Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR) Competitors $29.42 +0.75 (+2.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.82 -0.60 (-2.04%) As of 05:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ARWR vs. SMMT, ASND, VTRS, RDY, QGEN, BBIO, MRNA, ELAN, VRNA, and ROIVShould you be buying Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals include Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), Viatris (VTRS), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Qiagen (QGEN), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Moderna (MRNA), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), and Roivant Sciences (ROIV). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Summit Therapeutics Ascendis Pharma A/S Viatris Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Qiagen BridgeBio Pharma Moderna Elanco Animal Health Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Roivant Sciences Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SMMT) and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Is SMMT or ARWR more profitable? Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -40.91% beat Summit Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Summit TherapeuticsN/A -208.64% -181.28% Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals N/A -40.91%-11.62% Does the media prefer SMMT or ARWR? In the previous week, Summit Therapeutics had 8 more articles in the media than Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Summit Therapeutics and 16 mentions for Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. Summit Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.55 indicating that Summit Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Summit Therapeutics 7 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SMMT or ARWR? Summit Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Summit Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSummit Therapeutics$700K19,229.20-$221.32M-$1.01-17.94Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals$3.55M1,145.81-$599.49M-$1.28-22.98 Do institutionals & insiders believe in SMMT or ARWR? 4.6% of Summit Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 84.9% of Summit Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SMMT or ARWR? Summit Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $33.79, indicating a potential upside of 86.46%. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $43.14, indicating a potential upside of 46.64%. Given Summit Therapeutics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Summit Therapeutics is more favorable than Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Summit Therapeutics 3 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, SMMT or ARWR? Summit Therapeutics has a beta of -1.02, indicating that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummarySummit Therapeutics beats Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARWR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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 ARWR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArrowhead PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.07B$3.09B$5.70B$10.27BDividend YieldN/A2.32%5.72%4.60%P/E Ratio-22.9821.3075.8626.51Price / Sales1,145.81380.87491.12165.50Price / CashN/A44.4425.8129.89Price / Book19.109.6112.846.32Net Income-$599.49M-$53.28M$3.28B$270.51M7 Day Performance6.09%0.32%0.22%2.15%1 Month Performance43.44%4.59%4.61%6.35%1 Year Performance43.86%9.24%68.33%25.49% Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARWRArrowhead Pharmaceuticals4.1377 of 5 stars$29.42+2.6%$43.14+46.6%+33.4%$4.07B$3.55M-22.98400SMMTSummit Therapeutics3.3658 of 5 stars$19.44-25.2%$33.79+73.8%-40.7%$14.44B$700K-19.25110Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeASNDAscendis Pharma A/S3.0157 of 5 stars$205.22-0.3%$244.36+19.1%+63.2%$12.56B$393.54M-39.771,017Positive NewsVTRSViatris1.5918 of 5 stars$10.48-0.2%$10.40-0.8%-17.7%$12.22B$14.74B-3.6132,000RDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories2.426 of 5 stars$14.27-0.5%$16.95+18.8%-9.0%$11.91B$334.26B21.6127,811Positive NewsQGENQiagen4.4194 of 5 stars$47.62+0.1%$49.69+4.4%+0.7%$10.58B$1.98B28.135,765BBIOBridgeBio Pharma4.4324 of 5 stars$54.29+1.7%$63.35+16.7%+96.6%$10.38B$221.90M-13.27400Analyst ForecastMRNAModerna4.4442 of 5 stars$24.83-1.2%$42.88+72.7%-65.0%$9.66B$3.24B-3.305,800ELANElanco Animal Health2.8161 of 5 stars$19.02+3.2%$17.33-8.9%+28.7%$9.45B$4.44B22.129,000Positive NewsVRNAVerona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share2.2977 of 5 stars$106.300.0%$109.00+2.5%+257.2%$9.19B$42.28M-107.3730Positive NewsROIVRoivant Sciences2.9366 of 5 stars$12.91-0.1%$16.38+26.8%+16.8%$8.82B$29.05M-18.44860 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Summit Therapeutics Alternatives Ascendis Pharma A/S Alternatives Viatris Alternatives Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Alternatives Qiagen Alternatives BridgeBio Pharma Alternatives Moderna Alternatives Elanco Animal Health Alternatives Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Alternatives Roivant Sciences 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 (NASDAQ:ARWR) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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