Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) Competitors $2.30 -0.01 (-0.43%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.40 +0.10 (+4.52%) As of 09/19/2025 07:44 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock INO vs. MRNA, KIDS, TMCI, SMLR, CBLL, BFLY, CARL, RXST, DCTH, and NPCEShould you be buying Inovio Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inovio Pharmaceuticals include Moderna (MRNA), OrthoPediatrics (KIDS), Treace Medical Concepts (TMCI), Semler Scientific (SMLR), CeriBell (CBLL), Butterfly Network (BFLY), Carlsmed (CARL), RxSight (RXST), Delcath Systems (DCTH), and NeuroPace (NPCE). Inovio Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Moderna OrthoPediatrics Treace Medical Concepts Semler Scientific CeriBell Butterfly Network Carlsmed RxSight Delcath Systems NeuroPace Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is MRNA or INO more profitable? Inovio Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Moderna's net margin of -94.31%. Moderna's return on equity of -25.96% beat Inovio Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Moderna-94.31% -25.96% -20.09% Inovio Pharmaceuticals N/A -163.32%-96.41% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MRNA or INO? Inovio Pharmaceuticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Moderna. Moderna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inovio Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioModerna$3.24B3.03-$3.56B-$7.53-3.35Inovio Pharmaceuticals$220K555.55-$107.25M-$2.61-0.88 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MRNA or INO? 75.3% of Moderna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Inovio Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Moderna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Inovio Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer MRNA or INO? Moderna currently has a consensus target price of $41.81, suggesting a potential upside of 65.66%. Inovio Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 282.61%. Given Inovio Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inovio Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Moderna.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Moderna 4 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.05Inovio Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to MRNA or INO? In the previous week, Moderna had 19 more articles in the media than Inovio Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Moderna and 1 mentions for Inovio Pharmaceuticals. Moderna's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Inovio Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.00 indicating that Moderna is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Moderna 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Inovio Pharmaceuticals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, MRNA or INO? Moderna has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inovio Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryModerna beats Inovio Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Inovio Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for INO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 INO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInovio PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$122.23M$3.15B$5.80B$10.40BDividend YieldN/A2.37%5.63%4.60%P/E Ratio-0.8821.0580.5826.78Price / Sales555.55444.33531.83233.20Price / CashN/A46.6037.9961.55Price / Book1.219.6615.776.40Net Income-$107.25M-$53.22M$3.30B$271.80M7 Day Performance-3.36%3.11%5.36%3.49%1 Month Performance24.32%7.56%8.10%9.90%1 Year Performance-64.51%11.15%81.36%28.62% Inovio Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)INOInovio Pharmaceuticals3.4367 of 5 stars$2.30-0.4%$8.80+282.6%-65.6%$122.23M$220K-0.88320MRNAModerna4.4728 of 5 stars$23.51-7.4%$41.81+77.8%-62.9%$9.15B$3.24B-3.125,800High Trading VolumeKIDSOrthoPediatrics4.3739 of 5 stars$19.65-3.3%$34.14+73.8%-34.3%$492.63M$204.73M-10.98200TMCITreace Medical Concepts2.6503 of 5 stars$7.22-3.0%$9.83+36.2%+23.0%$456.09M$209.36M-9.14250News CoveragePositive NewsSMLRSemler Scientific2.8611 of 5 stars$29.19+2.3%$81.75+180.1%+19.2%$432.30M$56.29M12.01120Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCBLLCeriBell2.5205 of 5 stars$11.57+0.1%$32.14+177.8%N/A$424.16M$65.44M-3.87N/APositive NewsBFLYButterfly Network3.3424 of 5 stars$1.57+1.0%$3.00+91.7%-3.4%$393.97M$82.06M-5.59460News CoverageOptions VolumeGap UpCARLCarlsmedN/A$14.79+7.6%N/AN/A$393.13M$38.27M0.00100RXSTRxSight1.5703 of 5 stars$9.31-1.2%$10.00+7.4%-82.4%$380.97M$139.93M-11.64220Trending NewsDCTHDelcath Systems2.2856 of 5 stars$10.84-2.6%$24.50+126.0%+27.1%$379.18M$37.21M216.8060Positive NewsNPCENeuroPace3.1547 of 5 stars$9.86-1.5%$16.60+68.4%+34.5%$326.17M$79.91M-11.74170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Moderna Alternatives OrthoPediatrics Alternatives Treace Medical Concepts Alternatives Semler Scientific Alternatives CeriBell Alternatives Butterfly Network Alternatives Carlsmed Alternatives RxSight Alternatives Delcath Systems Alternatives NeuroPace 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:INO) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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