Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL) Competitors $18.56 +0.04 (+0.22%) Closing price 10/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.55 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 10/23/2025 07:45 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVDL vs. PTGX, TGTX, PTCT, KRYS, ARWR, ACLX, AKRO, CRNX, MENS, and NAMSShould you be buying Avadel Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avadel Pharmaceuticals include Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX), TG Therapeutics (TGTX), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR), Arcellx (ACLX), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), Jyong Biotech (MENS), and NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Avadel Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Protagonist Therapeutics TG Therapeutics PTC Therapeutics Krystal Biotech Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Arcellx Akero Therapeutics Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Jyong Biotech NewAmsterdam Pharma Avadel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVDL) and Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts rate AVDL or PTGX? Avadel Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $18.72, suggesting a potential upside of 0.87%. Protagonist Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.01%. Given Avadel Pharmaceuticals' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Avadel Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Protagonist Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avadel Pharmaceuticals 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Protagonist Therapeutics 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the media prefer AVDL or PTGX? In the previous week, Avadel Pharmaceuticals had 24 more articles in the media than Protagonist Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Avadel Pharmaceuticals and 5 mentions for Protagonist Therapeutics. Protagonist Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Avadel Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.01 indicating that Protagonist Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avadel Pharmaceuticals 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Protagonist Therapeutics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVDL or PTGX? 69.2% of Avadel Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Avadel Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Protagonist Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AVDL or PTGX? Avadel Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protagonist Therapeutics has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, AVDL or PTGX? Protagonist Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Avadel Pharmaceuticals. Avadel Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Protagonist Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvadel Pharmaceuticals$169.12M10.66-$48.83M-$0.03-618.67Protagonist Therapeutics$434.43M10.60$275.19M$0.70105.70 Is AVDL or PTGX more profitable? Protagonist Therapeutics has a net margin of 24.88% compared to Avadel Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -1.32%. Protagonist Therapeutics' return on equity of 8.12% beat Avadel Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avadel Pharmaceuticals-1.32% -3.73% -1.73% Protagonist Therapeutics 24.88%8.12%7.41% SummaryProtagonist Therapeutics beats Avadel Pharmaceuticals on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avadel Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVDL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 AVDL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvadel PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.80B$2.64B$6.18B$10.59BDividend YieldN/A57.75%5.72%4.86%P/E Ratio-618.6723.9429.6728.46Price / Sales10.66778.82579.41225.02Price / CashN/A165.1936.5560.64Price / Book24.105.5712.076.53Net Income-$48.83M$33.06M$3.32B$276.75M7 Day Performance21.94%2.10%0.64%0.93%1 Month Performance19.05%5.91%5.17%1.41%1 Year Performance42.77%-2.82%61.77%31.59% Avadel Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVDLAvadel Pharmaceuticals1.345 of 5 stars$18.56+0.2%$18.72+0.9%+40.4%$1.80B$169.12M-618.6770Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumePTGXProtagonist Therapeutics1.6135 of 5 stars$79.17-9.0%$72.00-9.1%+58.8%$5.41B$434.43M113.10120Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTGTXTG Therapeutics4.3332 of 5 stars$34.22+1.4%$49.00+43.2%+44.8%$5.36B$329M92.49290News CoveragePositive NewsPTCTPTC Therapeutics3.2734 of 5 stars$66.06-0.3%$69.00+4.5%+57.3%$5.26B$806.78M9.481,410KRYSKrystal Biotech4.8285 of 5 stars$184.74+1.8%$209.00+13.1%+7.9%$5.25B$290.52M37.55210ARWRArrowhead Pharmaceuticals3.7824 of 5 stars$36.25+2.4%$43.14+19.0%+87.5%$4.90B$3.55M-28.32400Positive NewsACLXArcellx2.4802 of 5 stars$86.23-0.7%$112.69+30.7%-4.7%$4.81B$107.94M0.0080AKROAkero Therapeutics3.84 of 5 stars$53.66-0.4%$73.38+36.7%+87.4%$4.31BN/A-26.8330Positive NewsCRNXCrinetics Pharmaceuticals4.2826 of 5 stars$44.43-1.1%$74.45+67.6%-31.4%$4.23B$1.04M-10.81210MENSJyong BiotechN/A$55.70+0.8%N/AN/A$4.20BN/A0.0031NAMSNewAmsterdam Pharma3.4189 of 5 stars$37.15+0.3%$42.00+13.1%+88.0%$4.17B$45.56M-22.934Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PTGX Competitors TGTX Competitors PTCT Competitors KRYS Competitors ARWR Competitors ACLX Competitors AKRO Competitors CRNX Competitors MENS Competitors NAMS 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:AVDL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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