Veru (VERU) Competitors $4.07 -0.22 (-5.02%) As of 10:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VERU vs. MED, EL, IPAR, PBH, HLF, NUS, USNA, NATR, UTMD, and FTLFShould you be buying Veru stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veru include MEDIFAST (MED), Estee Lauder Companies (EL), Interparfums (IPAR), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Herbalife (HLF), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and FitLife Brands (FTLF). Veru vs. Its Competitors MEDIFAST Estee Lauder Companies Interparfums Prestige Consumer Healthcare Herbalife Nu Skin Enterprises USANA Health Sciences Nature's Sunshine Products Utah Medical Products FitLife Brands Veru (NASDAQ:VERU) and MEDIFAST (NYSE:MED) are both small-cap personal products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability. Do analysts recommend VERU or MED? Veru currently has a consensus target price of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 720.01%. MEDIFAST has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. Given Veru's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Veru is more favorable than MEDIFAST.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veru 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MEDIFAST 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, VERU or MED? MEDIFAST has higher revenue and earnings than Veru. Veru is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEDIFAST, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeru$16.89M3.53-$37.80M-$2.20-1.85MEDIFAST$602.46M0.25$2.09M$0.3243.56 Is VERU or MED more profitable? MEDIFAST has a net margin of 0.76% compared to Veru's net margin of 0.00%. MEDIFAST's return on equity of 2.00% beat Veru's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VeruN/A -143.24% -85.22% MEDIFAST 0.76%2.00%1.50% Which has more volatility and risk, VERU or MED? Veru has a beta of -0.75, suggesting that its share price is 175% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MEDIFAST has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VERU or MED? In the previous week, Veru had 1 more articles in the media than MEDIFAST. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Veru and 3 mentions for MEDIFAST. MEDIFAST's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Veru's score of 0.15 indicating that MEDIFAST is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veru 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MEDIFAST 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VERU or MED? 47.2% of Veru shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of MEDIFAST shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Veru shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of MEDIFAST shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMEDIFAST beats Veru on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VERU 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 VERU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeruMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$59.74M$10.57B$6.12B$10.64BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.66%4.69%P/E Ratio-1.8521.0886.1127.75Price / Sales3.5327.35588.17183.92Price / CashN/A25.3838.3262.20Price / Book1.843.4412.976.80Net Income-$37.80M$208.83M$3.30B$275.97M7 Day Performance6.97%0.35%3.27%2.08%1 Month Performance5.31%3.37%10.12%9.09%1 Year Performance-50.74%-3.99%83.41%36.72% Veru Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VERUVeru2.3762 of 5 stars$4.07-5.0%$33.33+720.0%-53.0%$59.74M$16.89M-1.85230Analyst ForecastMEDMEDIFAST3.1157 of 5 stars$13.85+1.0%$16.50+19.1%-21.4%$150.69M$602.46M36.08870Analyst ForecastELEstee Lauder Companies3.8162 of 5 stars$89.17+2.9%$88.55-0.7%+0.3%$31.19B$14.33B57.7757,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeIPARInterparfums4.1602 of 5 stars$100.24-1.0%$162.00+61.6%-23.6%$3.25B$1.45B20.01530Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare4.3519 of 5 stars$61.95-1.6%$94.80+53.0%-8.2%$3.10B$1.14B13.75540HLFHerbalife4.0298 of 5 stars$8.53-3.9%$11.50+34.9%+26.6%$914.55M$4.99B4.208,600Analyst ForecastNUSNu Skin Enterprises3.4225 of 5 stars$12.09-1.3%$6.88-43.1%+81.7%$605.85M$1.73B10.123,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUSNAUSANA Health Sciences4.6998 of 5 stars$27.70-2.9%$36.00+30.0%-25.9%$521.29M$854.50M10.691,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownNATRNature's Sunshine Products3.7354 of 5 stars$15.21-4.3%$20.50+34.8%+11.0%$280.23M$454.36M18.26850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastUTMDUtah Medical Products2.325 of 5 stars$62.72-0.1%N/A-4.2%$201.35M$40.90M16.79180News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFTLFFitLife Brands3.8665 of 5 stars$19.91+0.2%$23.00+15.5%+25.7%$186.70M$64.47M0.0020News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MED Alternatives EL Alternatives IPAR Alternatives PBH Alternatives HLF Alternatives NUS Alternatives USNA Alternatives NATR Alternatives UTMD Alternatives FTLF 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:VERU) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredTrump to get REVENGE on the banks??Rumors are swirling that Trump could target the banking system by upending the $5 trillion-a-day SWIFT network...The Oxford Club | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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