This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Vital Therapies (VTL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock VTL vs. ACTU, CYBN, LFVN, AARD, NBTX, DMAC, TNGX, ACIU, DERM, and PBYIShould you be buying Vital Therapies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vital Therapies include Actuate Therapeutics (ACTU), Cybin (CYBN), LifeVantage (LFVN), Aardvark Therapeutics (AARD), Nanobiotix (NBTX), DiaMedica Therapeutics (DMAC), Tango Therapeutics (TNGX), AC Immune (ACIU), Journey Medical (DERM), and Puma Biotechnology (PBYI). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Vital Therapies vs. Actuate Therapeutics Cybin LifeVantage Aardvark Therapeutics Nanobiotix DiaMedica Therapeutics Tango Therapeutics AC Immune Journey Medical Puma Biotechnology Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL) and Actuate Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACTU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VTL or ACTU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVital TherapiesN/AN/A-$41.47MN/AN/AActuate TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$24.75MN/AN/A Does the media favor VTL or ACTU? In the previous week, Actuate Therapeutics had 7 more articles in the media than Vital Therapies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Actuate Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Vital Therapies. Actuate Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Vital Therapies' score of 0.00 indicating that Actuate Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Vital Therapies Neutral Actuate Therapeutics Neutral Do analysts prefer VTL or ACTU? Actuate Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 129.05%. Given Actuate Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Actuate Therapeutics is more favorable than Vital Therapies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vital Therapies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Actuate Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor VTL or ACTU? Vital Therapies received 367 more outperform votes than Actuate Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Actuate Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 74.40% of users gave Vital Therapies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVital TherapiesOutperform Votes36974.40% Underperform Votes12725.60% Actuate TherapeuticsOutperform Votes2100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is VTL or ACTU more profitable? Actuate Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Vital Therapies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vital TherapiesN/A -235.33% -182.35% Actuate Therapeutics N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in VTL or ACTU? 15.5% of Vital Therapies shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.9% of Vital Therapies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.3% of Actuate Therapeutics shares are owned by company 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. SummaryActuate Therapeutics beats Vital Therapies on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vital Therapies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VTL 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 VTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVital TherapiesPharmaceutical Preparations IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$48.30M$6.68B$5.44B$7.80BDividend YieldN/A3.17%5.43%4.31%P/E RatioN/A7.1422.1418.40Price / SalesN/A238.89389.70101.30Price / CashN/A65.6738.2034.62Price / Book3.936.266.664.18Net Income-$41.47M$142.48M$3.21B$247.71M Vital Therapies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VTLVital TherapiesN/A$1.14+3.6%N/A-11.3%$48.30MN/A0.0010ACTUActuate TherapeuticsN/A$8.37+4.6%$20.00+138.9%N/A$163.48MN/A0.0010Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCYBNCybin1.6662 of 5 stars$7.29-0.8%$86.00+1,079.7%N/A$156.57MN/A-1.6650News CoverageLFVNLifeVantage3.9568 of 5 stars$12.38-7.8%$30.50+146.4%+105.3%$155.38M$212.15M22.11260Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsAARDAardvark TherapeuticsN/A$7.12+1.7%$31.50+342.4%N/A$154.48MN/A0.0018NBTXNanobiotix1.7698 of 5 stars$3.23-1.8%$8.00+147.7%-44.1%$152.24M$-11,609,000.000.00100DMACDiaMedica Therapeutics1.7877 of 5 stars$3.53-0.3%$8.00+126.6%+70.2%$151.28MN/A-6.3020News CoveragePositive NewsTNGXTango Therapeutics1.9024 of 5 stars$1.38+7.0%$12.33+793.7%-81.2%$149.19M$42.07M-1.1790ACIUAC Immune2.3035 of 5 stars$1.48flat$12.00+710.8%-30.0%$148.61M$27.31M-3.22140Positive NewsDERMJourney Medical2.8103 of 5 stars$6.33+1.3%$9.88+56.0%+122.4%$146.25M$56.13M-6.7390PBYIPuma Biotechnology3.493 of 5 stars$2.86flat$7.00+144.8%-37.7%$141.89M$230.47M5.96200Analyst UpgradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACTU Competitors CYBN Competitors LFVN Competitors AARD Competitors NBTX Competitors DMAC Competitors TNGX Competitors ACIU Competitors DERM Competitors PBYI 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:VTL) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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