Veru (VERU) Competitors $0.61 +0.01 (+2.32%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.62 +0.01 (+1.34%) As of 07:56 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VERU vs. NATR, MED, EL, IPAR, PBH, HLF, USNA, NUS, CAPR, and VREXShould you be buying Veru stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veru include Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), Medifast (MED), Estee Lauder Companies (EL), Interparfums (IPAR), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Herbalife (HLF), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR), and Varex Imaging (VREX). Veru vs. Its Competitors Nature's Sunshine Products Medifast Estee Lauder Companies Interparfums Prestige Consumer Healthcare Herbalife USANA Health Sciences Nu Skin Enterprises Capricor Therapeutics Varex Imaging Veru (NASDAQ:VERU) and Nature's Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) 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, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer VERU or NATR? In the previous week, Veru and Veru both had 1 articles in the media. Nature's Sunshine Products' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Veru's score of 0.66 indicating that Nature's Sunshine Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veru 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nature's Sunshine Products 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VERU or NATR? Nature's Sunshine Products has higher revenue and earnings than Veru. Veru is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nature's Sunshine Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeru$16.89M5.33-$37.80M-$0.24-2.56Nature's Sunshine Products$454.36M0.60$7.70M$0.5327.70 Do analysts prefer VERU or NATR? Veru presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 551.68%. Nature's Sunshine Products has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.89%. Given Veru's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Veru is more favorable than Nature's Sunshine Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veru 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nature's Sunshine Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is VERU or NATR more profitable? Nature's Sunshine Products has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Veru's net margin of 0.00%. Nature's Sunshine Products' return on equity of 6.98% beat Veru's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VeruN/A -128.51% -76.51% Nature's Sunshine Products 2.22%6.98%4.63% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VERU or NATR? 47.2% of Veru shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Veru shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, VERU or NATR? Veru has a beta of -0.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nature's Sunshine Products has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNature's Sunshine Products beats Veru on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veru News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VERU 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 VERU 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 VERU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeruMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$87.94M$10.32B$5.57B$9.34BDividend YieldN/A2.05%3.80%4.06%P/E Ratio-2.5616.3128.1019.86Price / Sales5.3329.26441.4199.96Price / CashN/A22.2635.8457.94Price / Book2.793.618.265.67Net Income-$37.80M$233.40M$3.24B$257.80M7 Day Performance5.25%-3.35%0.51%1.07%1 Month Performance5.77%4.19%7.99%11.31%1 Year Performance-39.23%-17.80%28.68%17.01% Veru Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VERUVeru2.5168 of 5 stars$0.61+2.3%$4.00+551.7%-42.3%$87.94M$16.89M-2.56230News CoverageNATRNature's Sunshine Products2.0682 of 5 stars$15.79+1.1%$18.33+16.1%-5.7%$291.48M$454.36M29.79850Positive NewsMEDMedifast3.6845 of 5 stars$14.32-0.6%$16.50+15.3%-29.2%$157.34M$543.45M-22.02870Positive NewsELEstee Lauder Companies4.093 of 5 stars$89.64-1.6%$77.70-13.3%-14.5%$32.25B$15.61B-37.0462,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIPARInterparfums4.1447 of 5 stars$133.67-1.4%$162.00+21.2%+4.9%$4.29B$1.47B26.01530Positive NewsPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare3.9029 of 5 stars$76.490.0%$93.33+22.0%+4.6%$3.78B$1.14B17.83540Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHLFHerbalife4.7192 of 5 stars$9.69-4.8%$11.50+18.7%-20.1%$986.59M$4.95B3.548,600USNAUSANA Health Sciences4.507 of 5 stars$32.51-1.5%$36.00+10.7%-33.7%$605.36M$854.50M17.861,700Upcoming EarningsNUSNu Skin Enterprises2.8524 of 5 stars$8.67-6.3%$6.88-20.7%-23.1%$428.16M$1.68B-10.833,100CAPRCapricor Therapeutics2.5427 of 5 stars$7.39-3.3%$22.56+205.2%+49.6%$337.58M$22.27M-5.20101Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVREXVarex Imaging4.2966 of 5 stars$7.93-2.9%$22.50+183.7%-48.2%$326.72M$811M-7.702,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NATR Alternatives MED Alternatives EL Alternatives IPAR Alternatives PBH Alternatives HLF Alternatives USNA Alternatives NUS Alternatives CAPR Alternatives VREX Alternatives 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:VERU) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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