Opthea (OPT) Competitors $3.41 +0.23 (+7.23%) As of 07/3/2025 02:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OPT vs. NAMS, DNLI, KNSA, RXRX, APGE, CGON, AGIO, INDV, IRON, and BLTEShould you be buying Opthea stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Opthea include NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International (KNSA), Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX), Apogee Therapeutics (APGE), CG Oncology (CGON), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Indivior (INDV), Disc Medicine (IRON), and Belite Bio (BLTE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Opthea vs. Its Competitors NewAmsterdam Pharma Denali Therapeutics Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International Recursion Pharmaceuticals Apogee Therapeutics CG Oncology Agios Pharmaceuticals Indivior Disc Medicine Belite Bio NewAmsterdam Pharma (NASDAQ:NAMS) and Opthea (NASDAQ:OPT) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media refer more to NAMS or OPT? In the previous week, Opthea had 1 more articles in the media than NewAmsterdam Pharma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Opthea and 2 mentions for NewAmsterdam Pharma. Opthea's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat NewAmsterdam Pharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Opthea is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NewAmsterdam Pharma 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Opthea 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NAMS or OPT? NewAmsterdam Pharma has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opthea has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NAMS or OPT? Opthea has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NewAmsterdam Pharma. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNewAmsterdam Pharma$45.56M47.95-$241.60M-$1.88-10.35Opthea$120K4,373.61-$220.24MN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in NAMS or OPT? 89.9% of NewAmsterdam Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Opthea shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of NewAmsterdam Pharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Opthea shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NAMS or OPT? NewAmsterdam Pharma presently has a consensus price target of $42.89, indicating a potential upside of 120.40%. Opthea has a consensus price target of $1.33, indicating a potential downside of 60.90%. Given NewAmsterdam Pharma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NewAmsterdam Pharma is more favorable than Opthea.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NewAmsterdam Pharma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Opthea 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is NAMS or OPT more profitable? Opthea has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NewAmsterdam Pharma's net margin of -397.45%. Opthea's return on equity of 0.00% beat NewAmsterdam Pharma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NewAmsterdam Pharma-397.45% -37.34% -33.45% Opthea N/A N/A N/A SummaryOpthea beats NewAmsterdam Pharma on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Opthea News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OPT 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 OPT 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 OPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOptheaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$524.84M$2.92B$5.53B$9.03BDividend YieldN/A2.44%5.24%4.01%P/E RatioN/A7.5519.3119.89Price / Sales4,373.61284.29424.59117.07Price / CashN/A41.7026.2128.59Price / Book-6.097.397.925.55Net Income-$220.24M-$55.04M$3.17B$248.49M7 Day PerformanceN/A3.01%2.18%5.37%1 Month PerformanceN/A-0.21%1.25%6.63%1 Year Performance80.42%4.48%33.90%21.20% Opthea Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OPTOpthea0.369 of 5 stars$3.41+7.2%$1.33-60.9%+80.4%$524.84M$120K0.008Gap UpNAMSNewAmsterdam Pharma2.2491 of 5 stars$18.11-2.5%$42.89+136.8%-0.8%$2.08B$45.56M-9.634Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDNLIDenali Therapeutics4.5157 of 5 stars$13.99-0.8%$33.71+141.0%-30.5%$2.05B$330.53M-5.24430News CoverageKNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals International3.4031 of 5 stars$27.67-1.3%$38.80+40.2%+43.9%$2.05B$423.24M-110.68220Analyst UpgradeRXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals1.7434 of 5 stars$5.06+0.6%$7.00+38.3%-28.1%$2.04B$58.84M-2.86400APGEApogee Therapeutics2.8981 of 5 stars$43.43+0.1%$94.60+117.8%+25.1%$2.00BN/A-12.0691Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeCGONCG Oncology2.3239 of 5 stars$26.00+0.2%$58.67+125.6%-15.6%$1.98B$1.14M-17.2261Gap DownAGIOAgios Pharmaceuticals3.9594 of 5 stars$33.26-0.6%$58.60+76.2%-15.5%$1.94B$36.50M2.96390INDVIndivior2.0111 of 5 stars$14.74+5.7%$17.00+15.3%+6.5%$1.92B$1.19B-47.551,051High Trading VolumeIRONDisc Medicine2.9856 of 5 stars$52.96-2.8%$96.70+82.6%+17.4%$1.89BN/A-13.5130BLTEBelite Bio2.4367 of 5 stars$57.70-2.3%$96.67+67.5%+31.3%$1.88BN/A-42.4310 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NAMS Alternatives DNLI Alternatives KNSA Alternatives RXRX Alternatives APGE Alternatives CGON Alternatives AGIO Alternatives INDV Alternatives IRON Alternatives BLTE 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:OPT) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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