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VALN vs. RARE, MIRM, CPRX, AMRX, IBRX, BHC, APLS, XENE, AGIO, and BEAM

Should you be buying Valneva stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valneva include Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE), Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Bausch Health Cos (BHC), Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), and Beam Therapeutics (BEAM). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Valneva vs. Its Competitors

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) and Valneva (NASDAQ:VALN) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valneva has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical presently has a consensus price target of $83.08, indicating a potential upside of 192.11%. Valneva has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 114.68%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than Valneva.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
Valneva
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Valneva has a net margin of -43.08% compared to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's net margin of -93.04%. Valneva's return on equity of -43.05% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical-93.04% -186.49% -36.81%
Valneva -43.08%-43.05%-16.23%

Valneva has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Valneva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$560.23M4.80-$569.18M-$5.88-4.84
Valneva$183.52M3.35-$13.25M-$1.19-6.07

In the previous week, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical had 20 more articles in the media than Valneva. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical and 2 mentions for Valneva. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Valneva's score of 0.70 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Valneva
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.4% of Valneva shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Valneva shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical and Valneva tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VALN vs. The Competition

MetricValnevaMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$614.24M$10.46B$5.53B$9.37B
Dividend YieldN/A2.02%4.74%4.12%
P/E Ratio-6.0718.7328.8523.79
Price / Sales3.3529.30440.8796.30
Price / Cash73.8821.9835.0757.18
Price / Book3.003.478.255.54
Net Income-$13.25M$234.77M$3.25B$259.88M
7 Day Performance-5.99%-4.82%-3.73%-4.67%
1 Month Performance24.91%1.80%4.28%4.40%
1 Year Performance2.41%-12.51%25.84%17.91%

Valneva Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VALN
Valneva
2.7103 of 5 stars
$7.22
-1.8%
$15.50
+114.7%
+2.4%$614.24M$183.52M-6.07700
RARE
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
4.4797 of 5 stars
$27.61
+1.0%
$82.57
+199.1%
-35.6%$2.58B$560.23M-4.701,294Analyst Revision
MIRM
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
3.7141 of 5 stars
$51.49
-0.7%
$65.50
+27.2%
+29.6%$2.57B$379.25M-31.98140News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CPRX
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
4.8968 of 5 stars
$20.80
-0.8%
$32.83
+57.9%
+24.7%$2.56B$491.73M13.2580Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
AMRX
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
3.5371 of 5 stars
$8.17
+1.4%
$11.60
+42.0%
+9.1%$2.53B$2.79B-204.208,100News Coverage
IBRX
ImmunityBio
2.2315 of 5 stars
$2.65
-7.3%
$12.25
+362.3%
-50.5%$2.52B$14.74M-4.57590News Coverage
Gap Down
BHC
Bausch Health Cos
4.6418 of 5 stars
$6.88
+1.6%
$7.38
+7.2%
-6.4%$2.51B$9.63B-62.5520,700News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
APLS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
4.6941 of 5 stars
$18.75
-4.3%
$40.00
+113.3%
-36.3%$2.46B$781.37M-10.47770Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
XENE
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
2.9417 of 5 stars
$30.97
+2.2%
$54.82
+77.0%
-30.3%$2.33B$9.43M-9.59210News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
AGIO
Agios Pharmaceuticals
4.0149 of 5 stars
$37.20
-7.0%
$56.33
+51.4%
-21.3%$2.32B$36.50M3.31390News Coverage
Earnings Report
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
2.5948 of 5 stars
$20.83
-4.1%
$48.75
+134.0%
-37.9%$2.18B$63.52M-4.52510Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:VALN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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