Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) Competitors $7.75 +0.02 (+0.26%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.72 -0.03 (-0.39%) As of 04/15/2025 05:16 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AUPH vs. RYTM, PTCT, OGN, ZLAB, ACLX, RNA, RARE, AKRO, MOR, and SWTXShould you be buying Aurinia Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals include Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), Organon & Co. (OGN), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Arcellx (ACLX), Avidity Biosciences (RNA), Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), MorphoSys (MOR), and SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals vs. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals PTC Therapeutics Organon & Co. Zai Lab Arcellx Avidity Biosciences Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Akero Therapeutics MorphoSys SpringWorks Therapeutics Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RYTM) and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is RYTM or AUPH more profitable? Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -10.23% compared to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -230.07%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -4.41% beat Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rhythm Pharmaceuticals-230.07% -367.36% -77.47% Aurinia Pharmaceuticals -10.23%-4.41%-3.07% Do insiders & institutionals believe in RYTM or AUPH? 36.8% of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RYTM or AUPH? Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Rhythm Pharmaceuticals. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRhythm Pharmaceuticals$130.13M30.17-$184.68M-$4.35-14.27Aurinia Pharmaceuticals$235.13M4.53-$78.02M$0.05155.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYTM or AUPH? Aurinia Pharmaceuticals received 268 more outperform votes than Rhythm Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.41% of users gave Aurinia Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave Rhythm Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRhythm PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes30968.06% Underperform Votes14531.94% Aurinia PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes57773.41% Underperform Votes20926.59% Which has more volatility & risk, RYTM or AUPH? Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RYTM or AUPH? In the previous week, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals had 25 more articles in the media than Aurinia Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and 4 mentions for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.60 indicating that Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Rhythm Pharmaceuticals 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate RYTM or AUPH? Rhythm Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $74.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.67%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. Given Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Rhythm Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rhythm Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAurinia Pharmaceuticals beats Rhythm Pharmaceuticals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Aurinia Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUPH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AUPH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAurinia PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.06B$6.32B$5.33B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A3.23%5.11%4.32%P/E Ratio-51.666.7921.7317.81Price / Sales4.53225.93379.1994.60Price / CashN/A65.6738.1534.64Price / Book2.955.866.464.00Net Income-$78.02M$141.86M$3.20B$247.23M7 Day Performance7.64%8.98%6.54%7.26%1 Month Performance-5.02%-12.65%-8.55%-6.26%1 Year Performance53.77%-11.99%10.33%-0.18% Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUPHAurinia Pharmaceuticals2.5745 of 5 stars$7.75+0.3%$11.50+48.4%+53.8%$1.06B$235.13M-51.66300News CoverageGap DownRYTMRhythm Pharmaceuticals3.7043 of 5 stars$54.96+17.1%$73.31+33.4%+54.9%$3.47B$130.13M-12.69140High Trading VolumePTCTPTC Therapeutics3.884 of 5 stars$42.82-1.0%$63.77+48.9%+82.8%$3.38B$806.78M-7.211,410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsOGNOrganon & Co.4.798 of 5 stars$12.54-3.9%$20.80+65.9%-37.5%$3.23B$6.40B3.7610,000Short Interest ↓ZLABZai Lab2.4929 of 5 stars$28.81-9.3%$47.37+64.4%+113.9%$3.16B$398.99M-10.401,950News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeACLXArcellx1.9881 of 5 stars$56.65-3.3%$110.67+95.4%+7.8%$3.11B$107.94M-79.7980Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRNAAvidity Biosciences2.2721 of 5 stars$25.48-4.1%$66.69+161.7%+11.6%$3.06B$10.90M-8.85190RAREUltragenyx Pharmaceutical4.5522 of 5 stars$32.14-0.9%$92.79+188.7%-17.6%$3.02B$560.23M-5.071,310Positive NewsGap DownAKROAkero Therapeutics4.3059 of 5 stars$35.97-2.1%$76.29+112.1%+75.3%$2.86BN/A-9.5930Gap DownMORMorphoSysN/A$18.96flatN/AN/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730SWTXSpringWorks Therapeutics2.0634 of 5 stars$36.99-5.4%$73.20+97.9%-11.6%$2.77B$191.59M-10.63230Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RYTM Alternatives PTCT Alternatives OGN Alternatives ZLAB Alternatives ACLX Alternatives RNA Alternatives RARE Alternatives AKRO Alternatives MOR Alternatives SWTX 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:AUPH) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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