bluebird bio (BLUE) Competitors $0.37 -0.04 (-10.19%) (As of 11:57 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BLUE vs. VALN, ARTV, ITOS, CCCC, ATYR, TNYA, LXEO, KYTX, OCGN, and TCRXShould you be buying bluebird bio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of bluebird bio include Valneva (VALN), Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), iTeos Therapeutics (ITOS), C4 Therapeutics (CCCC), Atyr PHARMA (ATYR), Tenaya Therapeutics (TNYA), Lexeo Therapeutics (LXEO), Kyverna Therapeutics (KYTX), Ocugen (OCGN), and TScan Therapeutics (TCRX). These companies are all part of the "biological products, except diagnostic" industry. bluebird bio vs. Valneva Artiva Biotherapeutics iTeos Therapeutics C4 Therapeutics Atyr PHARMA Tenaya Therapeutics Lexeo Therapeutics Kyverna Therapeutics Ocugen TScan Therapeutics Valneva (NASDAQ:VALN) and bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, VALN or BLUE? Valneva has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, bluebird bio has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VALN or BLUE? bluebird bio received 1007 more outperform votes than Valneva when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.12% of users gave bluebird bio an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave Valneva an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValnevaOutperform Votes3260.38% Underperform Votes2139.62% bluebird bioOutperform Votes103971.12% Underperform Votes42228.88% Do analysts recommend VALN or BLUE? Valneva presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 378.04%. bluebird bio has a consensus price target of $3.03, suggesting a potential upside of 625.25%. Given bluebird bio's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe bluebird bio is more favorable than Valneva.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valneva 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00bluebird bio 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, VALN or BLUE? Valneva has higher revenue and earnings than bluebird bio. Valneva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than bluebird bio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValneva$165.52M1.90-$109.78M-$0.13-29.77bluebird bio$29.50M2.75-$211.91M-$1.87-0.22 Is VALN or BLUE more profitable? Valneva has a net margin of -4.35% compared to bluebird bio's net margin of -565.74%. Valneva's return on equity of -3.93% beat bluebird bio's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valneva-4.35% -3.93% -1.42% bluebird bio -565.74%-322.46%-53.17% Does the media favor VALN or BLUE? In the previous week, bluebird bio had 2 more articles in the media than Valneva. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for bluebird bio and 6 mentions for Valneva. Valneva's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat bluebird bio's score of -0.16 indicating that Valneva is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valneva 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive bluebird bio 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VALN or BLUE? 11.4% of Valneva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of bluebird bio shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Valneva shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of bluebird bio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryValneva beats bluebird bio on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 BLUE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricbluebird bioBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$81.10M$3.09B$5.24B$8.93BDividend YieldN/A1.84%5.23%4.05%P/E Ratio-0.2218.5990.1913.75Price / Sales2.75296.281,469.6281.34Price / CashN/A175.8435.2535.09Price / Book-13.903.545.695.49Net Income-$211.91M-$41.68M$117.66M$224.81M7 Day Performance12.73%6.36%2.86%1.98%1 Month Performance-10.49%5.32%1.79%9.78%1 Year Performance-90.21%38.03%35.90%29.97% bluebird bio Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLUEbluebird bio3.3579 of 5 stars$0.37-10.2%$3.03+707.5%-90.2%$72.84M$29.50M-0.20323Short Interest ↓VALNValneva2.6317 of 5 stars$3.89-4.0%$18.50+375.6%-66.4%$316.05M$158.54M-29.62700Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeARTVArtiva BiotherapeuticsN/A$12.87+0.7%$21.25+65.1%N/A$312.61MN/A0.0081Positive NewsITOSiTeos Therapeutics3.833 of 5 stars$8.50-0.6%$31.50+270.6%-13.6%$310.54M$35M-2.7190Positive NewsCCCCC4 Therapeutics1.6128 of 5 stars$4.36-4.2%$10.00+129.4%+168.8%$307.77M$33.67M-2.68150Short Interest ↑ATYRAtyr PHARMA2.7222 of 5 stars$3.52-0.3%$19.25+446.9%N/A$295.48M$235,000.00-3.7656Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑TNYATenaya Therapeutics3.8751 of 5 stars$3.57flat$17.33+385.5%+81.7%$282.82MN/A-2.56110High Trading VolumeLXEOLexeo Therapeutics2.6338 of 5 stars$8.53+3.6%$23.80+179.0%-45.2%$282.05M$650,000.00-2.6058Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsKYTXKyverna Therapeutics2.2564 of 5 stars$6.43+11.4%$25.71+299.9%N/A$277.60M$7.03M0.0096Gap UpOCGNOcugen1.4842 of 5 stars$0.93-5.0%$5.67+507.5%+138.3%$271.74M$4.70M-5.4665TCRXTScan Therapeutics2.0212 of 5 stars$4.70-1.5%$12.00+155.3%-25.2%$250.84M$9.36M-4.41100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Valneva Competitors Artiva Biotherapeutics Competitors iTeos Therapeutics Competitors C4 Therapeutics Competitors Atyr PHARMA Competitors Tenaya Therapeutics Competitors Lexeo Therapeutics Competitors Kyverna Therapeutics Competitors Ocugen Competitors TScan Therapeutics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLUE) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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