Ventyx Biosciences (VTYX) Competitors

Ventyx Biosciences (NASDAQ:VTYX) and CARGO Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRGX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend VTYX or CRGX?

Ventyx Biosciences currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 321.94%. CARGO Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $31.80, indicating a potential upside of 115.45%. Given Ventyx Biosciences' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ventyx Biosciences is more favorable than CARGO Therapeutics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ventyx Biosciences	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
CARGO Therapeutics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VTYX or CRGX?

97.9% of Ventyx Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CARGO Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Ventyx Biosciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CARGO Therapeutics 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VTYX or CRGX?

Ventyx Biosciences received 17 more outperform votes than CARGO Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CARGO Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 47.69% of users gave Ventyx Biosciences an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ventyx Biosciences	Outperform Votes 31 47.69%	Underperform Votes 34 52.31%
CARGO Therapeutics	Outperform Votes 14 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is VTYX or CRGX more profitable?

CARGO Therapeutics' return on equity of -38.16% beat Ventyx Biosciences' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ventyx Biosciences	N/A	-54.94%	-50.01%
CARGO Therapeutics	N/A	-38.16%	-33.94%

Does the media refer more to VTYX or CRGX?

In the previous week, CARGO Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Ventyx Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CARGO Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Ventyx Biosciences. Ventyx Biosciences' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat CARGO Therapeutics' score of 0.52 indicating that Ventyx Biosciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ventyx Biosciences	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CARGO Therapeutics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VTYX or CRGX?

CARGO Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ventyx Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ventyx Biosciences	N/A	N/A	-$192.96M	-$2.36	-1.00
CARGO Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-$98.15M	-$4.26	-3.46

Summary

Ventyx Biosciences and CARGO Therapeutics tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.