Cara Therapeutics (TVRD) Competitors $29.00 -0.86 (-2.88%) As of 05/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock TVRD vs. AUPH, MLYS, CVAC, PAHC, RCUS, COLL, WVE, SYRE, SNDX, and ARDXShould you be buying Cara Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cara Therapeutics include Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), CureVac (CVAC), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX), and Ardelyx (ARDX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Cara Therapeutics vs. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Mineralys Therapeutics CureVac Phibro Animal Health Arcus Biosciences Collegium Pharmaceutical Wave Life Sciences Spyre Therapeutics Syndax Pharmaceuticals Ardelyx Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TVRD) and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TVRD or AUPH? Aurinia Pharmaceuticals received 576 more outperform votes than Cara Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.41% of users gave Aurinia Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Cara Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCara TherapeuticsOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Aurinia PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes57773.41% Underperform Votes20926.59% Does the media prefer TVRD or AUPH? In the previous week, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Cara Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals and 4 mentions for Cara Therapeutics. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Cara Therapeutics' score of 0.58 indicating that Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cara Therapeutics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, TVRD or AUPH? Cara Therapeutics has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TVRD or AUPH? 44.7% of Cara Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cara Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, TVRD or AUPH? Cara Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aurinia Pharmaceuticals. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCara TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAurinia Pharmaceuticals$247.30M4.29-$78.02M$0.2828.07 Do analysts recommend TVRD or AUPH? Cara Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.14%. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.31%. Given Cara Therapeutics' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cara Therapeutics is more favorable than Aurinia Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cara Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aurinia Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is TVRD or AUPH more profitable? Cara Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -10.23%. Cara Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cara TherapeuticsN/A N/A N/A Aurinia Pharmaceuticals -10.23%-4.41%-3.07% SummaryAurinia Pharmaceuticals beats Cara Therapeutics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cara Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TVRD 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 TVRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCara Therapeutics IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$271.47M$2.78B$2.01B$8.40BDividend YieldN/A13.01%2.64%4.17%P/E RatioN/A11.7522.6619.77Price / SalesN/A1,529,289.7156.90134.17Price / CashN/A15.8051.7234.64Price / BookN/A3.152.054.50Net IncomeN/A$81.02M-$330.96M$248.20M7 Day Performance-0.31%0.42%1.00%0.99%1 Month PerformanceN/A4.37%6.87%8.02%1 Year PerformanceN/A4.26%13.97%8.86% Cara Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TVRDCara TherapeuticsN/A$29.00-2.9%$65.00+124.1%N/A$271.47MN/A0.0080High Trading VolumeAUPHAurinia Pharmaceuticals3.4108 of 5 stars$7.86-1.6%$11.50+46.3%+46.1%$1.06B$247.30M-52.40300Positive NewsMLYSMineralys Therapeutics2.968 of 5 stars$15.73+0.4%$38.00+141.6%+26.7%$1.03BN/A-4.3228Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCVACCureVac3.9461 of 5 stars$4.53-2.2%$11.00+142.8%+20.2%$1.02B$523.70M8.24880News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPAHCPhibro Animal Health3.6852 of 5 stars$24.58-0.3%$20.00-18.6%+38.1%$996.33M$1.19B51.211,860Positive NewsRCUSArcus Biosciences2.5011 of 5 stars$8.98-5.6%$25.67+185.8%-39.9%$950.85M$141M-2.85500Positive NewsShort Interest ↑COLLCollegium Pharmaceutical4.0401 of 5 stars$29.39+0.7%$43.80+49.0%-9.4%$944.36M$664.28M12.67210Positive NewsWVEWave Life Sciences4.3576 of 5 stars$6.08-2.6%$21.17+248.1%-1.5%$937.14M$104.94M-5.48240Positive NewsSYRESpyre Therapeutics2.4763 of 5 stars$15.25-1.9%$53.40+250.2%-55.2%$919.21M$890,000.00-2.0473News CoveragePositive NewsSNDXSyndax Pharmaceuticals3.866 of 5 stars$10.57-0.5%$35.91+239.7%-45.2%$909.52M$43.72M-2.91110Positive NewsARDXArdelyx4.6125 of 5 stars$3.72-7.7%$10.39+179.3%-45.1%$890.03M$361.71M-23.2590Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Mineralys Therapeutics Alternatives CureVac Alternatives Phibro Animal Health Alternatives Arcus Biosciences Alternatives Collegium Pharmaceutical Alternatives Wave Life Sciences Alternatives Spyre Therapeutics Alternatives Syndax Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Ardelyx 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:TVRD) was last updated on 5/31/2025 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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