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$0.89 -0.04 (-4.43%)
As of 07/24/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

FLNA vs. ARTV, AVXL, NBP, DTIL, and NERV

Should you buy Cassava Sciences stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cassava Sciences 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 Cassava Sciences include Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV), Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), I-Mab (NBP), Precision BioSciences (DTIL), and Minerva Neurosciences (NERV). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Cassava Sciences compare to Artiva Biotherapeutics?

Artiva Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ARTV) and Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:FLNA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Artiva Biotherapeutics has a beta of 2.18, suggesting that its share price is 118% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cassava Sciences has a beta of -0.73, suggesting that its share price is 173% less volatile than the broader market.

Artiva Biotherapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 288.83%. Cassava Sciences has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 461.23%. Given Cassava Sciences' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cassava Sciences is more favorable than Artiva Biotherapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Artiva Biotherapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Cassava Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Artiva Biotherapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cassava Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Artiva BiotherapeuticsN/AN/A-$83.86M-$3.54N/A
Cassava SciencesN/AN/A-$90.97M-$1.61N/A

38.0% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Artiva Biotherapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned 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.

Cassava Sciences' return on equity of -53.90% beat Artiva Biotherapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Artiva BiotherapeuticsN/A -73.15% -62.74%
Cassava Sciences N/A -53.90%-34.20%

In the previous week, Cassava Sciences had 1 more articles in the media than Artiva Biotherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cassava Sciences and 2 mentions for Artiva Biotherapeutics. Artiva Biotherapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.62 equaled Cassava Sciences'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Artiva Biotherapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cassava Sciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Cassava Sciences beats Artiva Biotherapeutics on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cassava Sciences compare to Anavex Life Sciences?

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:FLNA) and Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Cassava Sciences has a beta of -0.73, indicating that its share price is 173% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Anavex Life Sciences has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Cassava Sciences presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 461.23%. Anavex Life Sciences has a consensus target price of $21.33, suggesting a potential upside of 788.89%. Given Anavex Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anavex Life Sciences is more favorable than Cassava Sciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cassava Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Anavex Life Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

38.0% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Anavex Life Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cassava Sciences had 1 more articles in the media than Anavex Life Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cassava Sciences and 2 mentions for Anavex Life Sciences. Anavex Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Cassava Sciences' score of 0.62 indicating that Anavex Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cassava Sciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Anavex Life Sciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Anavex Life Sciences' return on equity of -38.76% beat Cassava Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cassava SciencesN/A -53.90% -34.20%
Anavex Life Sciences N/A -38.76%-35.01%

Anavex Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cassava Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cassava SciencesN/AN/A-$90.97M-$1.61N/A
Anavex Life SciencesN/AN/A-$46.38M-$0.46N/A

Summary

Anavex Life Sciences beats Cassava Sciences on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cassava Sciences compare to I-Mab?

I-Mab (NASDAQ:NBP) and Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:FLNA) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, I-Mab had 1 more articles in the media than Cassava Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for I-Mab and 3 mentions for Cassava Sciences. I-Mab's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Cassava Sciences' score of 0.62 indicating that I-Mab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
I-Mab
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cassava Sciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

I-Mab has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cassava Sciences has a beta of -0.73, indicating that its share price is 173% less volatile than the broader market.

I-Mab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cassava Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
I-MabN/AN/A-$46.27M-$0.36N/A
Cassava SciencesN/AN/A-$90.97M-$1.61N/A

I-Mab's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cassava Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
I-MabN/A N/A N/A
Cassava Sciences N/A -53.90%-34.20%

I-Mab currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 408.47%. Cassava Sciences has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 461.23%. Given Cassava Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cassava Sciences is more favorable than I-Mab.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
I-Mab
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Cassava Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

38.4% of I-Mab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Cassava Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of I-Mab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Cassava Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

I-Mab beats Cassava Sciences on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cassava Sciences compare to Precision BioSciences?

Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:FLNA) and Precision BioSciences (NASDAQ:DTIL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

38.0% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Precision BioSciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Precision BioSciences shares are owned 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.

