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AVIR vs. MBX, PVLA, HRMY, ZYME, and AGIO

Should you buy Atea Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Atea Pharmaceuticals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Atea Pharmaceuticals include MBX Biosciences (MBX), Palvella Therapeutics (PVLA), Harmony Biosciences (HRMY), Zymeworks (ZYME), and Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals compare to MBX Biosciences?

MBX Biosciences (NASDAQ:MBX) and Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

MBX Biosciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atea Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MBX BiosciencesN/AN/A-$86.97M-$2.21N/A
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$158.35M-$2.11N/A

MBX Biosciences presently has a consensus target price of $60.22, suggesting a potential upside of 98.16%. Given MBX Biosciences' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MBX Biosciences is more favorable than Atea Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MBX Biosciences
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

86.7% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MBX Biosciences has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atea Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, MBX Biosciences had 2 more articles in the media than Atea Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MBX Biosciences and 4 mentions for Atea Pharmaceuticals. Atea Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat MBX Biosciences' score of 0.40 indicating that Atea Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MBX Biosciences
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MBX Biosciences' return on equity of -24.52% beat Atea Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MBX BiosciencesN/A -24.52% -23.59%
Atea Pharmaceuticals N/A -57.01%-51.49%

Summary

MBX Biosciences beats Atea Pharmaceuticals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals compare to Palvella Therapeutics?

Palvella Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PVLA) and Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

40.1% of Palvella Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Palvella Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Palvella Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $199.53, indicating a potential upside of 82.72%. Given Palvella Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Palvella Therapeutics is more favorable than Atea Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Palvella Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Palvella Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Atea Pharmaceuticals. Palvella Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atea Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Palvella Therapeutics$42.81M36.58-$41.72M-$4.17N/A
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$158.35M-$2.11N/A

Palvella Therapeutics has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its share price is 113% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atea Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Palvella Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Atea Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Palvella Therapeutics and 4 mentions for Atea Pharmaceuticals. Atea Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Palvella Therapeutics' score of -0.43 indicating that Atea Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Palvella Therapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Palvella Therapeutics' return on equity of -56.87% beat Atea Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Palvella TherapeuticsN/A -56.87% -42.50%
Atea Pharmaceuticals N/A -57.01%-51.49%

Summary

Palvella Therapeutics beats Atea Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals compare to Harmony Biosciences?

Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) and Harmony Biosciences (NASDAQ:HRMY) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Atea Pharmaceuticals and Atea Pharmaceuticals both had 4 articles in the media. Atea Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Harmony Biosciences' score of 0.74 indicating that Atea Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Harmony Biosciences
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Harmony Biosciences has a net margin of 16.20% compared to Atea Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 0.00%. Harmony Biosciences' return on equity of 17.19% beat Atea Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/A -57.01% -51.49%
Harmony Biosciences 16.20%17.19%11.99%

Harmony Biosciences has higher revenue and earnings than Atea Pharmaceuticals. Atea Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harmony Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$158.35M-$2.11N/A
Harmony Biosciences$868.45M2.03$158.69M$2.4812.27

86.7% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Harmony Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Harmony Biosciences shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Harmony Biosciences has a consensus price target of $40.89, suggesting a potential upside of 34.33%. Given Harmony Biosciences' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harmony Biosciences is more favorable than Atea Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Harmony Biosciences
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Harmony Biosciences has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Harmony Biosciences beats Atea Pharmaceuticals on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals compare to Zymeworks?

Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) and Zymeworks (NASDAQ:ZYME) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

86.7% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Zymeworks shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Zymeworks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Zymeworks had 9 more articles in the media than Atea Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Zymeworks and 4 mentions for Atea Pharmaceuticals. Atea Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Zymeworks' score of 0.57 indicating that Atea Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zymeworks
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Zymeworks' net margin of -126.92%. Zymeworks' return on equity of -37.97% beat Atea Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/A -57.01% -51.49%
Zymeworks -126.92%-37.97%-25.31%

Zymeworks has higher revenue and earnings than Atea Pharmaceuticals. Zymeworks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atea Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$158.35M-$2.11N/A
Zymeworks$105.96M16.81-$81.13M-$1.37N/A

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zymeworks has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Zymeworks has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.74%. Given Zymeworks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zymeworks is more favorable than Atea Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Zymeworks
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Summary

Zymeworks beats Atea Pharmaceuticals on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals compare to Agios Pharmaceuticals?

Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) and Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

86.7% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Agios Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company 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.

Agios Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $41.56, suggesting a potential upside of 49.86%. Given Agios Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agios Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Atea Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Agios Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

In the previous week, Agios Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Atea Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Agios Pharmaceuticals and 4 mentions for Atea Pharmaceuticals. Atea Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Agios Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.23 indicating that Atea Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Agios Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Agios Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -639.84%. Agios Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -34.11% beat Atea Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/A -57.01% -51.49%
Agios Pharmaceuticals -639.84%-34.11%-31.66%

Atea Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Agios Pharmaceuticals. Agios Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atea Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Atea PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$158.35M-$2.11N/A
Agios Pharmaceuticals$54.03M30.52-$412.78M-$7.25N/A

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agios Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Atea Pharmaceuticals beats Agios Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AVIR vs. The Competition

MetricAtea PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$331.31M$3.25B$6.25B$12.23B
Dividend YieldN/A2.34%2.80%5.27%
P/E Ratio-1.9718.5220.7925.04
Price / SalesN/A270.32531.2172.17
Price / CashN/A124.5843.0954.25
Price / Book1.426.609.816.83
Net Income-$158.35M$24.18M$3.55B$335.69M
7 Day Performance-24.55%-3.56%-2.07%-2.03%
1 Month Performance-27.70%-7.86%-3.90%-1.90%
1 Year Performance47.69%51.80%29.39%27.36%

Atea Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AVIR
Atea Pharmaceuticals
1.2929 of 5 stars
$4.15
+0.2%
N/A+51.1%$331.31MN/AN/A70
MBX
MBX Biosciences
3.0956 of 5 stars
$36.98
-7.7%
$60.22
+62.9%
N/A$1.76BN/AN/AN/A
PVLA
Palvella Therapeutics
3.1021 of 5 stars
$125.79
+3.0%
$199.53
+58.6%
+376.4%$1.75BN/AN/AN/A
HRMY
Harmony Biosciences
4.753 of 5 stars
$30.15
-0.1%
$40.89
+35.6%
-14.9%$1.75B$868.45M12.16200
ZYME
Zymeworks
3.268 of 5 stars
$23.90
-0.5%
$38.00
+59.0%
N/A$1.75B$105.96MN/A460

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