FDMT vs. VIR, TARS, CGEM, NMRA, SRRK, ADMA, BCRX, AUTL, INBX, and FUSN
Should you be buying 4D Molecular Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 4D Molecular Therapeutics include Vir Biotechnology (VIR), Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (TARS), Cullinan Oncology (CGEM), Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA), Scholar Rock (SRRK), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), Inhibrx (INBX), and Fusion Pharmaceuticals (FUSN). These companies are all part of the "biological products, except diagnostic" industry.
4D Molecular Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FDMT) and Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ:VIR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
4D Molecular Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vir Biotechnology. 4D Molecular Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vir Biotechnology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Vir Biotechnology had 8 more articles in the media than 4D Molecular Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vir Biotechnology and 7 mentions for 4D Molecular Therapeutics. 4D Molecular Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Vir Biotechnology's score of 0.65 indicating that 4D Molecular Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
4D Molecular Therapeutics has a net margin of -436.30% compared to Vir Biotechnology's net margin of -677.69%.
Vir Biotechnology received 6 more outperform votes than 4D Molecular Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave 4D Molecular Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 48.15% of users gave Vir Biotechnology an outperform vote.
4D Molecular Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $44.22, indicating a potential upside of 72.07%. Vir Biotechnology has a consensus target price of $33.57, indicating a potential upside of 255.63%. Given Vir Biotechnology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vir Biotechnology is more favorable than 4D Molecular Therapeutics.
99.3% of 4D Molecular Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Vir Biotechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of 4D Molecular Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Vir Biotechnology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
4D Molecular Therapeutics has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its stock price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vir Biotechnology has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
4D Molecular Therapeutics beats Vir Biotechnology on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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