This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. IMARA (IMRA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsInsider TradesTrendsBuy This Stock IMRA vs. VRNA, TGTX, TLX, GRFS, LEGN, IONS, NUVL, AXSM, ALKS, and PBHShould you be buying IMARA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMARA include Verona Pharma (VRNA), TG Therapeutics (TGTX), Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited American Depositary Shares (TLX), Grifols (GRFS), Legend Biotech (LEGN), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Nuvalent (NUVL), Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM), Alkermes (ALKS), and Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical preparations" industry. IMARA vs. Verona Pharma TG Therapeutics Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited American Depositary Shares Grifols Legend Biotech Ionis Pharmaceuticals Nuvalent Axsome Therapeutics Alkermes Prestige Consumer Healthcare Verona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) and IMARA (NASDAQ:IMRA) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media favor VRNA or IMRA? In the previous week, Verona Pharma had 8 more articles in the media than IMARA. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Verona Pharma and 2 mentions for IMARA. Verona Pharma's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat IMARA's score of 0.00 indicating that Verona Pharma is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Verona Pharma 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IMARA 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, VRNA or IMRA? IMARA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Verona Pharma. Verona Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMARA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVerona Pharma$118.54M51.34-$54.37M-$2.00-37.53IMARAN/AN/A$1.49M$0.051,175.99 Is VRNA or IMRA more profitable? IMARA's return on equity of 2.12% beat Verona Pharma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Verona PharmaN/A -79.54% -43.49% IMARA N/A 2.12%2.00% Which has more volatility and risk, VRNA or IMRA? Verona Pharma has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMARA has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in VRNA or IMRA? 85.9% of Verona Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of IMARA shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Verona Pharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.3% of IMARA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend VRNA or IMRA? Verona Pharma currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.58%. Given Verona Pharma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Verona Pharma is more favorable than IMARA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Verona Pharma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11IMARA 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRNA or IMRA? Verona Pharma received 310 more outperform votes than IMARA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.96% of users gave Verona Pharma an outperform vote while only 57.78% of users gave IMARA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVerona PharmaOutperform Votes33680.96% Underperform Votes7919.04%IMARAOutperform Votes2657.78% Underperform Votes1942.22% SummaryVerona Pharma beats IMARA on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IMARA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMRA 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IMRA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIMARAPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$6.47B$5.33B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A2.64%5.20%4.10%P/E Ratio1,176.228.4026.7219.60Price / SalesN/A258.84395.56117.96Price / Cash75.2465.8538.3234.62Price / Book17.096.416.764.50Net Income$1.49M$143.73M$3.23B$248.40M IMARA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMRAIMARAN/A$58.80-1.2%N/AN/A$1.54BN/A1,176.2241VRNAVerona Pharma1.8126 of 5 stars$74.73+3.0%$81.50+9.1%+476.9%$6.06B$118.54M-38.9230Positive NewsGap DownTGTXTG Therapeutics3.7992 of 5 stars$35.47+1.4%$40.80+15.0%+93.4%$5.63B$386.39M-354.66290Positive NewsTLXTelix Pharmaceuticals Limited American Depositary SharesN/A$16.40-0.8%$22.00+34.1%N/A$5.54B$783.21M0.00N/APositive NewsGRFSGrifols2.8646 of 5 stars$8.04+0.5%N/A+13.1%$5.53B$7.21B6.8726,300Analyst UpgradeLEGNLegend Biotech3.5271 of 5 stars$30.07+3.3%$74.73+148.5%-31.8%$5.52B$728.30M-31.651,070IONSIonis Pharmaceuticals4.3846 of 5 stars$34.47+1.3%$56.67+64.4%-12.5%$5.49B$717.25M-11.34800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNUVLNuvalent2.4646 of 5 stars$75.88+3.5%$115.50+52.2%+4.9%$5.43BN/A-21.8740News CoveragePositive NewsAXSMAxsome Therapeutics4.7058 of 5 stars$108.35+0.0%$172.14+58.9%+35.9%$5.33B$432.16M-18.09380Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeALKSAlkermes4.6109 of 5 stars$31.67+0.7%$38.33+21.0%+24.1%$5.22B$1.51B14.592,280Positive NewsPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare3.6972 of 5 stars$87.55-1.6%$93.33+6.6%+31.1%$4.33B$1.14B20.50540Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Verona Pharma Alternatives TG Therapeutics Alternatives Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited American Depositary Shares Alternatives Grifols Alternatives Legend Biotech Alternatives Ionis Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Nuvalent Alternatives Axsome Therapeutics Alternatives Alkermes Alternatives Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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:IMRA) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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