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Flex Pharma (FLKS) Competitors

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FLKS vs. VHAQ, PYRGF, ATNM, OSTX, AADI, NBRV, EGRX, ELYM, MRNS, and ALLK

Should you be buying Flex Pharma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flex Pharma include Viveon Health Acquisition (VHAQ), PyroGenesis Canada (PYRGF), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), OS Therapies (OSTX), Aadi Bioscience (AADI), Nabriva Therapeutics (NBRV), Eagle Pharmaceuticals (EGRX), Eliem Therapeutics (ELYM), Marinus Pharmaceuticals (MRNS), and Allakos (ALLK).

Flex Pharma vs. Its Competitors

Flex Pharma (NASDAQ:FLKS) and Viveon Health Acquisition (NYSE:VHAQ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Flex Pharma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Viveon Health Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Flex Pharma Neutral
Viveon Health Acquisition Neutral

14.4% of Flex Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of Viveon Health Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Flex Pharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.3% of Viveon Health Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Viveon Health Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Flex Pharma's net margin of -1,208.42%. Viveon Health Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Flex Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Flex Pharma-1,208.42% -98.04% -83.37%
Viveon Health Acquisition N/A N/A N/A

Flex Pharma has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viveon Health Acquisition has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Viveon Health Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flex Pharma.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Flex Pharma$840K19.11-$21.92MN/AN/A
Viveon Health AcquisitionN/AN/A-$610KN/AN/A

Summary

Viveon Health Acquisition beats Flex Pharma on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FLKS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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FLKS vs. The Competition

MetricFlex PharmaPharmaceutical Preparations IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.05M$790.61M$5.49B$9.02B
Dividend YieldN/A4.84%5.38%4.10%
P/E RatioN/A1.3227.4720.28
Price / Sales19.11226.97408.86121.46
Price / CashN/A23.4436.6357.47
Price / Book1.746.288.095.68
Net Income-$21.92M-$27.84M$3.17B$248.96M

Flex Pharma Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLKS
Flex Pharma
N/A$0.89
-1.2%
N/A-62.9%$16.05M$840K0.004Gap Down
VHAQ
Viveon Health Acquisition
N/A$11.00
flat
N/AN/A$62.26MN/A0.002High Trading Volume
PYRGF
PyroGenesis Canada
0.0922 of 5 stars
$0.33
-5.5%
N/A-36.9%$60.86M$9.14M-5.4390High Trading Volume
ATNM
Actinium Pharmaceuticals
2.5116 of 5 stars
$1.70
+11.8%
$4.00
+135.3%
N/A$53.03M$81K-1.2230
OSTX
OS Therapies
2.7089 of 5 stars
$1.72
+1.2%
$18.00
+946.5%
N/A$48.33MN/A-2.00N/ANews Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AADI
Aadi Bioscience
0.6722 of 5 stars
$1.95
-6.7%
$1.67
-14.5%
+34.3%$48.16M$25.07M-0.8640News Coverage
NBRV
Nabriva Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/A$45.46M$35.59M0.0070
EGRX
Eagle Pharmaceuticals
N/A$2.75
-1.4%
N/A-45.5%$35.71M$257.55M0.00100Gap Down
ELYM
Eliem Therapeutics
N/A$1.20
-0.8%
N/A-81.6%$35.70MN/A-2.269
MRNS
Marinus Pharmaceuticals
2.3853 of 5 stars
$0.55
-0.2%
$3.92
+613.3%
-54.6%$30.32M$30.99M-0.22110
ALLK
Allakos
2.9099 of 5 stars
$0.33
flat
$2.00
+507.7%
N/A$29.74MN/A-0.16190

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This page (NASDAQ:FLKS) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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