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Vaxart (VXRT) Competitors

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VXRT vs. AMRN, FDMT, CADL, DMAC, LRMR, OCGN, TNXP, CAPR, ALT, and FHTX

Should you be buying Vaxart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vaxart include Amarin (AMRN), 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT), Candel Therapeutics (CADL), DiaMedica Therapeutics (DMAC), Larimar Therapeutics (LRMR), Ocugen (OCGN), Tonix Pharmaceuticals (TNXP), Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR), Altimmune (ALT), and Foghorn Therapeutics (FHTX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Vaxart vs. Its Competitors

Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) and Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Amarin has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vaxart has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Vaxart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amarin. Amarin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vaxart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amarin$228.61M1.36-$82.18M-$3.67-4.10
Vaxart$47.40M1.86-$66.95M-$0.25-1.54

Amarin has a net margin of -47.22% compared to Vaxart's net margin of -122.63%. Amarin's return on equity of -21.18% beat Vaxart's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amarin-47.22% -21.18% -15.00%
Vaxart -122.63%-91.89%-38.40%

Amarin currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.21%. Vaxart has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 419.48%. Given Vaxart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vaxart is more favorable than Amarin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amarin
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Vaxart
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

22.3% of Amarin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of Vaxart shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Amarin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Vaxart shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Amarin and Amarin both had 6 articles in the media. Vaxart's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Amarin's score of 0.11 indicating that Vaxart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amarin
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vaxart
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Vaxart beats Amarin on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VXRT vs. The Competition

MetricVaxartMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$88.14M$2.82B$5.75B$9.83B
Dividend YieldN/A48.51%6.66%4.49%
P/E Ratio-1.4322.6482.4426.63
Price / Sales1.86720.78530.59110.56
Price / CashN/A26.3325.7028.92
Price / Book1.486.7910.646.56
Net Income-$66.95M$32.94M$3.28B$266.04M
7 Day Performance2.94%0.75%-0.08%-0.58%
1 Month Performance8.21%8.36%10.35%6.24%
1 Year Performance-54.19%0.53%48.99%22.22%

Vaxart Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VXRT
Vaxart
2.3701 of 5 stars
$0.39
+1.7%
$2.00
+419.5%
-56.3%$88.14M$47.40M-1.43120News Coverage
Gap Down
AMRN
Amarin
0.7087 of 5 stars
$15.39
-3.7%
$12.00
-22.0%
+21.3%$318.73M$228.61M-4.19360
FDMT
4D Molecular Therapeutics
2.412 of 5 stars
$6.74
-4.9%
$30.40
+351.0%
-59.1%$314.76M$40K-1.91120News Coverage
CADL
Candel Therapeutics
2.1035 of 5 stars
$5.71
-4.0%
$22.00
+285.3%
-13.2%$313.48M$120K-8.2860News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
DMAC
DiaMedica Therapeutics
1.5615 of 5 stars
$6.00
-1.8%
$12.33
+105.6%
+35.4%$310.13MN/A-8.7020News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
LRMR
Larimar Therapeutics
3.1322 of 5 stars
$3.72
-4.9%
$18.43
+395.4%
-53.1%$307.94MN/A-2.3830Positive News
OCGN
Ocugen
1.2107 of 5 stars
$1.04
+3.0%
$6.00
+476.9%
-20.8%$303.99M$4.05M-5.2080News Coverage
TNXP
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
3.0267 of 5 stars
$34.59
-8.9%
$70.00
+102.4%
+20.8%$303.35M$10.09M-0.8850
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics
2.6931 of 5 stars
$6.60
-7.0%
$22.56
+241.8%
+38.5%$301.73M$13.39M-4.02101Trending News
ALT
Altimmune
2.9723 of 5 stars
$3.39
-4.2%
$17.40
+413.3%
-44.0%$299.20M$20K-2.8750
FHTX
Foghorn Therapeutics
2.9615 of 5 stars
$5.25
-5.6%
$10.67
+103.2%
-36.2%$296.78M$22.60M-4.41120Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:VXRT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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