Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) Competitors $246.58 +2.59 (+1.06%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ALNY vs. VRTX, GILD, REGN, BIIB, UTHR, NBIX, INCY, BMRN, EXAS, and EXELShould you be buying Alnylam Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals include Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Biogen (BIIB), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Incyte (INCY), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Exact Sciences (EXAS), and Exelixis (EXEL). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Gilead Sciences Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Biogen United Therapeutics Neurocrine Biosciences Incyte BioMarin Pharmaceutical Exact Sciences Exelixis Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer VRTX or ALNY? Vertex Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $505.73, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $298.09, suggesting a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Vertex Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vertex Pharmaceuticals 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRTX or ALNY? 91.0% of Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VRTX or ALNY? Vertex Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVertex Pharmaceuticals$10.63B11.37$3.62B-$1.99-235.80Alnylam Pharmaceuticals$2.09B15.18-$440.24M-$2.62-94.11 Does the media prefer VRTX or ALNY? In the previous week, Vertex Pharmaceuticals had 7 more articles in the media than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Vertex Pharmaceuticals and 15 mentions for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Vertex Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.99 indicating that Vertex Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vertex Pharmaceuticals 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, VRTX or ALNY? Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VRTX or ALNY more profitable? Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -4.52% compared to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -15.86%. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Vertex Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vertex Pharmaceuticals-4.52% -1.91% -1.43% Alnylam Pharmaceuticals -15.86%N/A -8.38% Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRTX or ALNY? Vertex Pharmaceuticals received 453 more outperform votes than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.14% of users gave Alnylam Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 75.42% of users gave Vertex Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVertex PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes158675.42% Underperform Votes51724.58% Alnylam PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes113376.14% Underperform Votes35523.86% SummaryVertex Pharmaceuticals beats Alnylam Pharmaceuticals on 10 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 ALNY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlnylam PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$31.80B$6.85B$5.14B$9.31BDividend YieldN/A3.06%4.81%4.06%P/E Ratio-94.1110.71135.1917.53Price / Sales15.18287.971,224.59140.21Price / CashN/A56.6540.6537.95Price / Book-140.105.394.884.92Net Income-$440.24M$152.04M$118.97M$225.78M7 Day Performance-2.98%-4.32%15.53%-1.58%1 Month Performance6.16%2.80%15.54%6.67%1 Year Performance32.41%17.30%34.63%22.48% Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals4.5509 of 5 stars$246.58+1.1%$298.09+20.9%+33.1%$31.80B$2.09B-94.112,100Short Interest ↓VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals4.2083 of 5 stars$466.88+0.7%$505.73+8.3%+14.3%$120.24B$9.87B-233.035,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGILDGilead Sciences4.5372 of 5 stars$92.73+0.9%$96.43+4.0%+15.5%$115.57B$27.12B1,020.6718,000Insider TradeREGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals4.7535 of 5 stars$733.02+0.2%$1,099.90+50.1%-13.9%$80.55B$13.12B18.1013,450Analyst ForecastBIIBBiogen4.7389 of 5 stars$151.25+0.8%$245.32+62.2%-39.3%$22.04B$9.61B13.697,570Analyst DowngradeUTHRUnited Therapeutics4.7106 of 5 stars$370.95+2.5%$370.860.0%+54.1%$16.56B$2.76B16.221,168Positive NewsNBIXNeurocrine Biosciences4.8855 of 5 stars$134.00+5.8%$165.00+23.1%+13.7%$13.57B$2.24B35.791,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsINCYIncyte4.4745 of 5 stars$70.38+2.7%$76.13+8.2%+11.4%$13.56B$4.08B489.642,524Analyst ForecastBMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical4.9834 of 5 stars$66.07+0.1%$94.20+42.6%-30.8%$12.59B$2.75B39.533,401Positive NewsEXASExact Sciences4.6099 of 5 stars$60.48-1.3%$72.94+20.6%-8.4%$11.19B$2.50B-52.356,600EXELExelixis4.5611 of 5 stars$36.01+2.8%$31.47-12.6%+48.2%$10.28B$2.08B22.461,310Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vertex Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Gilead Sciences Alternatives Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Biogen Alternatives United Therapeutics Alternatives Neurocrine Biosciences Alternatives Incyte Alternatives BioMarin Pharmaceutical Alternatives Exact Sciences 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:ALNY) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | Sponsored2025’s #1 Trump TradeAll the Energy You Need to Power Your Entire Life... 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