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CVAC vs. CRSP, ADMA, PCVX, RYTM, CYTK, KRYS, AKRO, ZLAB, PTCT, and RARE

Should you be buying CureVac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CureVac include CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Vaxcyte (PCVX), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), Cytokinetics (CYTK), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Zai Lab (ZLAB), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

CureVac vs. Its Competitors

CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP) and CureVac (NASDAQ:CVAC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

CRISPR Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $71.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.32%. CureVac has a consensus price target of $6.83, suggesting a potential upside of 25.15%. Given CRISPR Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CRISPR Therapeutics is more favorable than CureVac.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CRISPR Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
CureVac
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

CRISPR Therapeutics has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CureVac has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

69.2% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of CureVac shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of CRISPR Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of CureVac 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.

In the previous week, CRISPR Therapeutics had 9 more articles in the media than CureVac. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CRISPR Therapeutics and 3 mentions for CureVac. CureVac's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat CRISPR Therapeutics' score of 0.60 indicating that CureVac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CRISPR Therapeutics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CureVac
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CureVac has a net margin of 35.44% compared to CRISPR Therapeutics' net margin of -1,023.64%. CureVac's return on equity of 30.89% beat CRISPR Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CRISPR Therapeutics-1,023.64% -20.08% -17.13%
CureVac 35.44%30.89%25.54%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CRISPR Therapeutics$37.31M131.47-$366.25M-$4.52-12.57
CureVac$579.18M2.11$175.50M$0.925.93

Summary

CureVac beats CRISPR Therapeutics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CVAC vs. The Competition

MetricCureVacMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.22B$2.99B$5.61B$9.11B
Dividend YieldN/A2.39%5.24%4.01%
P/E Ratio5.937.5819.7619.92
Price / Sales2.11292.00430.8999.65
Price / Cash6.2442.8637.4658.16
Price / Book1.637.638.045.49
Net Income$175.50M-$55.05M$3.18B$250.27M
7 Day Performance1.20%8.54%3.72%4.78%
1 Month Performance34.15%5.38%3.72%7.20%
1 Year Performance66.97%2.35%29.92%17.27%

CureVac Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVAC
CureVac
4.6868 of 5 stars
$5.46
+0.2%
$6.83
+25.2%
+75.2%$1.22B$579.18M5.93880Positive News
CRSP
CRISPR Therapeutics
3.2751 of 5 stars
$51.19
-1.9%
$71.75
+40.2%
+6.2%$4.51B$37.31M0.00460Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.9697 of 5 stars
$17.88
-2.2%
$27.67
+54.7%
+53.9%$4.36B$426.45M32.64530Positive News
PCVX
Vaxcyte
1.8897 of 5 stars
$32.00
-3.8%
$136.50
+326.6%
-55.2%$4.29BN/A0.00160News Coverage
Positive News
RYTM
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
3.2062 of 5 stars
$66.39
+0.9%
$78.07
+17.6%
+100.6%$4.18B$130.13M0.00140Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
CYTK
Cytokinetics
3.9936 of 5 stars
$33.36
-3.8%
$70.92
+112.6%
-33.4%$4.14B$18.47M0.00250
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.5767 of 5 stars
$139.74
-2.3%
$211.13
+51.1%
-22.6%$4.13B$290.52M31.87210Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
3.427 of 5 stars
$51.52
-0.5%
$82.50
+60.1%
+116.7%$4.13BN/A0.0030Insider Trade
ZLAB
Zai Lab
3.2781 of 5 stars
$35.48
-2.5%
$54.28
+53.0%
+99.9%$4.04B$398.99M0.001,869Gap Up
PTCT
PTC Therapeutics
4.3467 of 5 stars
$47.98
-2.2%
$65.00
+35.5%
+55.9%$3.89B$806.78M6.771,410
RARE
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
3.9586 of 5 stars
$39.61
-0.8%
$87.00
+119.6%
-26.9%$3.77B$560.23M0.001,294Trending News
Analyst Forecast
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This page (NASDAQ:CVAC) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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