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$2.49 +0.09 (+3.92%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:44 PM Eastern
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$2.41 -0.08 (-3.33%)
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PPBT vs. MTVA, TRIB, ATHA, BGXX, BCDA, EQ, SNSE, LPTX, BTAI, and XFOR

Should you be buying Purple Biotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Purple Biotech include MetaVia (MTVA), Trinity Biotech (TRIB), Athira Pharma (ATHA), Bright Green (BGXX), BioCardia (BCDA), Equillium (EQ), Sensei Biotherapeutics (SNSE), Leap Therapeutics (LPTX), BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI), and X4 Pharmaceuticals (XFOR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Purple Biotech vs. Its Competitors

Purple Biotech (NASDAQ:PPBT) and MetaVia (NASDAQ:MTVA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

9.6% of Purple Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of MetaVia shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Purple Biotech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MetaVia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Purple Biotech's return on equity of -17.84% beat MetaVia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Purple BiotechN/A -17.84% -15.44%
MetaVia N/A -222.13%-123.85%

Purple Biotech has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetaVia has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Purple BiotechN/AN/A-$7.24M-$2.62-0.95
MetaViaN/AN/A-$27.59MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Purple Biotech's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MetaVia'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Purple Biotech Neutral
MetaVia Neutral

Purple Biotech currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,223.18%. MetaVia has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,057.59%. Given Purple Biotech's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Purple Biotech is more favorable than MetaVia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Purple Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MetaVia
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Purple Biotech beats MetaVia on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PPBT vs. The Competition

MetricPurple BiotechMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.30M$2.91B$5.55B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%5.22%3.99%
P/E Ratio-0.9521.5627.6620.24
Price / SalesN/A281.56418.72118.54
Price / CashN/A42.7336.8958.10
Price / Book0.107.518.035.67
Net Income-$7.24M-$55.14M$3.18B$249.21M
7 Day Performance5.28%4.61%2.93%3.28%
1 Month Performance-4.81%0.90%1.72%3.95%
1 Year PerformanceN/A5.40%34.39%20.98%

Purple Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PPBT
Purple Biotech
2.4172 of 5 stars
$2.49
+3.9%
$33.00
+1,223.2%
N/A$3.30MN/A-0.9520Gap Up
MTVA
MetaVia
N/A$0.64
+2.1%
$7.50
+1,066.0%
N/A$12.34MN/A0.008Gap Down
TRIB
Trinity Biotech
0.3735 of 5 stars
$0.65
-0.3%
N/A-65.3%$11.77M$61.56M-0.23480News Coverage
Gap Up
ATHA
Athira Pharma
2.7377 of 5 stars
$0.30
+2.4%
$11.25
+3,625.2%
-87.0%$11.52MN/A-0.1540Gap Down
BGXX
Bright Green
N/AN/AN/AN/A$11.47MN/A-1.002Gap Down
BCDA
BioCardia
3.9871 of 5 stars
$1.95
-9.3%
$25.00
+1,182.1%
-29.0%$11.13M$60K-0.8440News Coverage
Insider Trade
EQ
Equillium
1.8169 of 5 stars
$0.32
+1.7%
$3.00
+851.8%
-51.9%$11.07M$41.10M-0.8140Gap Up
SNSE
Sensei Biotherapeutics
4.1992 of 5 stars
$8.58
-1.2%
$90.00
+949.0%
-27.1%$10.94MN/A-0.3740Gap Down
LPTX
Leap Therapeutics
1.4188 of 5 stars
$0.30
+13.5%
$3.38
+1,036.7%
-85.6%$10.84MN/A-0.1740News Coverage
BTAI
BioXcel Therapeutics
4.5038 of 5 stars
$1.81
+2.3%
$42.60
+2,253.6%
-88.3%$10.72M$2.27M-0.1390Gap Up
XFOR
X4 Pharmaceuticals
4.6695 of 5 stars
$1.90
+3.8%
$72.33
+3,707.0%
-88.1%$10.59M$2.56M0.8980News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:PPBT) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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