Avenue Therapeutics (ATXI) Competitors $0.73 -0.01 (-1.34%) As of 10/17/2025 12:33 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ATXI vs. KPRX, ALBT, TNFA, GOVX, CELZ, GNPX, HCWB, BCTX, QLGN, and CYCNShould you be buying Avenue Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avenue Therapeutics include Kiora Pharmaceuticals (KPRX), Avalon GloboCare (ALBT), TNF Pharmaceuticals (TNFA), GeoVax Labs (GOVX), Creative Medical Technology (CELZ), Genprex (GNPX), HCW Biologics (HCWB), Briacell Therap (BCTX), Qualigen Therapeutics (QLGN), and Cyclerion Therapeutics (CYCN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Avenue Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Kiora Pharmaceuticals Avalon GloboCare TNF Pharmaceuticals GeoVax Labs Creative Medical Technology Genprex HCW Biologics Briacell Therap Qualigen Therapeutics Cyclerion Therapeutics Avenue Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ATXI) and Kiora Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KPRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Does the media prefer ATXI or KPRX? In the previous week, Avenue Therapeutics and Avenue Therapeutics both had 2 articles in the media. Kiora Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Avenue Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Kiora Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avenue Therapeutics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kiora Pharmaceuticals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ATXI or KPRX more profitable? Kiora Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -47.17% beat Avenue Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avenue TherapeuticsN/A -471.57% -296.50% Kiora Pharmaceuticals N/A -47.17%-34.00% Do analysts prefer ATXI or KPRX? Kiora Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 269.00%. Given Kiora Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kiora Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Avenue Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avenue Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Kiora Pharmaceuticals 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ATXI or KPRX? 17.3% of Avenue Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Kiora Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Avenue Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Kiora Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ATXI or KPRX? Avenue Therapeutics has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kiora Pharmaceuticals has a beta of -0.67, meaning that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ATXI or KPRX? Kiora Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avenue Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvenue TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$10.38M-$0.95-0.77Kiora PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A$3.60M-$2.91-0.93 SummaryKiora Pharmaceuticals beats Avenue Therapeutics on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avenue Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATXI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 ATXI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvenue TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.36M$1.01B$6.10B$10.50BDividend YieldN/A4.84%5.73%4.81%P/E Ratio0.041.2584.5227.09Price / SalesN/A145.12585.94210.58Price / CashN/A17.6337.1661.22Price / Book0.388.0312.246.52Net Income-$10.38M-$7.71M$3.32B$276.75M7 Day Performance2.82%0.17%1.25%2.00%1 Month Performance-14.11%29.02%6.28%2.26%1 Year Performance-65.40%-12.50%59.92%35.58% Avenue Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATXIAvenue Therapeutics2.1164 of 5 stars$0.73-1.3%N/A-63.3%$2.36MN/A0.044News CoverageGap UpKPRXKiora Pharmaceuticals3.1152 of 5 stars$2.73-0.4%$10.00+266.3%-18.6%$9.36M$16.02M-0.9410News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ALBTAvalon GloboCare0.8947 of 5 stars$2.39+2.1%N/A-15.2%$9.18M$1.33M-0.125TNFATNF Pharmaceuticals0.0588 of 5 stars$4.90-14.8%N/A-96.9%$9.05MN/A-0.026GOVXGeoVax Labs2.2949 of 5 stars$0.55-3.9%$8.50+1,438.2%-72.5%$8.80M$6.14M-0.2710News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap DownCELZCreative Medical Technology1.4068 of 5 stars$3.41+0.9%N/A-13.3%$8.80M$6K-1.075Analyst ForecastGNPXGenprex2.1616 of 5 stars$0.20-1.0%N/A+6.8%$8.68MN/A0.0020News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Gap DownHCWBHCW Biologics2.1852 of 5 stars$4.03flat$35.00+768.5%-82.2%$8.66M$2.57M-0.2940News CoverageShort Interest ↓BCTXBriacell Therap1.3308 of 5 stars$12.63-4.5%$320.00+2,433.7%-90.7%$8.59MN/A-0.158Short Interest ↑QLGNQualigen TherapeuticsN/A$5.03flatN/A-54.6%$8.53MN/A0.0050Short Interest ↑CYCNCyclerion Therapeutics0.8053 of 5 stars$2.55+6.7%N/A-15.5%$8.51M$2.17M-3.4530Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kiora Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Avalon GloboCare Alternatives TNF Pharmaceuticals Alternatives GeoVax Labs Alternatives Creative Medical Technology Alternatives Genprex Alternatives HCW Biologics Alternatives Briacell Therap Alternatives Qualigen Therapeutics Alternatives Cyclerion Therapeutics 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 (NASDAQ:ATXI) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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