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FHTX vs. VERV, LENZ, PRAX, RCUS, AVXL, GPCR, SYRE, AKBA, PHAR, and CRON

Should you be buying Foghorn Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foghorn Therapeutics include Verve Therapeutics (VERV), LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ), Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), Structure Therapeutics (GPCR), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), Pharming Group (PHAR), and Cronos Group (CRON). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Foghorn Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors

Verve Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VERV) and Foghorn Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FHTX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

97.1% of Verve Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Verve Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Foghorn Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Verve Therapeutics has a net margin of -303.64% compared to Foghorn Therapeutics' net margin of -311.90%. Foghorn Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Verve Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verve Therapeutics-303.64% -35.81% -27.57%
Foghorn Therapeutics -311.90%N/A -28.00%

Verve Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $14.57, indicating a potential upside of 30.92%. Foghorn Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 120.84%. Given Foghorn Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Foghorn Therapeutics is more favorable than Verve Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verve Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Foghorn Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17

Verve Therapeutics has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foghorn Therapeutics has a beta of 3.05, suggesting that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Foghorn Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Verve Therapeutics. Verve Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foghorn Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Verve Therapeutics$32.33M30.69-$198.71M-$2.11-5.27
Foghorn Therapeutics$22.60M12.08-$86.62M-$1.19-4.06

In the previous week, Verve Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Foghorn Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Verve Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Foghorn Therapeutics. Verve Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Foghorn Therapeutics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Verve Therapeutics Neutral
Foghorn Therapeutics Neutral

Summary

Verve Therapeutics and Foghorn Therapeutics tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FHTX vs. The Competition

MetricFoghorn TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$288.30M$3.06B$5.75B$9.64B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%3.91%4.09%
P/E RatioN/A20.6130.7825.12
Price / Sales12.08360.20458.48157.26
Price / CashN/A41.5625.2228.45
Price / Book-3.559.509.365.94
Net Income-$86.62M-$54.72M$3.26B$265.56M
7 Day Performance-0.82%2.39%1.83%0.95%
1 Month Performance-21.21%4.60%3.69%2.47%
1 Year Performance-36.20%9.11%28.88%20.24%

Foghorn Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FHTX
Foghorn Therapeutics
2.2825 of 5 stars
$4.83
-5.3%
$10.67
+120.8%
-18.5%$288.30M$22.60M0.00120
VERV
Verve Therapeutics
3.0718 of 5 stars
$11.13
flat
$14.57
+30.9%
N/A$992.13M$32.33M-5.27110
LENZ
LENZ Therapeutics
2.0199 of 5 stars
$38.77
+11.8%
$49.60
+27.9%
+70.4%$989.15MN/A-20.41110Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines
1.8244 of 5 stars
$44.95
-2.2%
$95.22
+111.8%
-11.8%$966.84M$8.55M-3.66110
RCUS
Arcus Biosciences
2.0292 of 5 stars
$9.19
+1.4%
$21.14
+130.2%
-33.0%$964.27M$258M-2.90500
AVXL
Anavex Life Sciences
3.7216 of 5 stars
$11.35
+2.4%
$44.00
+287.7%
+57.5%$946.42MN/A-20.6440Earnings Report
GPCR
Structure Therapeutics
2.2925 of 5 stars
$17.51
+7.4%
$75.71
+332.4%
-46.2%$939.42MN/A-16.68136Gap Up
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
2.8388 of 5 stars
$15.25
+0.6%
$53.40
+250.2%
-34.9%$915.68M$890K-4.4973Positive News
AKBA
Akebia Therapeutics
3.9026 of 5 stars
$3.35
-2.0%
$6.75
+101.5%
+116.0%$906.80M$160.18M-19.70430
PHAR
Pharming Group
2.1277 of 5 stars
$12.10
-8.5%
$30.00
+147.9%
+59.7%$906.45M$297.20M-93.08280High Trading Volume
CRON
Cronos Group
1.0853 of 5 stars
$2.67
+16.1%
N/A+3.3%$882.76M$117.61M53.40450High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:FHTX) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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