4366Gap DownEQTEQTECN/AGBX 0.50-3.7%N/A-58.2%£1.29M£3.85M-2.95740Gap UpCRCCircle PropertyN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.02M£7.57M50.001,060Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeWEBWebisN/AN/AN/AN/A£157K£49.70M14.1350Gap DownNBL18564 (NBL.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.002,330FTO2059984 (FTO.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nostrum Oil & Gas Alternatives Highlands Natural Resources Alternatives Surgical Innovations Group Alternatives Europa Oil & Gas Alternatives W Resources Alternatives EQTEC Alternatives Circle Property Alternatives Webis Alternatives 18564 (NBL.L) Alternatives 2059984 (FTO.L) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:VAL) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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