Verve Therapeutics (VERV) Competitors $4.59 +0.08 (+1.77%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.60 +0.01 (+0.22%) As of 05:43 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 VERV vs. SPRY, IRON, VERA, MESO, IMCR, TVTX, INDV, EWTX, OCUL, and CALTShould you be buying Verve Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verve Therapeutics include ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY), Disc Medicine (IRON), Vera Therapeutics (VERA), Mesoblast (MESO), Immunocore (IMCR), Travere Therapeutics (TVTX), Indivior (INDV), Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX), Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL), and Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (CALT). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Verve Therapeutics vs. ARS Pharmaceuticals Disc Medicine Vera Therapeutics Mesoblast Immunocore Travere Therapeutics Indivior Edgewise Therapeutics Ocular Therapeutix Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) Verve Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VERV) and ARS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPRY) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VERV or SPRY? 97.1% of Verve Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of ARS Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Verve Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.1% of ARS Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VERV or SPRY? ARS Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Verve Therapeutics. Verve Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARS Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVerve Therapeutics$32.33M12.61-$200.07M-$2.35-1.95ARS Pharmaceuticals$89.15M16.38-$54.37M$0.08186.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VERV or SPRY? Verve Therapeutics received 8 more outperform votes than ARS Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.21% of users gave ARS Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Verve Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVerve TherapeuticsOutperform Votes3361.11% Underperform Votes2138.89% ARS PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes2586.21% Underperform Votes413.79% Does the media refer more to VERV or SPRY? In the previous week, Verve Therapeutics had 26 more articles in the media than ARS Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Verve Therapeutics and 5 mentions for ARS Pharmaceuticals. ARS Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Verve Therapeutics' score of 0.56 indicating that ARS Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Verve Therapeutics 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARS Pharmaceuticals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VERV or SPRY? Verve Therapeutics has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARS Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VERV or SPRY? Verve Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $25.75, suggesting a potential upside of 461.00%. ARS Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Verve Therapeutics' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Verve Therapeutics is more favorable than ARS Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Verve Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ARS Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Is VERV or SPRY more profitable? ARS Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Verve Therapeutics' net margin of -807.65%. ARS Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -22.56% beat Verve Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Verve Therapeutics-807.65% -35.23% -27.65% ARS Pharmaceuticals N/A -22.56%-21.82% SummaryARS Pharmaceuticals beats Verve Therapeutics on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Verve Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VERV 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 VERV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVerve TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$412.01M$6.48B$5.29B$7.37BDividend YieldN/A3.24%5.11%4.31%P/E Ratio-1.896.8321.7017.78Price / Sales12.74228.36378.1494.74Price / CashN/A65.6738.1534.64Price / Book0.635.876.423.98Net Income-$200.07M$142.26M$3.20B$247.33M7 Day Performance52.13%7.58%4.73%4.31%1 Month Performance-26.58%-14.16%-9.88%-7.80%1 Year Performance-31.16%-9.81%10.77%1.40% Verve Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VERVVerve Therapeutics2.9233 of 5 stars$4.59+1.8%$25.75+461.0%-36.8%$407.57M$32.33M-1.87110Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageSPRYARS Pharmaceuticals3.0892 of 5 stars$14.47+3.0%$31.00+114.2%+62.1%$1.42B$89.15M-28.3790Positive NewsIRONDisc Medicine2.4164 of 5 stars$40.27+4.0%$93.80+132.9%+37.0%$1.39BN/A-10.1230VERAVera Therapeutics2.8929 of 5 stars$21.50-4.1%$64.67+200.8%-50.1%$1.37BN/A-8.2440MESOMesoblast2.603 of 5 stars$10.74+5.9%$18.00+67.6%+119.8%$1.36B$5.67M0.0080Positive NewsGap UpIMCRImmunocore2.3745 of 5 stars$26.92+1.2%$63.73+136.7%-47.8%$1.35B$310.20M-28.34320Analyst ForecastTVTXTravere Therapeutics2.5711 of 5 stars$14.83+2.3%$32.08+116.3%+136.9%$1.32B$233.18M-3.62460Analyst ForecastNews CoverageINDVIndivior3.78 of 5 stars$9.44+3.6%$15.00+58.9%-53.3%$1.30B$1.19B-26.971,164Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsEWTXEdgewise Therapeutics1.992 of 5 stars$12.33+8.0%$40.38+227.5%-21.6%$1.29BN/A-8.2260Gap UpOCULOcular Therapeutix3.4539 of 5 stars$7.57+6.5%$16.38+116.3%-8.0%$1.20B$63.72M-5.73230CALTCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)N/A$40.00flat$39.25-1.9%N/A$1.19B$1.60B-21.62180 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARS Pharmaceuticals Competitors Disc Medicine Competitors Vera Therapeutics Competitors Mesoblast Competitors Immunocore Competitors Travere Therapeutics Competitors Indivior Competitors Edgewise Therapeutics Competitors Ocular Therapeutix Competitors Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) 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:VERV) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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