Liquidia Technologies (LQDA) Competitors $27.68 +0.22 (+0.80%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.60 -0.07 (-0.27%) As of 08/29/2025 06:09 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 EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LQDA vs. STVN, IRTC, GKOS, BLCO, TMDX, SLNO, NVST, LIVN, WRBY, and INSPShould you be buying Liquidia Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liquidia Technologies include Stevanato Group (STVN), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), Glaukos (GKOS), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), TransMedics Group (TMDX), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), Envista (NVST), LivaNova (LIVN), Warby Parker (WRBY), and Inspire Medical Systems (INSP). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Liquidia Technologies vs. Its Competitors Stevanato Group iRhythm Technologies Glaukos Bausch + Lomb TransMedics Group Soleno Therapeutics Envista LivaNova Warby Parker Inspire Medical Systems Liquidia Technologies (NASDAQ:LQDA) and Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, LQDA or STVN? Liquidia Technologies has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LQDA or STVN? Stevanato Group has higher revenue and earnings than Liquidia Technologies. Liquidia Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiquidia Technologies$14M170.21-$130.39M-$1.70-16.28Stevanato Group€1.19B5.87€127.45M€0.5442.85 Do institutionals & insiders believe in LQDA or STVN? 64.5% of Liquidia Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Liquidia Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to LQDA or STVN? In the previous week, Liquidia Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Stevanato Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Liquidia Technologies and 4 mentions for Stevanato Group. Stevanato Group's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Liquidia Technologies' score of 1.32 indicating that Stevanato Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Liquidia Technologies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stevanato Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is LQDA or STVN more profitable? Stevanato Group has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Liquidia Technologies' net margin of -732.17%. Stevanato Group's return on equity of 10.34% beat Liquidia Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Liquidia Technologies-732.17% -232.96% -60.81% Stevanato Group 11.73%10.34%6.21% Do analysts recommend LQDA or STVN? Liquidia Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $32.11, indicating a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Liquidia Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liquidia Technologies is more favorable than Stevanato Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Liquidia Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Stevanato Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryLiquidia Technologies and Stevanato Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Liquidia Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LQDA 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 LQDA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiquidia TechnologiesMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.38B$3.08B$5.69B$9.74BDividend YieldN/A2.28%6.64%4.48%P/E RatioN/A20.9283.1926.59Price / Sales170.21352.35515.16159.07Price / CashN/A43.5325.6628.92Price / Book30.429.7811.766.08Net Income-$130.39M-$54.01M$3.27B$265.93M7 Day Performance5.45%0.10%1.13%0.36%1 Month Performance56.56%8.52%8.30%5.58%1 Year Performance191.06%7.03%62.26%19.67% Liquidia Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LQDALiquidia Technologies3.5433 of 5 stars$27.68+0.8%$32.11+16.0%+191.1%$2.38B$14M0.0050Positive NewsSTVNStevanato GroupN/A€21.99-2.8%N/A+5.8%€6.66B€1.19B40.725,521Positive NewsIRTCiRhythm Technologies1.3993 of 5 stars$165.68-2.0%$162.64-1.8%+139.8%$5.43B$591.84M-56.552,000GKOSGlaukos4.7628 of 5 stars$91.78-2.5%$127.42+38.8%-28.4%$5.40B$383.48M-55.62780News CoveragePositive NewsBLCOBausch + Lomb1.7584 of 5 stars$14.57-2.5%$15.56+6.8%-10.9%$5.29B$4.79B-18.6713,500TMDXTransMedics Group3.1093 of 5 stars$114.97-4.1%$123.00+7.0%-31.6%$4.09B$441.54M59.57210News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.4991 of 5 stars$66.51-3.0%$115.09+73.0%+38.2%$3.64BN/A-16.0730Positive NewsNVSTEnvista4.0547 of 5 stars$21.15-2.6%$20.92-1.1%+15.8%$3.61B$2.55B66.1012,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeLIVNLivaNova1.5271 of 5 stars$56.35+0.8%$59.71+6.0%+11.9%$3.05B$1.25B-14.492,900Positive NewsWRBYWarby Parker1.877 of 5 stars$26.18-3.1%$24.06-8.1%+75.4%$2.84B$771.32M-373.883,780News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeINSPInspire Medical Systems4.981 of 5 stars$93.20-2.9%$165.62+77.7%-47.8%$2.84B$802.80M53.881,246Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stevanato Group Competitors iRhythm Technologies Competitors Glaukos Competitors Bausch + Lomb Competitors TransMedics Group Competitors Soleno Therapeutics Competitors Envista Competitors LivaNova Competitors Warby Parker Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors 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:LQDA) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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