Head-To-Head Contrast: Oruka Therapeutics (ORKA) & The Competition

Oruka Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORKA) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Diagnostic substances” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Oruka Therapeutics to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Oruka Therapeutics and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oruka Therapeutics	0	0	6	2	3.25
Oruka Therapeutics Competitors	870	814	1357	23	2.17

Oruka Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 61.79%. As a group, “Diagnostic substances” companies have a potential upside of 41.98%. Given Oruka Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oruka Therapeutics is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Oruka Therapeutics has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oruka Therapeutics’ competitors have a beta of 1.32, meaning that their average share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oruka Therapeutics and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oruka Therapeutics	N/A	-$5.34 million	-4.44
Oruka Therapeutics Competitors	$558.35 million	$6.13 million	-107.11

Oruka Therapeutics’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Oruka Therapeutics. Oruka Therapeutics is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Oruka Therapeutics and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oruka Therapeutics	N/A	-20.18%	-19.51%
Oruka Therapeutics Competitors	-1,870.01%	-41.71%	-26.40%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.4% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of shares of all “Diagnostic substances” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of shares of all “Diagnostic substances” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Oruka Therapeutics beats its competitors on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Oruka Therapeutics

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and cardiovascular diseases. It is positioned to bring personalized therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, through the use of genetics. Complementing the Company’s cardiovascular science, ARCA’s management team has significant experience in developing and commercializing cardiovascular products. The Company’s business focus combines expertise in cardiovascular pathophysiology, molecular genetics, clinical development and product commercialization. It is currently developing Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride), a cardiovascular drug for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The company is based in Broomfield, Colorado.