Both in Pharmaceuticals

Verastem vs Ardelyx

Over the past year VSTM returned −6.6% and ARDX returned −39.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.22.

VSTM −6.6% ARDX −39.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricVSTMARDX
Price$8.78$3.11
Market cap$794.7M$801.7M
Today−4.93%−5.05%
1 month+16.2%−8.1%
6 months+33.4%−51.9%
Year to date+13.7%−46.7%
1 year−6.6%−39.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)+1775.4%+23.8%
Gross margin89.9%95.2%
Net margin−86.5%−13.8%
P/E (TTM)——
Price / sales9.1×1.8×
Net cash$54.6M$30.0M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)71.3%49.5%
Short % of float17.7%11.4%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).