LAVA Therapeutics (LVTX) Competitors $1.55 -0.02 (-1.27%) Closing price 09/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.55 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/4/2025 04:10 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 EventsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LVTX vs. LFVN, MEIP, NKTX, ELDN, SLN, HURA, CTOR, THTX, MOLN, and ALTSShould you be buying LAVA Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LAVA Therapeutics include Lifevantage (LFVN), MEI Pharma (MEIP), Nkarta (NKTX), Eledon Pharmaceuticals (ELDN), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), TuHURA Biosciences (HURA), Citius Oncology (CTOR), Theratechnologies (THTX), Molecular Partners (MOLN), and ALT5 Sigma (ALTS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. LAVA Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Lifevantage MEI Pharma Nkarta Eledon Pharmaceuticals Silence Therapeutics TuHURA Biosciences Citius Oncology Theratechnologies Molecular Partners ALT5 Sigma LAVA Therapeutics (NASDAQ:LVTX) and Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer LVTX or LFVN? LAVA Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $2.69, suggesting a potential upside of 73.23%. Lifevantage has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 126.60%. Given Lifevantage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lifevantage is more favorable than LAVA Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LAVA Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lifevantage 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is LVTX or LFVN more profitable? Lifevantage has a net margin of 4.12% compared to LAVA Therapeutics' net margin of 0.00%. Lifevantage's return on equity of 34.67% beat LAVA Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LAVA TherapeuticsN/A -106.29% -38.24% Lifevantage 4.12%34.67%15.24% Which has more risk & volatility, LVTX or LFVN? LAVA Therapeutics has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifevantage has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LVTX or LFVN? In the previous week, Lifevantage had 12 more articles in the media than LAVA Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lifevantage and 2 mentions for LAVA Therapeutics. Lifevantage's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat LAVA Therapeutics' score of -0.50 indicating that Lifevantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LAVA Therapeutics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Lifevantage 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LVTX or LFVN? 35.3% of Lifevantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of LAVA Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Lifevantage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LVTX or LFVN? Lifevantage has higher revenue and earnings than LAVA Therapeutics. LAVA Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifevantage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLAVA Therapeutics$11.98M3.40-$25.11M-$1.05-1.48Lifevantage$200.16M0.85$2.94M$0.6919.51 SummaryLifevantage beats LAVA Therapeutics on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LAVA Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LVTX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 LVTX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLAVA TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$41.30M$3.13B$5.75B$9.85BDividend YieldN/A2.28%6.67%4.51%P/E Ratio-1.4820.8975.9926.43Price / Sales3.40458.96546.95119.09Price / CashN/A44.5237.0558.92Price / Book1.469.9310.916.06Net Income-$25.11M-$53.38M$3.29B$266.28M7 Day Performance-1.27%0.63%0.18%-0.32%1 Month Performance2.99%6.31%6.26%3.44%1 Year Performance-5.49%11.63%51.55%23.11% LAVA Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LVTXLAVA Therapeutics1.273 of 5 stars$1.55-1.3%$2.69+73.2%-4.9%$41.30M$11.98M-1.4860Short Interest ↑LFVNLifevantage4.3595 of 5 stars$12.84-0.4%$30.50+137.6%+53.3%$160.46M$200.16M18.47260News CoverageGap UpMEIPMEI Pharma0.973 of 5 stars$4.95-1.1%N/A+37.7%$160.07M$65.30M-1.04100News CoveragePositive NewsNKTXNkarta2.0119 of 5 stars$2.25+2.0%$13.60+505.8%-60.5%$159.45MN/A-1.52140ELDNEledon Pharmaceuticals1.7024 of 5 stars$2.65+2.9%$10.00+278.1%+1.2%$157.79MN/A-2.2510News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLNSilence Therapeutics1.9548 of 5 stars$5.21+2.9%$33.83+550.0%-72.8%$155.79M$27.17M-3.15100HURATuHURA Biosciences1.4005 of 5 stars$3.03+2.8%$12.67+317.6%N/A$152.40MN/A0.00N/ACTORCitius Oncology0.9581 of 5 stars$1.94+2.6%$3.00+54.6%+8.1%$152.04MN/A0.00N/ATHTXTheratechnologiesN/A$3.26+0.2%N/A+166.4%$149.67M$85.87M-17.13140Short Interest ↑MOLNMolecular Partners2.0197 of 5 stars$3.71-12.2%$12.00+223.9%-39.6%$149.61M$5.65M-1.93180Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeALTSALT5 Sigma0.3949 of 5 stars$6.92+1.8%N/A+76.7%$149.22M$12.53M0.00170Options VolumeGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lifevantage Alternatives MEI Pharma Alternatives Nkarta Alternatives Eledon Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Silence Therapeutics Alternatives TuHURA Biosciences Alternatives Citius Oncology Alternatives Theratechnologies Alternatives Molecular Partners Alternatives ALT5 Sigma 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:LVTX) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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