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S&P 500   5,061.82
DOW   37,735.11
QQQ   431.06
5 Small-Cap Energy Stocks Surged in Price and Volume on Friday
Novo Nordisk Arms Wegovy to Be a Triple Threat
Vital Farms Rides the Pasture-Raised Egg Trend to the Bank
3 Energy Plays for Cash Flow: Buy 1 or Buy Them All
M&T Bank, Goldman Sachs rise; Salesforce, Tesla fall, Monday, 4/15/2024
When Will the Next Bull Market Be?
Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st quarter as Samsung retakes the lead
S&P 500   5,061.82
DOW   37,735.11
QQQ   431.06
5 Small-Cap Energy Stocks Surged in Price and Volume on Friday
Novo Nordisk Arms Wegovy to Be a Triple Threat
Vital Farms Rides the Pasture-Raised Egg Trend to the Bank
3 Energy Plays for Cash Flow: Buy 1 or Buy Them All
M&T Bank, Goldman Sachs rise; Salesforce, Tesla fall, Monday, 4/15/2024
When Will the Next Bull Market Be?
Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st quarter as Samsung retakes the lead
S&P 500   5,061.82
DOW   37,735.11
QQQ   431.06
5 Small-Cap Energy Stocks Surged in Price and Volume on Friday
Novo Nordisk Arms Wegovy to Be a Triple Threat
Vital Farms Rides the Pasture-Raised Egg Trend to the Bank
3 Energy Plays for Cash Flow: Buy 1 or Buy Them All
M&T Bank, Goldman Sachs rise; Salesforce, Tesla fall, Monday, 4/15/2024
When Will the Next Bull Market Be?
Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st quarter as Samsung retakes the lead

Vaxart (VXRT) Competitors

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VXRT vs. SGMT, ZVRA, KPTI, KNTE, ATHA, SPRO, INO, CMRX, ALGS, and RNAC

Should you be buying Vaxart stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vaxart include Sagimet Biosciences (SGMT), Zevra Therapeutics (ZVRA), Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI), Kinnate Biopharma (KNTE), Athira Pharma (ATHA), Spero Therapeutics (SPRO), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Chimerix (CMRX), Aligos Therapeutics (ALGS), and Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Vaxart vs.

Vaxart (NASDAQ:VXRT) and Sagimet Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Sagimet Biosciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Vaxart's net margin of -1,117.56%. Sagimet Biosciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Vaxart's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vaxart-1,117.56% -108.45% -73.31%
Sagimet Biosciences N/A N/A N/A

18.0% of Vaxart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Sagimet Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Vaxart 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.

Vaxart received 298 more outperform votes than Sagimet Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Sagimet Biosciences an outperform vote while only 65.47% of users gave Vaxart an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
VaxartOutperform Votes
309
65.47%
Underperform Votes
163
34.53%
Sagimet BiosciencesOutperform Votes
11
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

Sagimet Biosciences has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vaxart.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vaxart$7.38M21.42-$82.46M-$0.58-1.57
Sagimet Biosciences$2M72.76-$27.88MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Sagimet Biosciences had 1 more articles in the media than Vaxart. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sagimet Biosciences and 2 mentions for Vaxart. Vaxart's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Sagimet Biosciences' score of 0.94 indicating that Vaxart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vaxart
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sagimet Biosciences
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Vaxart presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 230.00%. Sagimet Biosciences has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 810.09%. Given Sagimet Biosciences' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sagimet Biosciences is more favorable than Vaxart.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vaxart
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Sagimet Biosciences
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Sagimet Biosciences beats Vaxart on 10 of the 14 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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VXRT vs. The Competition

MetricVaxartBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$158.06M$2.57B$4.66B$7.47B
Dividend YieldN/A2.27%5.46%3.95%
P/E Ratio-1.5725.94208.8516.55
Price / Sales21.42319.462,422.6990.74
Price / CashN/A139.5632.9628.17
Price / Book2.393.854.664.46
Net Income-$82.46M-$45.15M$99.18M$210.28M
7 Day Performance-15.82%-5.77%-4.39%-3.69%
1 Month Performance-15.82%-4.93%-2.84%0.52%
1 Year Performance38.37%11.28%12.37%7.13%

Vaxart Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SGMT
Sagimet Biosciences
2.3513 of 5 stars
$5.31
-1.3%
$41.50
+681.5%
N/A$169.44M$2M0.008Short Interest ↑
Positive News
ZVRA
Zevra Therapeutics
1.1017 of 5 stars
$4.73
-4.3%
$19.50
+312.3%
-23.8%$205.42M$27.46M-3.6732
KPTI
Karyopharm Therapeutics
3.8232 of 5 stars
$1.34
-0.7%
$5.67
+322.9%
-73.3%$154.19M$146.03M-1.07325Negative News
KNTE
Kinnate Biopharma
4.7486 of 5 stars
$2.65
-0.4%
$11.72
+342.2%
-51.5%$125.13MN/A-0.9584High Trading Volume
ATHA
Athira Pharma
2.3476 of 5 stars
$2.52
+4.1%
$12.00
+376.2%
-19.8%$96.59MN/A-0.8265News Coverage
SPRO
Spero Therapeutics
4.6269 of 5 stars
$1.69
+0.6%
$7.00
+314.2%
-11.0%$91.04M$103.78M4.0246Positive News
INO
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
3.4123 of 5 stars
$11.63
+2.6%
$96.00
+725.5%
-91.0%$271.79M$832,010.00-1.54122News Coverage
CMRX
Chimerix
4.341 of 5 stars
$0.99
-1.0%
$8.00
+708.1%
-23.8%$88.32M$320,000.00-1.0872News Coverage
Positive News
ALGS
Aligos Therapeutics
2.4205 of 5 stars
$1.06
-0.9%
N/A-3.8%$80.21M$15.53M-0.6766Gap Down
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics
3.3885 of 5 stars
$13.99
+6.6%
$60.00
+328.9%
N/A$75.41M$26M0.0037Stock Split
Positive News
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:VXRT) was last updated on 4/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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