KalVista Pharmaceuticals (KALV) Competitors $8.91 +0.14 (+1.60%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.91 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/31/2025 07:58 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends KALV vs. ARQT, INDV, IRON, GPCR, IMCR, TVTX, GLPG, EVO, KNSA, and MRVIShould you be buying KalVista Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KalVista Pharmaceuticals include Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT), Indivior (INDV), Disc Medicine (IRON), Structure Therapeutics (GPCR), Immunocore (IMCR), Travere Therapeutics (TVTX), Galapagos (GLPG), Evotec (EVO), Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (KNSA), and Maravai LifeSciences (MRVI). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. KalVista Pharmaceuticals vs. Arcutis Biotherapeutics Indivior Disc Medicine Structure Therapeutics Immunocore Travere Therapeutics Galapagos Evotec Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Maravai LifeSciences KalVista Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KALV) and Arcutis Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ARQT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has better earnings and valuation, KALV or ARQT? KalVista Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Arcutis Biotherapeutics. Arcutis Biotherapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KalVista Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKalVista PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$126.64M-$3.64-2.45Arcutis Biotherapeutics$59.61M26.00-$262.14M-$1.79-7.40 Do analysts prefer KALV or ARQT? KalVista Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of $23.80, indicating a potential upside of 167.12%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics has a consensus target price of $16.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.38%. Given KalVista Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KalVista Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Arcutis Biotherapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KalVista Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14Arcutis Biotherapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is KALV or ARQT more profitable? KalVista Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Arcutis Biotherapeutics' net margin of -140.97%. KalVista Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -103.92% beat Arcutis Biotherapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KalVista PharmaceuticalsN/A -103.92% -88.06% Arcutis Biotherapeutics -140.97%-119.11%-45.95% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KALV or ARQT? KalVista Pharmaceuticals received 282 more outperform votes than Arcutis Biotherapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.78% of users gave KalVista Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 65.26% of users gave Arcutis Biotherapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKalVista PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes34474.78% Underperform Votes11625.22% Arcutis BiotherapeuticsOutperform Votes6265.26% Underperform Votes3334.74% Does the media prefer KALV or ARQT? In the previous week, KalVista Pharmaceuticals had 5 more articles in the media than Arcutis Biotherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KalVista Pharmaceuticals and 7 mentions for Arcutis Biotherapeutics. Arcutis Biotherapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat KalVista Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.80 indicating that Arcutis Biotherapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KalVista Pharmaceuticals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arcutis Biotherapeutics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, KALV or ARQT? KalVista Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcutis Biotherapeutics has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKalVista Pharmaceuticals beats Arcutis Biotherapeutics on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KalVista Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KALV 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 KALV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKalVista PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$433.40M$6.87B$5.58B$9.12BDividend YieldN/A2.90%5.31%3.99%P/E Ratio-2.457.6680.0317.24Price / SalesN/A320.221,259.7283.26Price / CashN/A73.5045.9637.70Price / Book1.835.275.124.70Net Income-$126.64M$136.98M$111.40M$224.47M7 Day Performance3.48%-0.84%2.30%-0.19%1 Month Performance5.19%-0.02%3.13%0.57%1 Year Performance-43.39%7.51%24.60%20.35% KalVista Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KALVKalVista Pharmaceuticals4.4449 of 5 stars$8.91+1.6%$23.80+167.1%-43.5%$433.40MN/A-2.45100Analyst ForecastNews CoverageARQTArcutis Biotherapeutics2.5373 of 5 stars$14.28+3.1%$16.60+16.2%+125.6%$1.68B$59.61M-8.01150Short Interest ↓Positive NewsINDVIndivior3.0562 of 5 stars$12.02+0.2%$16.00+33.1%-32.5%$1.66B$1.09B-300.421,164Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsIRONDisc Medicine2.9415 of 5 stars$55.47-3.4%$88.90+60.3%-15.1%$1.64BN/A-13.8630Short Interest ↑GPCRStructure Therapeutics2.1617 of 5 stars$28.16-0.2%$81.29+188.7%-31.3%$1.61BN/A-38.06136Short Interest ↑IMCRImmunocore1.918 of 5 stars$32.41-1.8%$65.64+102.5%-54.5%$1.61B$249.43M-33.82320Analyst RevisionPositive NewsTVTXTravere Therapeutics1.313 of 5 stars$20.14-0.8%$24.00+19.2%+129.1%$1.57B$145.24M-4.43460GLPGGalapagos1.5832 of 5 stars$23.64-0.3%$30.75+30.1%-38.8%$1.56B$259.40M0.001,123EVOEvotec1.7653 of 5 stars$4.35+1.2%$5.93+36.4%-41.6%$1.54B$845.74M0.005,061Short Interest ↑News CoverageKNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals3.7505 of 5 stars$20.72+3.4%$36.60+76.7%+11.2%$1.49B$270.26M-147.17220Short Interest ↓MRVIMaravai LifeSciences4.6307 of 5 stars$5.63+0.1%$10.28+82.8%-15.0%$1.42B$288.95M-3.43610Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARQT Alternatives INDV Alternatives IRON Alternatives GPCR Alternatives IMCR Alternatives TVTX Alternatives GLPG Alternatives EVO Alternatives KNSA Alternatives MRVI Alternatives 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:KALV) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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