Head to Head Review: VectivBio (NASDAQ:VECT) versus Tourmaline Bio (NASDAQ:TRML)

Tourmaline Bio (NASDAQ:TRML) and VectivBio (NASDAQ:VECT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Tourmaline Bio has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VectivBio has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tourmaline Bio and VectivBio, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tourmaline Bio	0	0	6	0	3.00
VectivBio	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tourmaline Bio currently has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 166.27%. Given Tourmaline Bio’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Bio is more favorable than VectivBio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.9% of Tourmaline Bio shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Tourmaline Bio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of VectivBio shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Tourmaline Bio and VectivBio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tourmaline Bio	N/A	-20.97%	-20.56%
VectivBio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tourmaline Bio and VectivBio”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tourmaline Bio	N/A	N/A	-$42.12 million	($2.82)	-7.19
VectivBio	$27.34 million	20.97	-$93.74 million	N/A	N/A

Tourmaline Bio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VectivBio.

Summary

Tourmaline Bio beats VectivBio on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tourmaline Bio

Tourmaline Bio, Inc. operates as a clinical biotechnology company that develops medicines for patients with life-altering immune and inflammatory diseases. It develops TOUR006, a human anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to interleukin-6, a key proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. The company's development pipeline comprises medicines and therapies for the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and thyroid eye disease (TED). The company was formerly known as Tourmaline Bio, LLC and changed its name to Tourmaline Bio, Inc. in September 2022. Tourmaline Bio, Inc. was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About VectivBio

VectivBio Holding AG, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for treatments of severe rare conditions. It develops apraglutide, a long-acting synthetic peptide analog of glucagon-like peptide-2 that is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of patients with short bowel syndrome-intestinal failure (SBS-IF), as well as apraglutide is in Phase II clinical trial for SBS-IF in patients with colon-in-continuity anatomy. The company is also developing apraglutide, which is in Phase II clinical trial for patients with steroid-refractory gastrointestinal acute versus host disease (aGvHD). VectivBio Holding AG was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. As of June 29, 2023, VectivBio Holding AG operates as a subsidiary of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.