Veru (VERU) Competitors $0.52 -0.02 (-3.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.52 +0.00 (+0.87%) As of 07:53 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VERU vs. NATR, MED, EL, PBH, IPAR, HLF, USNA, NUS, SEPN, and AQSTShould you be buying Veru stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veru include Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), Medifast (MED), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Inter Parfums (IPAR), Herbalife (HLF), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Septerna (SEPN), and Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST). Veru vs. Nature's Sunshine Products Medifast Estée Lauder Companies Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inter Parfums Herbalife USANA Health Sciences Nu Skin Enterprises Septerna Aquestive Therapeutics Nature's Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) and Veru (NASDAQ:VERU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NATR or VERU? 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 RatioNature's Sunshine Products$454.36M0.51$15.08M$0.4031.20Veru$16.89M4.49-$37.80M-$0.26-1.99 Which has more risk & volatility, NATR or VERU? Nature's Sunshine Products has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veru has a beta of -0.46, meaning that its share price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NATR or VERU? In the previous week, Nature's Sunshine Products had 1 more articles in the media than Veru. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nature's Sunshine Products and 1 mentions for Veru. Nature's Sunshine Products' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Veru's score of 1.00 indicating that Nature's Sunshine Products is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Nature's Sunshine Products Very Positive Veru Positive Do analysts rate NATR or VERU? Nature's Sunshine Products presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.24%. Veru has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 672.95%. Given Veru's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Veru is more favorable than Nature's Sunshine Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nature's Sunshine Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Veru 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is NATR or VERU more profitable? Nature's Sunshine Products has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Veru's net margin of -223.85%. Nature's Sunshine Products' return on equity of 11.08% beat Veru's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nature's Sunshine Products3.81% 11.08% 7.23% Veru -223.85%-112.75%-67.54% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NATR or VERU? Veru received 107 more outperform votes than Nature's Sunshine Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.82% of users gave Veru an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Nature's Sunshine Products an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNature's Sunshine ProductsOutperform Votes16663.60% Underperform Votes9536.40% VeruOutperform Votes27369.82% Underperform Votes11830.18% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NATR or VERU? 79.4% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Veru shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Veru shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNature's Sunshine Products beats Veru on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 VERU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeruPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$75.75M$6.99B$5.68B$8.32BDividend YieldN/A2.72%4.55%4.02%P/E Ratio-1.997.2324.5519.25Price / Sales4.49230.77395.7294.09Price / CashN/A65.6738.1634.64Price / Book2.886.617.064.46Net Income-$37.80M$142.13M$3.19B$247.07M7 Day Performance7.32%2.79%1.49%3.05%1 Month Performance-0.48%2.70%5.87%-2.85%1 Year Performance-15.05%-4.42%14.94%4.63% Veru Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VERUVeru2.6727 of 5 stars$0.52-3.3%$4.00+672.9%-4.5%$75.75M$16.89M-1.99230Gap DownNATRNature's Sunshine Products3.4171 of 5 stars$12.95-0.5%$19.00+46.7%-36.7%$237.88M$445.10M14.63850Positive NewsMEDMedifast3.1344 of 5 stars$14.34+2.9%$16.50+15.1%-59.3%$156.63M$602.46M79.56870ELEstée Lauder Companies4.7885 of 5 stars$69.43+4.4%$86.00+23.9%-52.9%$24.87B$15.18B-35.5363,000Positive NewsPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare4.0693 of 5 stars$84.82+1.4%$92.60+9.2%+16.7%$4.20B$1.12B19.84540Positive NewsIPARInter Parfums4.1874 of 5 stars$125.50-1.4%$162.80+29.7%-12.8%$4.02B$1.45B26.87530Analyst ForecastHLFHerbalife4.6516 of 5 stars$8.49+5.5%$9.90+16.6%-10.7%$858.66M$4.99B3.409,200USNAUSANA Health Sciences4.4086 of 5 stars$27.94-4.1%$36.00+28.8%-43.1%$525.46M$854.50M9.821,900NUSNu Skin Enterprises2.5508 of 5 stars$8.21+1.2%$6.88-16.3%-40.2%$405.99M$1.73B-2.773,700News CoverageSEPNSepterna2.0791 of 5 stars$6.44+2.1%$34.00+428.4%N/A$285.73M$981,000.000.00N/AUpcoming EarningsAQSTAquestive Therapeutics0.9667 of 5 stars$2.87+0.9%$10.57+269.0%-25.8%$283.27M$57.56M-6.37160 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NATR Alternatives MED Alternatives EL Alternatives PBH Alternatives IPAR Alternatives HLF Alternatives USNA Alternatives NUS Alternatives SEPN Alternatives AQST 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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