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Virpax Pharmaceuticals (VRPX) Competitors

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As of 05/4/2026

VRPX vs. CMRA, PXMD, CALA, CLVR, and EFTR

Should you be buying Virpax Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virpax Pharmaceuticals include Comera Life Sciences (CMRA), PaxMedica (PXMD), Calithera Biosciences (CALA), Clever Leaves (CLVR), and eFFECTOR Therapeutics (EFTR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Virpax Pharmaceuticals compare to Comera Life Sciences?

Virpax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRPX) and Comera Life Sciences (NASDAQ:CMRA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Virpax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Comera Life Sciences'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virpax Pharmaceuticals Neutral
Comera Life Sciences Neutral

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comera Life Sciences has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

32.2% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Comera Life Sciences shares are held 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.

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Comera Life Sciences. Virpax Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comera Life Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$15.19M-$123.25N/A
Comera Life Sciences$1.00M0.00-$18M-$0.31N/A

Comera Life Sciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Virpax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/A -1,554.34% -338.29%
Comera Life Sciences N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Comera Life Sciences beats Virpax Pharmaceuticals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Virpax Pharmaceuticals compare to PaxMedica?

Virpax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRPX) and PaxMedica (NASDAQ:PXMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Virpax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -1,554.34% beat PaxMedica's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/A -1,554.34% -338.29%
PaxMedica N/A -3,167.89%-560.35%

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PaxMedica has a beta of -0.99, indicating that its share price is 199% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Virpax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled PaxMedica'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virpax Pharmaceuticals Neutral
PaxMedica Neutral

32.2% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of PaxMedica shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PaxMedica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PaxMedica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virpax Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$15.19M-$123.25N/A
PaxMedicaN/AN/A-$18.29M-$6.09N/A

Summary

Virpax Pharmaceuticals beats PaxMedica on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Virpax Pharmaceuticals compare to Calithera Biosciences?

Virpax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRPX) and Calithera Biosciences (NASDAQ:CALA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Calithera Biosciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Virpax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/A -1,554.34% -338.29%
Calithera Biosciences N/A N/A N/A

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calithera Biosciences has a beta of -1.06, indicating that its share price is 206% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Virpax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calithera Biosciences'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virpax Pharmaceuticals Neutral
Calithera Biosciences Neutral

32.2% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Calithera Biosciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$15.19M-$123.25N/A
Calithera BiosciencesN/AN/A-$39.65MN/AN/A

Summary

Virpax Pharmaceuticals beats Calithera Biosciences on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Virpax Pharmaceuticals compare to Clever Leaves?

Virpax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRPX) and Clever Leaves (NASDAQ:CLVR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clever Leaves. Virpax Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clever Leaves, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$15.19M-$123.25N/A
Clever Leaves$17.42M0.00-$17.90M-$12.36N/A

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clever Leaves has a beta of 4212.86, meaning that its share price is 421,186% more volatile than the S&P 500.

32.2% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Clever Leaves shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Clever Leaves shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Clever Leaves' return on equity of 0.00% beat Virpax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/A -1,554.34% -338.29%
Clever Leaves N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Virpax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Clever Leaves'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virpax Pharmaceuticals Neutral
Clever Leaves Neutral

Summary

Clever Leaves beats Virpax Pharmaceuticals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Virpax Pharmaceuticals compare to eFFECTOR Therapeutics?

Virpax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRPX) and eFFECTOR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EFTR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virpax Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$15.19M-$123.25N/A
eFFECTOR TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$35.81M-$13.08N/A

Virpax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eFFECTOR Therapeutics has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

32.2% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of eFFECTOR Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Virpax Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of eFFECTOR Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Virpax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virpax PharmaceuticalsN/A -1,554.34% -338.29%
eFFECTOR Therapeutics N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, eFFECTOR Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Virpax Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for eFFECTOR Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Virpax Pharmaceuticals. Virpax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled eFFECTOR Therapeutics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virpax Pharmaceuticals Neutral
eFFECTOR Therapeutics Neutral

Summary

eFFECTOR Therapeutics beats Virpax Pharmaceuticals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VRPX vs. The Competition

MetricVirpax PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1K$892.88M$6.25B$11.87B
Dividend YieldN/A4.84%2.73%5.21%
P/E Ratio0.001.7229.0428.47
Price / SalesN/A120.50476.6160.94
Price / CashN/A20.0727.6236.52
Price / Book0.007.609.676.67
Net Income-$15.19M-$4.80M$3.55B$332.53M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.02%1.70%2.01%
1 Month PerformanceN/A5.52%5.62%9.20%
1 Year PerformanceN/A30.99%34.42%39.59%

Virpax Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRPX
Virpax Pharmaceuticals
N/A$0.00
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N/AN/A$1KN/AN/A7
CMRA
Comera Life Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/A$3K$1.00MN/A2
PXMD
PaxMedica
N/A$0.00
flat
N/AN/A$2KN/AN/A2
CALA
Calithera Biosciences
N/A$0.00
flat
N/AN/A$1KN/AN/A60
CLVR
Clever Leaves
N/A$0.00
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N/AN/A$1K$17.42MN/A560

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This page (NASDAQ:VRPX) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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