Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Competitors $3.70 -0.10 (-2.63%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.70 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPCE vs. CLOV, RKLB, LIND, ULH, SNCY, GNK, CVLG, VLRS, SB, and ASCShould you be buying Virgin Galactic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virgin Galactic include Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Universal Logistics (ULH), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Safe Bulkers (SB), and Ardmore Shipping (ASC). Virgin Galactic vs. Its Competitors Clover Health Investments Rocket Lab Lindblad Expeditions Universal Logistics Sun Country Airlines Genco Shipping & Trading Covenant Logistics Group Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Safe Bulkers Ardmore Shipping Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) and Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CLOV or SPCE? 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CLOV or SPCE more profitable? Clover Health Investments has a net margin of -1.69% compared to Virgin Galactic's net margin of -5,972.70%. Clover Health Investments' return on equity of -7.42% beat Virgin Galactic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clover Health Investments-1.69% -7.42% -4.00% Virgin Galactic -5,972.70%-97.17%-33.39% Which has more risk & volatility, CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Galactic has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CLOV or SPCE? In the previous week, Virgin Galactic had 1 more articles in the media than Clover Health Investments. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Virgin Galactic and 5 mentions for Clover Health Investments. Clover Health Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Virgin Galactic's score of 0.41 indicating that Clover Health Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clover Health Investments 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virgin Galactic 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments currently has a consensus price target of $4.83, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Virgin Galactic has a consensus price target of $4.81, indicating a potential upside of 30.07%. Given Clover Health Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Clover Health Investments is more favorable than Virgin Galactic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clover Health Investments 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Virgin Galactic 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Galactic. Clover Health Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Galactic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClover Health Investments$1.37B1.03-$43.01M-$0.05-55.60Virgin Galactic$7.04M21.85-$346.74M-$11.93-0.31 SummaryClover Health Investments beats Virgin Galactic on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virgin Galactic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPCE 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 SPCE 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 NYSE 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 SPCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirgin GalacticAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$157.98M$46.29B$27.47B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A1.16%0.97%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.3116.6573.5029.07Price / Sales21.853.836.5966.27Price / CashN/A25.2136.1022.84Price / Book0.385.748.844.43Net Income-$346.74M$586.89M$368.78M$994.22M7 Day Performance-10.09%-5.91%-3.25%-3.35%1 Month Performance31.21%0.70%2.29%-2.06%1 Year Performance-38.38%33.13%54.47%10.15% Virgin Galactic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPCEVirgin Galactic2.2588 of 5 stars$3.70-2.6%$4.81+30.1%-42.1%$157.98M$7.04M-0.31800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownCLOVClover Health Investments3.0068 of 5 stars$3.14+6.6%$4.83+54.2%+54.4%$1.60B$1.37B-62.92680Upcoming EarningsRKLBRocket Lab1.949 of 5 stars$47.23-8.1%$34.10-27.8%+803.4%$21.76B$436.21M-117.882,100Upcoming EarningsGap DownLINDLindblad Expeditions3.9621 of 5 stars$12.42-0.3%$15.67+26.2%+46.6%$679.77M$644.73M-20.711,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownULHUniversal Logistics3.9736 of 5 stars$25.09-0.2%$29.00+15.6%-45.0%$662.70M$1.85B7.9110,821Short Interest ↑Gap DownSNCYSun Country Airlines4.3744 of 5 stars$12.38-0.8%$16.83+36.0%-11.7%$657.57M$1.08B12.743,141News CoverageEarnings ReportGNKGenco Shipping & Trading3.9553 of 5 stars$15.26+0.2%$18.67+22.4%-15.6%$654.50M$423.02M14.651,010Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCVLGCovenant Logistics GroupN/A$23.72+0.7%$33.00+39.1%N/A$629.79M$1.12B18.324,610VLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion3.1722 of 5 stars$4.44-1.4%$7.44+67.7%-1.9%$517.12M$3.14B12.326,901Analyst ForecastSBSafe Bulkers4.3069 of 5 stars$4.07-1.3%$4.47+9.9%-20.9%$428.05M$307.63M6.07920Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementASCArdmore Shipping4.2463 of 5 stars$9.95-0.5%$13.67+37.4%-48.8%$403.97M$405.78M4.36990News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLOV Alternatives RKLB Alternatives LIND Alternatives ULH Alternatives SNCY Alternatives GNK Alternatives CVLG Alternatives VLRS Alternatives SB Alternatives ASC Alternatives 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 (NYSE:SPCE) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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