Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Competitors $3.80 -0.20 (-4.89%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.72 -0.07 (-1.95%) As of 06:23 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 SPCE vs. CLOV, RKLB, LIND, SNCY, VLRS, SB, ASC, CLCO, ESEA, and BLDEShould you be buying Virgin Galactic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virgin Galactic include Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Safe Bulkers (SB), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), Cool (CLCO), Euroseas (ESEA), and Blade Air Mobility (BLDE). Virgin Galactic vs. Its Competitors Clover Health Investments Rocket Lab Lindblad Expeditions Sun Country Airlines Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Safe Bulkers Ardmore Shipping Cool Euroseas Blade Air Mobility Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) and Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Galactic has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLOV or SPCE more profitable? Clover Health Investments has a net margin of -2.68% compared to Virgin Galactic's net margin of -5,972.70%. Clover Health Investments' return on equity of -12.24% beat Virgin Galactic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clover Health Investments-2.68% -12.24% -6.86% Virgin Galactic -5,972.70%-97.17%-33.39% Do analysts prefer CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 99.12%. Virgin Galactic has a consensus price target of $4.81, suggesting a potential upside of 26.81%. Given Clover Health Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clover Health Investments is more favorable than Virgin Galactic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clover Health Investments 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Virgin Galactic 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLOV or SPCE? Clover Health Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Galactic. Clover Health Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Galactic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClover Health Investments$1.37B0.84-$43.01M-$0.05-45.20Virgin Galactic$5.51M28.62-$346.74M-$11.93-0.32 Does the media refer more to CLOV or SPCE? In the previous week, Clover Health Investments had 4 more articles in the media than Virgin Galactic. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Clover Health Investments and 11 mentions for Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Clover Health Investments' score of 0.24 indicating that Virgin Galactic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clover Health Investments 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Virgin Galactic 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CLOV or SPCE? 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Virgin Galactic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryClover Health Investments beats Virgin Galactic on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virgin Galactic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPCE 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 SPCE 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 NYSE 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 SPCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirgin GalacticAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$165.88M$46.61B$27.29B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A1.14%0.95%3.66%P/E Ratio-0.3217.7177.4129.27Price / Sales28.624.086.8862.24Price / CashN/A25.7037.2223.31Price / Book0.395.797.494.37Net Income-$346.74M$586.89M$368.78M$996.36M7 Day Performance0.53%-0.71%0.31%0.59%1 Month Performance37.00%0.97%3.44%0.23%1 Year Performance-28.13%40.28%62.20%16.71% Virgin Galactic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPCEVirgin Galactic2.3118 of 5 stars$3.80-4.9%$4.81+26.8%-32.7%$165.88M$5.51M-0.32800Trending NewsEarnings ReportCLOVClover Health Investments2.7968 of 5 stars$2.99-1.8%$4.83+61.9%+23.5%$1.52B$1.37B-59.70680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeRKLBRocket Lab2.2816 of 5 stars$44.60-6.0%$35.64-20.1%+835.3%$20.58B$436.21M-111.492,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastLINDLindblad Expeditions3.9966 of 5 stars$11.89-2.5%$15.67+31.8%+70.1%$650.59M$670.83M-19.821,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSNCYSun Country Airlines4.3123 of 5 stars$12.10+2.3%$16.83+39.1%-1.7%$642.51M$1.08B12.453,141Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion2.5828 of 5 stars$5.49+0.8%$7.69+40.2%+5.9%$639.54M$3.02B-20.316,901SBSafe Bulkers4.0229 of 5 stars$4.22-0.6%$4.47+6.0%-12.7%$443.84M$307.63M6.29920ASCArdmore Shipping4.3452 of 5 stars$10.44+2.2%$13.67+30.9%-43.8%$424.12M$405.78M4.58990CLCOCool3.1715 of 5 stars$6.98+4.5%N/A-33.5%$374.83M$338.50M10.261,647ESEAEuroseas3.6843 of 5 stars$51.83+0.1%$61.00+17.7%+32.8%$362.55M$222.53M2.79360Short Interest ↑BLDEBlade Air Mobility3.0706 of 5 stars$4.34+1.0%$6.25+43.9%+39.7%$349.28M$248.69M-12.68130Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLOV Alternatives RKLB Alternatives LIND Alternatives SNCY Alternatives VLRS Alternatives SB Alternatives ASC Alternatives CLCO Alternatives ESEA Alternatives BLDE 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 (NYSE:SPCE) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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