Alkermes (ALKS) Competitors $27.91 +0.43 (+1.56%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ALKS vs. EIDX, AGIO, OPK, PCRX, AVIR, UTHR, INCY, NBIX, BMRN, and EXELShould you be buying Alkermes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alkermes include Eidos Therapeutics (EIDX), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), OPKO Health (OPK), Pacira BioSciences (PCRX), Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Incyte (INCY), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), and Exelixis (EXEL). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Alkermes vs. Eidos Therapeutics Agios Pharmaceuticals OPKO Health Pacira BioSciences Atea Pharmaceuticals United Therapeutics Incyte Neurocrine Biosciences BioMarin Pharmaceutical Exelixis Eidos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EIDX) and Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer EIDX or ALKS? In the previous week, Alkermes had 5 more articles in the media than Eidos Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alkermes and 0 mentions for Eidos Therapeutics. Alkermes' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Eidos Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Alkermes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Eidos Therapeutics Neutral Alkermes Positive Do analysts prefer EIDX or ALKS? Alkermes has a consensus price target of $35.42, indicating a potential upside of 26.90%. Given Alkermes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alkermes is more favorable than Eidos Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eidos Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Alkermes 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EIDX or ALKS? Alkermes received 552 more outperform votes than Eidos Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.51% of users gave Alkermes an outperform vote while only 63.20% of users gave Eidos Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEidos TherapeuticsOutperform Votes14663.20% Underperform Votes8536.80% AlkermesOutperform Votes69870.51% Underperform Votes29229.49% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EIDX or ALKS? Alkermes has higher revenue and earnings than Eidos Therapeutics. Eidos Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alkermes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEidos Therapeutics$26.69M177.99-$37.83M-$1.03-118.65Alkermes$1.51B3.00$355.76M$1.9514.31 Is EIDX or ALKS more profitable? Alkermes has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Eidos Therapeutics' net margin of 0.00%. Alkermes' return on equity of 24.92% beat Eidos Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eidos TherapeuticsN/A -65.21% -53.04% Alkermes 22.15%24.92%14.55% Which has more volatility & risk, EIDX or ALKS? Eidos Therapeutics has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkermes has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EIDX or ALKS? 31.4% of Eidos Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Alkermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.1% of Eidos Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Alkermes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAlkermes beats Eidos Therapeutics on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ALKS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlkermesPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.45B$6.44B$5.06B$8.82BDividend YieldN/A8.11%5.18%4.07%P/E Ratio14.3110.78126.3217.81Price / Sales3.00243.711,179.2574.56Price / Cash12.4222.1633.8632.53Price / Book3.875.474.684.68Net Income$355.76M$153.61M$119.54M$226.08M7 Day Performance-1.55%-2.00%-1.83%-1.04%1 Month Performance0.72%-7.46%-3.60%1.04%1 Year Performance17.47%31.82%31.91%26.28% Alkermes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALKSAlkermes4.7788 of 5 stars$27.91+1.6%$35.42+26.9%+15.4%$4.45B$1.51B14.312,100Positive NewsEIDXEidos TherapeuticsN/A$122.21flatN/AN/A$4.75B$26.69M-118.6570AGIOAgios Pharmaceuticals3.3113 of 5 stars$54.62+0.4%$52.33-4.2%+154.0%$3.10B$32.87M4.81390OPKOPKO Health4.458 of 5 stars$1.58-2.5%$2.75+74.1%+6.8%$1.08B$863.50M-8.323,930PCRXPacira BioSciences4.1777 of 5 stars$17.03+1.8%$23.50+38.0%-38.5%$772.48M$674.98M0.00720Positive NewsAVIRAtea Pharmaceuticals2.7567 of 5 stars$3.16+0.6%$6.88+117.7%+5.0%$266.90M$351.37M-1.5370UTHRUnited Therapeutics4.5183 of 5 stars$364.33+1.0%$370.86+1.8%+59.1%$16.10B$2.33B16.001,168Positive NewsINCYIncyte3.9 of 5 stars$71.05+0.7%$77.16+8.6%+29.9%$13.69B$3.70B507.542,524Analyst ForecastNBIXNeurocrine Biosciences4.9503 of 5 stars$123.29+3.5%$163.91+32.9%+12.7%$12.06B$2.24B33.051,400Positive NewsBMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical4.9885 of 5 stars$62.56+1.0%$94.20+50.6%-28.5%$11.92B$2.42B37.463,401EXELExelixis4.7765 of 5 stars$34.65+0.7%$31.44-9.3%+65.6%$9.90B$2.08B22.211,310Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eidos Therapeutics Alternatives Agios Pharmaceuticals Alternatives OPKO Health Alternatives Pacira BioSciences Alternatives Atea Pharmaceuticals Alternatives United Therapeutics Alternatives Incyte Alternatives Neurocrine Biosciences Alternatives BioMarin Pharmaceutical Alternatives Exelixis Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ALKS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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