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VNDA vs. INVA, OPK, DVAX, ZBIO, GERN, MYGN, VSTM, RIGL, LXRX, and EBS

Should you be buying Vanda Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vanda Pharmaceuticals include Innoviva (INVA), OPKO Health (OPK), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Zenas BioPharma (ZBIO), Geron (GERN), Myriad Genetics (MYGN), Verastem (VSTM), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), and Emergent Biosolutions (EBS). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) and Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Innoviva has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Vanda Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -32.90%. Innoviva's return on equity of 18.67% beat Vanda Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Innoviva10.44% 18.67% 9.92%
Vanda Pharmaceuticals -32.90%-12.89%-10.47%

In the previous week, Innoviva had 6 more articles in the media than Vanda Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Innoviva and 3 mentions for Vanda Pharmaceuticals. Vanda Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Innoviva's score of 0.64 indicating that Vanda Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Innoviva
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Innoviva has higher revenue and earnings than Vanda Pharmaceuticals. Vanda Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innoviva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Innoviva$358.71M3.07$23.39M$0.3156.39
Vanda Pharmaceuticals$203.47M1.58-$18.90M-$1.13-4.81

Innoviva presently has a consensus target price of $37.60, indicating a potential upside of 115.10%. Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 203.87%. Given Vanda Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vanda Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Innoviva.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Innoviva
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Innoviva has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanda Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

99.1% of Innoviva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Innoviva shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Vanda Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Innoviva beats Vanda Pharmaceuticals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VNDA vs. The Competition

MetricVanda PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$320.85M$3.35B$6.11B$10.54B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%5.66%4.69%
P/E Ratio-4.8122.2886.8426.71
Price / Sales1.58265.33533.69203.04
Price / CashN/A46.3226.3031.09
Price / Book0.599.9012.606.57
Net Income-$18.90M-$52.45M$3.30B$276.78M
7 Day Performance10.59%5.05%3.54%1.96%
1 Month Performance17.79%10.61%6.78%9.11%
1 Year Performance17.28%25.03%71.47%31.60%

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
4.2808 of 5 stars
$5.43
+5.2%
$16.50
+203.9%
+17.3%$320.85M$203.47M-4.81290
INVA
Innoviva
4.7844 of 5 stars
$19.03
+0.9%
$42.75
+124.6%
-11.1%$1.19B$358.71M61.39100Positive News
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OPK
OPKO Health
4.3816 of 5 stars
$1.47
+1.4%
$2.63
+78.6%
+4.7%$1.15B$713.10M-5.882,997
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.5909 of 5 stars
$9.66
-1.2%
$24.33
+151.9%
-8.3%$1.15B$277.25M-21.00350Positive News
ZBIO
Zenas BioPharma
1.6212 of 5 stars
$20.57
+2.4%
$36.67
+78.3%
N/A$846M$5M-5.79N/A
GERN
Geron
2.928 of 5 stars
$1.31
+1.6%
$3.79
+189.0%
-68.8%$823.04M$76.99M-10.0870
MYGN
Myriad Genetics
3.7434 of 5 stars
$7.24
-6.0%
$12.45
+72.0%
-69.6%$716.44M$837.60M-1.692,700
VSTM
Verastem
2.4943 of 5 stars
$8.64
-2.8%
$13.29
+53.8%
+203.1%$547.14M$10K-2.6350
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
3.6542 of 5 stars
$28.75
+0.4%
$38.20
+32.9%
+77.9%$513.55M$179.28M5.31160
LXRX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
3.0092 of 5 stars
$1.39
-0.7%
$3.23
+132.0%
-16.6%$508.76M$31.08M-4.21140Positive News
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EBS
Emergent Biosolutions
4.3795 of 5 stars
$8.93
+0.2%
$13.50
+51.3%
-2.5%$475.36M$1.04B3.642,420Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:VNDA) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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