Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Competitors $4.00 +0.03 (+0.63%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.09 +0.09 (+2.38%) As of 10/24/2025 07:59 PM 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, VLRS, FIP, GNK, LIND, SNCY, CVLG, ULH, and CLCOShould 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), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Universal Logistics (ULH), and Cool (CLCO). Virgin Galactic vs. Its Competitors Clover Health Investments Rocket Lab Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion FTAI Infrastructure Genco Shipping & Trading Lindblad Expeditions Sun Country Airlines Covenant Logistics Group Universal Logistics Cool Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) and Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate SPCE or CLOV? Virgin Galactic presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Clover Health Investments has a consensus price target of $4.03, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Given Virgin Galactic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Virgin Galactic is more favorable than Clover Health Investments.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virgin Galactic 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Clover Health Investments 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is SPCE or CLOV more profitable? Clover Health Investments has a net margin of -2.68% compared to Virgin Galactic's net margin of -17,828.03%. Clover Health Investments' return on equity of -12.20% beat Virgin Galactic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virgin Galactic-17,828.03% -98.94% -32.03% Clover Health Investments -2.68%-12.20%-6.95% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPCE or CLOV? 46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPCE or CLOV? 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 RatioVirgin Galactic$7.04M32.68-$346.74M-$9.04-0.44Clover Health Investments$1.37B1.43-$43.01M-$0.08-47.75 Which has more risk & volatility, SPCE or CLOV? Virgin Galactic has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Health Investments has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SPCE or CLOV? In the previous week, Clover Health Investments had 16 more articles in the media than Virgin Galactic. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Clover Health Investments and 6 mentions for Virgin Galactic. Clover Health Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Virgin Galactic's score of 0.28 indicating that Clover Health Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virgin Galactic 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Clover Health Investments 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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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$228.64M$49.50B$29.79B$22.00BDividend YieldN/A1.05%0.92%3.57%P/E Ratio-0.4423.9585.7633.18Price / Sales32.684.878.0461.51Price / CashN/A27.2935.5024.54Price / Book0.416.9110.904.66Net Income-$346.74M$587.31M$379.66M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.84%2.20%3.75%2.24%1 Month Performance15.30%6.10%5.35%2.10%1 Year Performance-43.29%50.37%59.21%14.01% Virgin Galactic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPCEVirgin Galactic2.3278 of 5 stars$4.00+0.6%$5.00+25.2%-44.2%$228.64M$7.04M-0.44800Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeCLOVClover Health Investments1.6997 of 5 stars$2.92+7.7%$4.37+49.5%+0.8%$1.50B$1.37B-36.50680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpRKLBRocket Lab2.1406 of 5 stars$67.35+1.6%$51.75-23.2%+476.9%$32.59B$436.21M-149.672,100VLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion1.5287 of 5 stars$6.81-2.8%$8.22+20.8%-3.1%$793.46M$3.14B-25.206,901News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFIPFTAI Infrastructure1.9791 of 5 stars$6.10+7.4%$12.00+96.7%-37.8%$702.05M$331.50M-3.99600Upcoming EarningsGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.2271 of 5 stars$15.93-1.8%$19.67+23.5%+2.5%$684.27M$423.02M46.851,010Analyst RevisionLINDLindblad Expeditions3.8313 of 5 stars$12.00+0.8%$17.00+41.7%+29.8%$657.48M$644.73M-40.001,300News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSNCYSun Country Airlines3.9425 of 5 stars$11.83+4.6%$18.71+58.2%-6.7%$630.78M$1.08B11.163,141Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeCVLGCovenant Logistics Group3.4988 of 5 stars$21.57+0.7%$33.00+53.0%-23.2%$539.68M$1.13B16.474,800News CoverageEarnings ReportULHUniversal Logistics4.3673 of 5 stars$19.84+4.2%$24.00+21.0%-59.3%$522.39M$1.85B8.5210,821News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCLCOCool3.3262 of 5 stars$9.64-0.3%N/A-8.9%$517.40M$338.50M14.171,647News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLOV Alternatives RKLB Alternatives VLRS Alternatives FIP Alternatives GNK Alternatives LIND Alternatives SNCY Alternatives CVLG Alternatives ULH Alternatives CLCO 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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