Phio Pharmaceuticals (PHIO) Competitors $1.77 -0.06 (-3.06%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.84 +0.07 (+3.72%) As of 04:14 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PHIO vs. SPRO, LVTX, COEP, FBLG, DYAI, BLUE, KZR, FGEN, MRNS, and INKTShould you be buying Phio Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Phio Pharmaceuticals include Spero Therapeutics (SPRO), LAVA Therapeutics (LVTX), Coeptis Therapeutics (COEP), FibroBiologics (FBLG), Dyadic International (DYAI), bluebird bio (BLUE), Kezar Life Sciences (KZR), FibroGen (FGEN), Marinus Pharmaceuticals (MRNS), and MiNK Therapeutics (INKT). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Phio Pharmaceuticals vs. Spero Therapeutics LAVA Therapeutics Coeptis Therapeutics FibroBiologics Dyadic International bluebird bio Kezar Life Sciences FibroGen Marinus Pharmaceuticals MiNK Therapeutics Spero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SPRO) and Phio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PHIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk. Is SPRO or PHIO more profitable? Spero Therapeutics has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Phio Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 0.00%. Spero Therapeutics' return on equity of 4.03% beat Phio Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spero Therapeutics3.30% 4.03% 2.21% Phio Pharmaceuticals N/A -134.57%-108.39% Which has more risk & volatility, SPRO or PHIO? Spero Therapeutics has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phio Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SPRO or PHIO? In the previous week, Spero Therapeutics and Spero Therapeutics both had 1 articles in the media. Phio Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Spero Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Phio Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Spero Therapeutics Neutral Phio Pharmaceuticals Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, SPRO or PHIO? Spero Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Phio Pharmaceuticals. Spero Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phio Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpero Therapeutics$28.30M1.35$22.81M-$1.28-0.54Phio PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.83M-$10.92-0.16 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPRO or PHIO? Spero Therapeutics received 171 more outperform votes than Phio Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.67% of users gave Spero Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 64.41% of users gave Phio Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSpero TherapeuticsOutperform Votes20969.67% Underperform Votes9130.33% Phio PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes3864.41% Underperform Votes2135.59% Do analysts rate SPRO or PHIO? Spero Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 629.08%. Phio Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 125.48%. Given Spero Therapeutics' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Spero Therapeutics is more favorable than Phio Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spero Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Phio Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPRO or PHIO? 25.6% of Spero Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Phio Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Spero Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Phio Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySpero Therapeutics beats Phio Pharmaceuticals on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Phio Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHIO 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 PHIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPhio PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.48M$6.49B$5.36B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A2.66%5.22%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.168.9426.5919.72Price / SalesN/A251.55391.61116.20Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.62Price / Book0.106.466.794.51Net Income-$10.83M$143.98M$3.23B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.62%3.16%4.03%1.14%1 Month Performance-37.31%7.60%12.22%15.07%1 Year Performance-74.06%-2.36%16.76%6.59% Phio Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHIOPhio Pharmaceuticals3.1463 of 5 stars$1.77-3.1%$4.00+125.5%-74.1%$8.48MN/A-0.1610Positive NewsSPROSpero Therapeutics4.3538 of 5 stars$0.61-1.6%$5.00+719.7%-56.4%$34.11M$27.40M8.72150LVTXLAVA Therapeutics2.2336 of 5 stars$1.28+2.3%$3.17+147.6%-51.1%$33.64M$11.98M-1.2460Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCOEPCoeptis Therapeutics0.6986 of 5 stars$9.90+4.2%N/A+45.2%$33.31MN/A-1.712Positive NewsEarnings ReportFBLGFibroBiologics1.5731 of 5 stars$0.87+4.7%$13.00+1,394.3%-91.7%$33.29MN/A-2.5610DYAIDyadic International2.2941 of 5 stars$1.10+2.8%$6.00+445.5%-34.3%$33.10M$3.50M-4.787Positive NewsEarnings ReportBLUEbluebird bio2.7446 of 5 stars$3.29-6.0%$44.60+1,255.6%-75.8%$32.21M$83.81M-0.09520High Trading VolumeKZRKezar Life Sciences4.2212 of 5 stars$4.23+0.2%$39.50+833.8%-46.6%$30.90M$7M-0.3260FGENFibroGen4.4121 of 5 stars$0.31-0.8%$10.00+3,174.4%-71.3%$30.86M$29.62M-0.25570MRNSMarinus Pharmaceuticals1.8985 of 5 stars$0.55-0.2%$4.79+771.6%-59.3%$30.32M$30.99M-0.22110News CoverageAnalyst ForecastINKTMiNK Therapeutics2.6544 of 5 stars$7.60+8.1%$37.50+393.4%-26.1%$30.14MN/A-1.9530Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPRO Competitors LVTX Competitors COEP Competitors FBLG Competitors DYAI Competitors BLUE Competitors KZR Competitors FGEN Competitors MRNS Competitors INKT 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:PHIO) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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