Valneva (VALN) Competitors $6.15 -0.12 (-1.91%) As of 03:23 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VALN vs. NAMS, BLTE, HRMY, KNSA, VCEL, DNLI, CGON, VERA, GMTX, and IMCRShould you be buying Valneva stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valneva include NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS), Belite Bio (BLTE), Harmony Biosciences (HRMY), Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (KNSA), Vericel (VCEL), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), CG Oncology (CGON), Vera Therapeutics (VERA), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), and Immunocore (IMCR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Valneva vs. Its Competitors NewAmsterdam Pharma Belite Bio Harmony Biosciences Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Vericel Denali Therapeutics CG Oncology Vera Therapeutics Gemini Therapeutics Immunocore NewAmsterdam Pharma (NASDAQ:NAMS) and Valneva (NASDAQ:VALN) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, NAMS or VALN? NewAmsterdam Pharma has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valneva has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NAMS or VALN? In the previous week, NewAmsterdam Pharma had 24 more articles in the media than Valneva. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for NewAmsterdam Pharma and 7 mentions for Valneva. NewAmsterdam Pharma's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Valneva's score of 0.41 indicating that NewAmsterdam Pharma is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NewAmsterdam Pharma 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valneva 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend NAMS or VALN? NewAmsterdam Pharma currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 104.47%. Valneva has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.03%. Given Valneva's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Valneva is more favorable than NewAmsterdam Pharma.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NewAmsterdam Pharma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Valneva 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NAMS or VALN? Valneva received 11 more outperform votes than NewAmsterdam Pharma when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 91.18% of users gave NewAmsterdam Pharma an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Valneva an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewAmsterdam PharmaOutperform Votes3191.18% Underperform Votes38.82%ValnevaOutperform Votes4266.67% Underperform Votes2133.33% Do insiders & institutionals believe in NAMS or VALN? 89.9% of NewAmsterdam Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.4% of Valneva shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of NewAmsterdam Pharma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Valneva shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, NAMS or VALN? Valneva has higher revenue and earnings than NewAmsterdam Pharma. NewAmsterdam Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valneva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNewAmsterdam Pharma$47.14M50.09-$176.94M-$1.88-11.19Valneva$186.06M2.76-$109.78M-$1.19-5.17 Is NAMS or VALN more profitable? NewAmsterdam Pharma has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Valneva's net margin of -4.35%. NewAmsterdam Pharma's return on equity of 0.00% beat Valneva's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NewAmsterdam PharmaN/A N/A N/A Valneva -4.35%-3.93%-1.42% SummaryNewAmsterdam Pharma beats Valneva on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valneva News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VALN 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 VALN 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 VALN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValnevaBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$514.36M$3.12B$5.61B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.57%5.28%4.18%P/E Ratio-47.3132.8927.2619.97Price / Sales2.76466.19412.06157.64Price / CashN/A168.6838.2534.64Price / Book3.083.417.064.69Net Income-$109.78M-$72.35M$3.24B$248.14M7 Day Performance-3.15%6.75%2.56%2.39%1 Month Performance-4.65%17.19%8.75%6.06%1 Year Performance-26.61%-17.58%31.30%13.57% Valneva Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VALNValneva2.6126 of 5 stars$6.15-1.9%$15.50+152.0%-24.1%$514.36M$186.06M-47.31700Short Interest ↓NAMSNewAmsterdam Pharma2.9774 of 5 stars$18.93+4.5%$43.00+127.2%+3.2%$2.13B$47.14M-10.074Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBLTEBelite Bio2.3014 of 5 stars$65.02+0.2%$96.67+48.7%+25.2%$2.07BN/A-58.5810Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHRMYHarmony Biosciences4.7815 of 5 stars$35.56+3.1%$53.00+49.0%+18.4%$2.04B$744.85M16.85200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionKNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals3.2514 of 5 stars$27.92+2.0%$38.80+39.0%+61.1%$2.04B$481.17M-199.41220Trending NewsInsider TradeVCELVericel2.6548 of 5 stars$40.46-2.0%$61.14+51.1%+2.0%$2.04B$238.54M674.45300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDNLIDenali Therapeutics4.3475 of 5 stars$13.96+5.4%$33.71+141.5%-29.7%$2.03B$330.53M-5.06430Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCGONCG Oncology2.5014 of 5 stars$26.59+3.8%$58.22+119.0%-25.6%$2.03B$662K-17.6161Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVERAVera Therapeutics2.899 of 5 stars$31.74+67.5%$65.00+104.8%-42.5%$2.02BN/A-12.1640Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeGMTXGemini TherapeuticsN/A$46.68-0.4%N/A+33.6%$2.02BN/A-46.6830High Trading VolumeIMCRImmunocore3.0554 of 5 stars$38.65+5.6%$58.89+52.4%-13.5%$1.94B$333.58M-40.68320Analyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NAMS Alternatives BLTE Alternatives HRMY Alternatives KNSA Alternatives VCEL Alternatives DNLI Alternatives CGON Alternatives VERA Alternatives GMTX Alternatives IMCR 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:VALN) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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