VIR vs. MOR, KYMR, IMVT, CRNX, ALVO, HCM, AMRX, CPRX, BHC, and OGN
Should you be buying Vir Biotechnology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vir Biotechnology include MorphoSys (MOR), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Immunovant (IMVT), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), Alvotech (ALVO), HUTCHMED (HCM), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Bausch Health Cos (BHC), and Organon & Co. (OGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
Vir Biotechnology vs. Its Competitors
Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ:VIR) and MorphoSys (NASDAQ:MOR) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Vir Biotechnology had 3 more articles in the media than MorphoSys. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vir Biotechnology and 1 mentions for MorphoSys. Vir Biotechnology's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat MorphoSys' score of -0.71 indicating that Vir Biotechnology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
65.3% of Vir Biotechnology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of MorphoSys shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Vir Biotechnology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of MorphoSys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vir Biotechnology has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MorphoSys has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vir Biotechnology presently has a consensus price target of $32.86, indicating a potential upside of 519.95%. Given Vir Biotechnology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vir Biotechnology is more favorable than MorphoSys.
MorphoSys has higher revenue and earnings than Vir Biotechnology. MorphoSys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vir Biotechnology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MorphoSys has a net margin of -226.79% compared to Vir Biotechnology's net margin of -2,769.04%. Vir Biotechnology's return on equity of -47.46% beat MorphoSys' return on equity.
Summary
Vir Biotechnology beats MorphoSys on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:VIR) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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