Verici Dx (VRCI) Competitors

Verici Dx (LON:VRCI) and Yourgene Health (LON:YGEN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VRCI or YGEN?

15.6% of Verici Dx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Yourgene Health shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Verici Dx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.4% of Yourgene Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, VRCI or YGEN?

Verici Dx has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yourgene Health has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRCI or YGEN more profitable?

Yourgene Health has a net margin of -27.55% compared to Verici Dx's net margin of -110.99%. Yourgene Health's return on equity of -27.06% beat Verici Dx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verici Dx	-110.99%	-71.67%	-26.14%
Yourgene Health	-27.55%	-27.06%	-6.71%

Does the media prefer VRCI or YGEN?

In the previous week, Yourgene Health's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Verici Dx's score of -1.84 indicating that Yourgene Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Verici Dx	Very Negative
Yourgene Health	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VRCI or YGEN?

Verici Dx has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Yourgene Health. Verici Dx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yourgene Health, 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
Verici Dx	£1.91M	6.53	-£6.56M	-£0.03	-28.45
Yourgene Health	£29.67M	0.00	-£8.17M	-£0.01	N/A

Summary

Yourgene Health beats Verici Dx on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.