Liquidia (LQDA) Competitors $14.03 +0.48 (+3.54%) Closing price 04/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.44 -0.59 (-4.23%) As of 07:16 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LQDA vs. NARI, INSP, BLCO, IRTC, SLNO, PRCT, TMDX, NVST, LIVN, and LMATShould you be buying Liquidia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidia include Inari Medical (NARI), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT), TransMedics Group (TMDX), Envista (NVST), LivaNova (LIVN), and LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Liquidia vs. Inari Medical Inspire Medical Systems Bausch + Lomb iRhythm Technologies Soleno Therapeutics PROCEPT BioRobotics TransMedics Group Envista LivaNova LeMaitre Vascular Liquidia (NASDAQ:LQDA) and Inari Medical (NASDAQ:NARI) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LQDA or NARI? Inari Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Liquidia. Inari Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liquidia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiquidia$14.00M85.51-$78.50M-$1.67-8.40Inari Medical$493.63M9.48-$1.64M-$1.35-59.24 Is LQDA or NARI more profitable? Inari Medical has a net margin of -13.68% compared to Liquidia's net margin of -765.38%. Inari Medical's return on equity of -10.09% beat Liquidia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liquidia-765.38% -163.21% -67.14% Inari Medical -13.68%-10.09%-6.60% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LQDA or NARI? 64.5% of Liquidia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Inari Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Liquidia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Inari Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LQDA or NARI? Liquidia received 141 more outperform votes than Inari Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.77% of users gave Liquidia an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Inari Medical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiquidiaOutperform Votes20768.77% Underperform Votes9431.23% Inari MedicalOutperform Votes6657.89% Underperform Votes4842.11% Which has more risk & volatility, LQDA or NARI? Liquidia has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inari Medical has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LQDA or NARI? In the previous week, Liquidia had 15 more articles in the media than Inari Medical. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Liquidia and 0 mentions for Inari Medical. Inari Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Liquidia's score of 1.22 indicating that Inari Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Liquidia Positive Inari Medical Positive Do analysts prefer LQDA or NARI? Liquidia currently has a consensus price target of $26.63, indicating a potential upside of 89.77%. Inari Medical has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.97%. Given Liquidia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Liquidia is more favorable than Inari Medical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liquidia 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11Inari Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 SummaryLiquidia beats Inari Medical on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liquidia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LQDA 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 LQDA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiquidiaPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$6.59B$5.41B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A3.21%5.44%4.33%P/E Ratio-8.617.0522.1818.31Price / Sales85.51273.45397.31107.04Price / CashN/A65.6738.2034.62Price / Book19.226.506.834.25Net Income-$78.50M$142.50M$3.20B$247.51M7 Day Performance2.26%8.32%5.77%6.86%1 Month Performance-10.06%-5.61%-4.32%-2.95%1 Year Performance13.42%0.11%17.88%5.17% Liquidia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDALiquidia2.6728 of 5 stars$14.03+3.5%$26.63+89.8%+11.8%$1.20B$14.00M-8.6150News CoverageNARIInari Medical0.659 of 5 stars$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsINSPInspire Medical Systems4.6866 of 5 stars$149.61+1.4%$226.70+51.5%-32.5%$4.45B$802.80M86.481,246Gap UpBLCOBausch + Lomb3.939 of 5 stars$12.25+7.5%$18.82+53.6%-6.7%$4.33B$4.79B-13.4612,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpIRTCiRhythm Technologies1.043 of 5 stars$103.20+1.1%$119.73+16.0%-10.0%$3.24B$591.84M-28.351,790Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.8179 of 5 stars$70.00+4.1%$99.63+42.3%+88.7%$3.21BN/A-21.0830Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics2.6068 of 5 stars$53.76+3.2%$91.43+70.1%+0.2%$2.95B$224.50M-27.57430Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTMDXTransMedics Group2.6845 of 5 stars$86.84+7.8%$122.70+41.3%+6.0%$2.92B$441.54M92.38210Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNVSTEnvista4.0836 of 5 stars$15.63+1.1%$20.18+29.1%-21.2%$2.69B$2.51B-2.4112,700Upcoming EarningsGap UpLIVNLivaNova3.6613 of 5 stars$35.46+4.4%$61.17+72.5%-33.4%$1.93B$1.25B84.432,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLMATLeMaitre Vascular2.2924 of 5 stars$83.78+1.2%$95.25+13.7%+43.3%$1.89B$219.86M45.78490Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Inari Medical Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors Bausch + Lomb Competitors iRhythm Technologies Competitors Soleno Therapeutics Competitors PROCEPT BioRobotics Competitors TransMedics Group Competitors Envista Competitors LivaNova Competitors LeMaitre Vascular Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LQDA) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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