DBV Technologies (DBVT) Competitors

Kodiak Sciences (NASDAQ:KOD) and DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, KOD or DBVT?

Kodiak Sciences has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DBV Technologies has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KOD or DBVT?

89.1% of Kodiak Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of DBV Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Kodiak Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of DBV Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KOD or DBVT?

DBV Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kodiak Sciences. Kodiak Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DBV Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kodiak Sciences	N/A	N/A	-$260.49M	-$3.76	-1.47
DBV Technologies	$15.73M	3.62	-$72.73M	-$0.90	-0.66

Does the media favor KOD or DBVT?

In the previous week, Kodiak Sciences had 3 more articles in the media than DBV Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kodiak Sciences and 7 mentions for DBV Technologies. Kodiak Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat DBV Technologies' score of 0.04 indicating that Kodiak Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kodiak Sciences	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DBV Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KOD or DBVT?

Kodiak Sciences currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential downside of 36.71%. DBV Technologies has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 917.29%. Given DBV Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DBV Technologies is more favorable than Kodiak Sciences.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kodiak Sciences	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
DBV Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is KOD or DBVT more profitable?

Kodiak Sciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DBV Technologies' net margin of -815.73%. Kodiak Sciences' return on equity of -77.23% beat DBV Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kodiak Sciences	N/A	-77.23%	-42.44%
DBV Technologies	-815.73%	-106.07%	-76.17%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KOD or DBVT?

DBV Technologies received 385 more outperform votes than Kodiak Sciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.51% of users gave DBV Technologies an outperform vote while only 26.47% of users gave Kodiak Sciences an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kodiak Sciences	Outperform Votes 18 26.47%	Underperform Votes 50 73.53%
DBV Technologies	Outperform Votes 403 55.51%	Underperform Votes 323 44.49%

Summary

DBV Technologies beats Kodiak Sciences on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.