AZRX vs. VIRI, WHWK, OSTX, ELYM, ATNM, NBRV, AADI, EGRX, PYRGF, and NNVC
Should you be buying AzurRx BioPharma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AzurRx BioPharma include Virios Therapeutics (VIRI), Whitehawk Therapeutics (WHWK), OS Therapies (OSTX), Eliem Therapeutics (ELYM), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), Nabriva Therapeutics (NBRV), Aadi Bioscience (AADI), Eagle Pharmaceuticals (EGRX), PyroGenesis Canada (PYRGF), and NanoViricides (NNVC).
AzurRx BioPharma vs. Its Competitors
AzurRx BioPharma (NASDAQ:AZRX) and Virios Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VIRI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Virios Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Virios Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virios Therapeutics is more favorable than AzurRx BioPharma.
In the previous week, AzurRx BioPharma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Virios Therapeutics'average media sentiment score.
Virios Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AzurRx BioPharma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Virios Therapeutics' return on equity of -130.33% beat AzurRx BioPharma's return on equity.
AzurRx BioPharma has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virios Therapeutics has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
6.3% of AzurRx BioPharma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Virios Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of AzurRx BioPharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Virios Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Virios Therapeutics beats AzurRx BioPharma on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:AZRX) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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