Cassava Sciences currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 461.23%. Precision BioSciences has a consensus price target of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 342.39%. Given Cassava Sciences' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cassava Sciences is more favorable than Precision BioSciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cassava Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Precision BioSciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Cassava Sciences had 1 more articles in the media than Precision BioSciences. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cassava Sciences and 2 mentions for Precision BioSciences. Precision BioSciences' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Cassava Sciences' score of 0.62 indicating that Precision BioSciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cassava Sciences
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Precision BioSciences
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Cassava Sciences has a beta of -0.73, meaning that its share price is 173% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision BioSciences has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Precision BioSciences has higher revenue and earnings than Cassava Sciences. Precision BioSciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cassava Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cassava SciencesN/AN/A-$90.97M-$1.61N/A
Precision BioSciences$45.07M4.17-$45.72M-$3.67N/A

Cassava Sciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Precision BioSciences' net margin of -96.73%. Cassava Sciences' return on equity of -53.90% beat Precision BioSciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cassava SciencesN/A -53.90% -34.20%
Precision BioSciences -96.73%-85.37%-37.34%

Summary

Cassava Sciences beats Precision BioSciences on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cassava Sciences compare to Minerva Neurosciences?

Minerva Neurosciences (NASDAQ:NERV) and Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:FLNA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Cassava Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Minerva Neurosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Minerva NeurosciencesN/AN/A-$293.42M-$29.16N/A
Cassava SciencesN/AN/A-$90.97M-$1.61N/A

34.6% of Minerva Neurosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Minerva Neurosciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Cassava Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Minerva Neurosciences currently has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 159.90%. Cassava Sciences has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 461.23%. Given Cassava Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cassava Sciences is more favorable than Minerva Neurosciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Minerva Neurosciences
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Cassava Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Cassava Sciences had 2 more articles in the media than Minerva Neurosciences. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cassava Sciences and 1 mentions for Minerva Neurosciences. Minerva Neurosciences' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Cassava Sciences' score of 0.62 indicating that Minerva Neurosciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Minerva Neurosciences Very Positive
Cassava Sciences Positive

Minerva Neurosciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Cassava Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Minerva NeurosciencesN/A N/A -32.63%
Cassava Sciences N/A -53.90%-34.20%

Minerva Neurosciences has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cassava Sciences has a beta of -0.73, meaning that its stock price is 173% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cassava Sciences beats Minerva Neurosciences on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FLNA vs. The Competition

MetricCassava SciencesMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$43.04M$3.08B$6.87B$12.26B
Dividend YieldN/A2.07%2.67%9.79%
P/E Ratio-0.5520.2927.1123.64
Price / SalesN/A481.80512.8989.27
Price / CashN/A27.6250.5459.64
Price / Book0.584.1310.286.07
Net Income-$90.97M$65.94M$3.60B$331.99M
7 Day Performance-15.95%-4.16%-1.27%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-23.20%-3.76%-0.37%-2.00%
1 Year Performance-62.09%9.94%18.30%13.62%

Cassava Sciences Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLNA
Cassava Sciences
1.9679 of 5 stars
$0.89
-4.4%
$5.00
+461.2%
-64.6%$43.04MN/AN/A20
ARTV
Artiva Biotherapeutics
3.7549 of 5 stars
$8.88
-7.9%
$39.00
+339.0%
+191.6%$219.59M$250KN/A81
AVXL
Anavex Life Sciences
2.0808 of 5 stars
$2.36
-5.8%
$21.33
+805.9%
-81.2%$218.24MN/AN/A40
NBP
I-Mab
2.4354 of 5 stars
$1.87
-1.8%
$9.00
+382.6%
N/A$216.84MN/AN/A380
DTIL
Precision BioSciences
2.7126 of 5 stars
$8.37
-4.5%
$32.25
+285.5%
+45.8%$215.95M$34.26MN/A200

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This page (NASDAQ:FLNA) was last updated on 7/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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