Comparing Oruka Therapeutics (ORKA) & The Competition

Oruka Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ORKA) is one of 37 publicly-traded companies in the “Diagnostic substances” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Oruka Therapeutics to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Oruka Therapeutics and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oruka Therapeutics	0	0	6	2	3.25
Oruka Therapeutics Competitors	851	800	1343	23	2.18

Oruka Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 48.80%. As a group, “Diagnostic substances” companies have a potential upside of 33.50%. Given Oruka Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Oruka Therapeutics is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of shares of all “Diagnostic substances” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.9% of Oruka Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of shares of all “Diagnostic substances” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-2,020.97%	-42.23%	-27.11%

Volatility and Risk

Oruka Therapeutics has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oruka Therapeutics’ competitors have a beta of 1.33, indicating that their average share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oruka Therapeutics	N/A	-$5.34 million	-4.83
Oruka Therapeutics Competitors	$575.35 million	$6.55 million	-34.98

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.

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.