Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN) Competitors $20.82 -0.72 (-3.34%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VRDN vs. HIMS, GH, OPCH, SHC, VCYT, BTSG, LFST, SGRY, CON, and PRVAShould you be buying Viridian Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viridian Therapeutics include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), Veracyte (VCYT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), and Privia Health Group (PRVA). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Viridian Therapeutics vs. Hims & Hers Health Guardant Health Option Care Health Sotera Health Veracyte BrightSpring Health Services LifeStance Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group Viridian Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VRDN) and Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Is VRDN or HIMS more profitable? Hims & Hers Health has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Viridian Therapeutics' net margin of -85,127.16%. Hims & Hers Health's return on equity of 10.97% beat Viridian Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Viridian Therapeutics-85,127.16% -70.12% -41.49% Hims & Hers Health 8.19%10.97%8.29% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VRDN or HIMS? 63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Viridian Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, VRDN or HIMS? Viridian Therapeutics has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer VRDN or HIMS? Viridian Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 76.11%. Hims & Hers Health has a consensus target price of $22.80, indicating a potential downside of 26.74%. Given Viridian Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Viridian Therapeutics is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Viridian Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Hims & Hers Health 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Which has higher valuation and earnings, VRDN or HIMS? Hims & Hers Health has higher revenue and earnings than Viridian Therapeutics. Viridian Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hims & Hers Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioViridian Therapeutics$302K5,460.98-$237.73M-$4.31-4.83Hims & Hers Health$872M7.80-$23.55M$0.4470.73 Does the media favor VRDN or HIMS? In the previous week, Viridian Therapeutics and Viridian Therapeutics both had 27 articles in the media. Viridian Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.39 indicating that Viridian Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Viridian Therapeutics 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hims & Hers Health 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRDN or HIMS? Viridian Therapeutics received 34 more outperform votes than Hims & Hers Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.35% of users gave Viridian Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 38.61% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformViridian TherapeuticsOutperform Votes7379.35% Underperform Votes1920.65% Hims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes3938.61% Underperform Votes6261.39% SummaryHims & Hers Health beats Viridian Therapeutics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 VRDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricViridian TherapeuticsMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.65B$2.93B$5.17B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A11.01%4.77%4.06%P/E Ratio-4.8316.38132.2217.52Price / Sales5,319.85210.801,256.58139.03Price / CashN/A472.0940.7837.95Price / Book4.655.224.904.91Net Income-$237.73M-$32.86M$118.85M$225.61M7 Day Performance7.54%-2.72%14.53%-1.46%1 Month Performance3.38%10.77%17.44%5.38%1 Year Performance8.32%17.27%35.31%22.72% Viridian Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRDNViridian Therapeutics2.9626 of 5 stars$20.82-3.3%$36.67+76.1%+8.3%$1.71B$302,000.00-4.8350Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHIMSHims & Hers Health3.45 of 5 stars$30.93+3.0%$21.43-30.7%+268.3%$6.76B$872M70.251,046Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑Gap UpGHGuardant Health3.8131 of 5 stars$35.13+1.1%$40.60+15.6%+23.6%$4.34B$692.26M-8.201,779News CoveragePositive NewsOPCHOption Care Health4.8865 of 5 stars$23.40-0.4%$30.14+28.8%-26.7%$3.98B$4.78B19.747,802Positive NewsSHCSotera Health3.7517 of 5 stars$12.95-1.5%$16.08+24.2%-17.3%$3.67B$1.05B52.603,000Positive NewsVCYTVeracyte4.1747 of 5 stars$43.35+0.3%$41.13-5.1%+49.9%$3.36B$361.05M-288.13790BTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.3919 of 5 stars$18.95+2.1%$18.50-2.4%N/A$3.30B$10.59B-71.3835,000Analyst ForecastLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.0439 of 5 stars$7.79+8.6%$8.70+11.7%+2.9%$2.98B$1.21B-29.509,325Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSGRYSurgery Partners3.5574 of 5 stars$22.22+9.1%$36.56+64.5%-35.2%$2.82B$2.74B-42.4213,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.52+5.0%$28.50+32.4%N/A$2.74B$1.88B0.0011,000Analyst UpgradeGap UpPRVAPrivia Health Group3.2065 of 5 stars$21.42+2.2%$24.80+15.8%-7.8%$2.57B$1.66B209.621,102Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIMS Competitors GH Competitors OPCH Competitors SHC Competitors VCYT Competitors BTSG Competitors LFST Competitors SGRY Competitors CON Competitors PRVA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRDN) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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