Veru (VERU) Competitors $0.49 0.00 (-0.02%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.50 +0.01 (+1.06%) As of 08:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VERU vs. NATR, MED, EL, PBH, IPAR, HLF, USNA, NUS, ABEO, and TRDAShould you be buying Veru stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veru include Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR), Medifast (MED), Estée Lauder Companies (EL), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Inter Parfums (IPAR), Herbalife (HLF), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Abeona Therapeutics (ABEO), and Entrada Therapeutics (TRDA). Veru vs. Nature's Sunshine Products Medifast Estée Lauder Companies Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inter Parfums Herbalife USANA Health Sciences Nu Skin Enterprises Abeona Therapeutics Entrada Therapeutics Veru (NASDAQ:VERU) and Nature's Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VERU or NATR? Nature's Sunshine Products has higher revenue and earnings than Veru. Veru is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nature's Sunshine Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeru$16.89M4.25-$37.80M-$0.24-2.04Nature's Sunshine Products$456.62M0.58$15.08M$0.5327.21 Does the MarketBeat Community favor VERU or NATR? Veru received 105 more outperform votes than Nature's Sunshine Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.82% of users gave Veru an outperform vote while only 63.88% of users gave Nature's Sunshine Products an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeruOutperform Votes27369.82% Underperform Votes11830.18% Nature's Sunshine ProductsOutperform Votes16863.88% Underperform Votes9536.12% Does the media refer more to VERU or NATR? In the previous week, Veru had 5 more articles in the media than Nature's Sunshine Products. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Veru and 2 mentions for Nature's Sunshine Products. Nature's Sunshine Products' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Veru's score of -0.01 indicating that Nature's Sunshine Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veru 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nature's Sunshine Products 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VERU or NATR? Veru has a beta of -0.74, indicating that its share price is 174% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nature's Sunshine Products has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VERU or NATR? 47.2% of Veru shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Veru shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Nature's Sunshine Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is VERU or NATR more profitable? Nature's Sunshine Products has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Veru's net margin of -223.85%. Nature's Sunshine Products' return on equity of 11.08% beat Veru's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veru-223.85% -112.75% -67.54% Nature's Sunshine Products 3.81%11.08%7.23% Do analysts prefer VERU or NATR? Veru currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 716.66%. Nature's Sunshine Products has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.14%. Given Veru's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veru is more favorable than Nature's Sunshine Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veru 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nature's Sunshine Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryNature's Sunshine Products beats Veru on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veru News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VERU 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 VERU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeruPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$71.80M$6.47B$5.33B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A2.64%5.21%4.11%P/E Ratio-1.889.0626.7319.70Price / Sales4.25251.66389.54120.67Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.62Price / Book2.726.456.764.50Net Income-$37.80M$143.98M$3.23B$248.22M7 Day Performance-5.72%0.38%0.43%-0.78%1 Month Performance-10.80%2.14%9.07%11.53%1 Year Performance-61.43%-0.33%18.56%8.99% Veru Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VERUVeru1.5057 of 5 stars$0.490.0%$4.00+716.7%-64.2%$71.80M$16.89M-1.88230NATRNature's Sunshine Products2.7467 of 5 stars$14.88+0.1%$18.33+23.2%-7.6%$273.06M$456.62M16.91850MEDMedifast3.3694 of 5 stars$13.98-0.1%$16.50+18.0%-45.2%$153.65M$543.45M77.67870Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionELEstée Lauder Companies4.2673 of 5 stars$65.35+0.3%$75.20+15.1%-50.7%$23.51B$14.79B-33.5163,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare3.6948 of 5 stars$89.01-0.1%$93.33+4.9%+31.1%$4.40B$1.14B20.85540Positive NewsIPARInter Parfums3.9549 of 5 stars$128.17+1.1%$157.60+23.0%+11.0%$4.12B$1.47B27.50530Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHLFHerbalife4.5012 of 5 stars$6.93-1.8%$11.50+65.9%-38.3%$705.80M$4.95B2.7810,100Analyst DowngradeUSNAUSANA Health Sciences4.2847 of 5 stars$30.07-0.7%$36.00+19.7%-38.1%$559.99M$876.24M10.631,900Analyst UpgradeNUSNu Skin Enterprises3.087 of 5 stars$7.47-1.5%$6.88-8.0%-46.2%$371.43M$1.68B-2.5313,400Positive NewsABEOAbeona Therapeutics3.7866 of 5 stars$6.23+2.1%$18.50+197.0%+53.4%$304.02M$3.50M-2.32N/ATrending NewsAnalyst RevisionTRDAEntrada Therapeutics3.1089 of 5 stars$8.01-1.0%$25.67+220.4%-52.4%$304.00M$172.22M5.04110News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NATR Alternatives MED Alternatives EL Alternatives PBH Alternatives IPAR Alternatives HLF Alternatives USNA Alternatives NUS Alternatives ABEO Alternatives TRDA 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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