Aurora Cannabis (ACB) Competitors $4.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACB vs. WVE, ETNB, COLL, MLYS, NTLA, SYRE, ZYME, RCUS, NRIX, and CMRXShould you be buying Aurora Cannabis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aurora Cannabis include Wave Life Sciences (WVE), 89bio (ETNB), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Zymeworks (ZYME), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Nurix Therapeutics (NRIX), and Chimerix (CMRX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Aurora Cannabis vs. Wave Life Sciences 89bio Collegium Pharmaceutical Mineralys Therapeutics Intellia Therapeutics Spyre Therapeutics Zymeworks Arcus Biosciences Nurix Therapeutics Chimerix Wave Life Sciences (NASDAQ:WVE) and Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Does the media favor WVE or ACB? In the previous week, Wave Life Sciences had 6 more articles in the media than Aurora Cannabis. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wave Life Sciences and 4 mentions for Aurora Cannabis. Wave Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Aurora Cannabis' score of 0.60 indicating that Wave Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wave Life Sciences 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aurora Cannabis 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor WVE or ACB? Aurora Cannabis received 16 more outperform votes than Wave Life Sciences when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.90% of users gave Wave Life Sciences an outperform vote while only 59.63% of users gave Aurora Cannabis an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWave Life SciencesOutperform Votes36867.90% Underperform Votes17432.10% Aurora CannabisOutperform Votes38459.63% Underperform Votes26040.37% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WVE or ACB? 89.7% of Wave Life Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Aurora Cannabis shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of Wave Life Sciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Aurora Cannabis 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. Is WVE or ACB more profitable? Aurora Cannabis has a net margin of 0.42% compared to Wave Life Sciences' net margin of -66.50%. Aurora Cannabis' return on equity of 0.59% beat Wave Life Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wave Life Sciences-66.50% -280.57% -52.90% Aurora Cannabis 0.42%0.59%0.42% Do analysts recommend WVE or ACB? Wave Life Sciences currently has a consensus price target of $21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 174.18%. Given Wave Life Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wave Life Sciences is more favorable than Aurora Cannabis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wave Life Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aurora Cannabis 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67 Which has better earnings and valuation, WVE or ACB? Aurora Cannabis has higher revenue and earnings than Wave Life Sciences. Wave Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aurora Cannabis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWave Life Sciences$108.30M10.94-$57.51M-$0.79-9.77Aurora Cannabis$320.81M0.81-$48.62M$0.0592.80 Which has more risk & volatility, WVE or ACB? Wave Life Sciences has a beta of -0.93, indicating that its share price is 193% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurora Cannabis has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAurora Cannabis beats Wave Life Sciences on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aurora Cannabis News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACB 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 ACB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAurora CannabisMedicinals & botanicals IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$260.83M$1.19B$5.56B$7.83BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio92.8210.4522.4418.48Price / Sales0.8110.33393.95103.59Price / Cash26.3510.4038.1834.62Price / Book0.571.456.774.25Net Income-$48.62M-$54.34M$3.22B$248.23M7 Day Performance-1.49%4.05%1.45%0.89%1 Month Performance6.18%24.15%3.96%3.53%1 Year Performance-36.96%-37.14%16.07%5.08% Aurora Cannabis Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACBAurora Cannabis0.6453 of 5 stars$4.64flatN/A-49.7%$260.83M$320.81M92.821,340News CoverageWVEWave Life Sciences4.313 of 5 stars$6.12+3.4%$22.18+262.4%+56.6%$939.33M$108.30M-5.51240Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsETNB89bio2.7852 of 5 stars$6.27+3.5%$27.56+339.5%-5.8%$915.32MN/A-2.1540Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCOLLCollegium Pharmaceutical4.051 of 5 stars$26.91-0.4%$43.60+62.0%-26.9%$864.67M$631.45M11.60210Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMLYSMineralys Therapeutics2.3896 of 5 stars$13.24-0.8%$33.00+149.2%+16.0%$858.96MN/A-3.6428Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NTLAIntellia Therapeutics4.4678 of 5 stars$7.92+9.5%$36.68+363.2%-58.6%$819.86M$57.88M-1.46600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSYRESpyre Therapeutics1.7938 of 5 stars$13.57+7.1%$49.57+265.3%-53.9%$817.95M$890,000.00-1.82100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsZYMEZymeworks2.7711 of 5 stars$11.75+1.9%$21.00+78.7%+51.6%$817.53M$76.30M-7.83460Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsRCUSArcus Biosciences2.0487 of 5 stars$7.68-2.5%$30.25+293.9%-42.6%$807.46M$258M-2.44500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownNRIXNurix Therapeutics1.9428 of 5 stars$10.55+3.0%$30.44+188.6%-4.1%$804.29M$56.42M-3.65300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCMRXChimerix3.0303 of 5 stars$8.55-0.1%$8.53-0.1%N/A$801.56M$212,000.00-9.0990 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wave Life Sciences Competitors 89bio Competitors Collegium Pharmaceutical Competitors Mineralys Therapeutics Competitors Intellia Therapeutics Competitors Spyre Therapeutics Competitors Zymeworks Competitors Arcus Biosciences Competitors Nurix Therapeutics Competitors Chimerix Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:ACB) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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