Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Competitors $3.90 -0.11 (-2.74%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:59 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSGN vs. PHVS, CRMD, AKBA, OCS, LENZ, PRAX, ZYME, CMRX, CDMO, and NUVBShould you be buying Design Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Design Therapeutics include Pharvaris (PHVS), CorMedix (CRMD), Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA), Oculis (OCS), LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ), Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX), Zymeworks (ZYME), Chimerix (CMRX), Avid Bioservices (CDMO), and Nuvation Bio (NUVB). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Design Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Pharvaris CorMedix Akebia Therapeutics Oculis LENZ Therapeutics Praxis Precision Medicines Zymeworks Chimerix Avid Bioservices Nuvation Bio Pharvaris (NASDAQ:PHVS) and Design Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DSGN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Does the media refer more to PHVS or DSGN? In the previous week, Pharvaris had 20 more articles in the media than Design Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Pharvaris and 1 mentions for Design Therapeutics. Design Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Pharvaris' score of 0.62 indicating that Design Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Pharvaris Positive Design Therapeutics Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PHVS or DSGN? Pharvaris has a beta of -2.86, meaning that its share price is 386% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Design Therapeutics has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PHVS or DSGN? Pharvaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Design Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPharvarisN/AN/A-$109.18M-$3.01-5.66Design TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$66.86M-$0.99-3.94 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PHVS or DSGN? 56.6% of Design Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Pharvaris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Design Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PHVS or DSGN? Pharvaris received 30 more outperform votes than Design Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.80% of users gave Pharvaris an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Design Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPharvarisOutperform Votes4067.80% Underperform Votes1932.20% Design TherapeuticsOutperform Votes1033.33% Underperform Votes2066.67% Do analysts rate PHVS or DSGN? Pharvaris presently has a consensus price target of $36.20, indicating a potential upside of 112.32%. Design Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.56%. Given Pharvaris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pharvaris is more favorable than Design Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pharvaris 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Design Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PHVS or DSGN more profitable? Design Therapeutics' return on equity of -18.01% beat Pharvaris' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PharvarisN/A -38.52% -36.69% Design Therapeutics N/A -18.01%-17.38% SummaryDesign Therapeutics beats Pharvaris on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Design Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSGN 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 DSGN 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 DSGN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDesign TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$221.40M$6.85B$5.57B$8.63BDividend YieldN/A2.55%5.28%4.18%P/E Ratio-4.598.7827.1420.06Price / SalesN/A255.64411.98157.10Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.64Price / Book0.796.557.064.70Net Income-$66.86M$143.93M$3.23B$247.88M7 Day Performance-2.50%3.84%2.85%2.63%1 Month Performance7.73%11.20%9.06%6.36%1 Year Performance3.45%4.18%31.43%14.05% Design Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSGNDesign Therapeutics0.7089 of 5 stars$3.90-2.7%$4.00+2.6%-3.2%$221.40MN/A-4.5940Positive NewsGap UpPHVSPharvaris1.4579 of 5 stars$16.49-0.7%$40.67+146.6%+7.4%$862.26MN/A-5.8930Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpCRMDCorMedix0.5757 of 5 stars$12.70+4.6%$15.00+18.1%+188.9%$861.38M$82.55M-15.6830Positive NewsAKBAAkebia Therapeutics4.4693 of 5 stars$3.25+7.3%$6.63+103.8%+221.6%$853.57M$184.91M-14.13430High Trading VolumeOCSOculis1.7955 of 5 stars$19.22-1.2%$31.50+63.9%+64.7%$839.18M$980K-9.962Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionLENZLENZ Therapeutics1.6954 of 5 stars$29.16-0.1%$46.60+59.8%+58.1%$820.74MN/A-16.47110Positive NewsPRAXPraxis Precision Medicines2.5668 of 5 stars$39.82+3.3%$109.90+176.0%+13.2%$811.09M$8.12M-3.87110ZYMEZymeworks1.9055 of 5 stars$11.64+1.8%$21.00+80.4%+34.0%$809.88M$93.38M-7.76460Positive NewsCMRXChimerix0.7182 of 5 stars$8.54flat$8.53-0.1%N/A$801.09M$212K-9.0990CDMOAvid Bioservices0.877 of 5 stars$12.50+0.1%$12.25-2.0%+56.4%$799.18M$139.91M-5.23320High Trading VolumeNUVBNuvation Bio3.0003 of 5 stars$2.34+10.1%$7.83+235.5%-22.5%$794.51M$10.96M-1.0860Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PHVS Alternatives CRMD Alternatives AKBA Alternatives OCS Alternatives LENZ Alternatives PRAX Alternatives ZYME Alternatives CMRX Alternatives CDMO Alternatives NUVB 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:DSGN) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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