ARQT vs. LEGN, GRFS, TGTX, NUVL, LNTH, TLX, AXSM, AKRO, ADMA, and PCVX
Should you be buying Arcutis Biotherapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcutis Biotherapeutics include Legend Biotech (LEGN), Grifols (GRFS), TG Therapeutics (TGTX), Nuvalent (NUVL), Lantheus (LNTH), Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX), Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), and Vaxcyte (PCVX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics vs. Its Competitors
Arcutis Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ARQT) and Legend Biotech (NASDAQ:LEGN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Legend Biotech has a net margin of -29.95% compared to Arcutis Biotherapeutics' net margin of -60.95%. Legend Biotech's return on equity of -21.19% beat Arcutis Biotherapeutics' return on equity.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legend Biotech has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
70.9% of Legend Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Arcutis Biotherapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Legend Biotech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $18.80, suggesting a potential upside of 36.63%. Legend Biotech has a consensus target price of $72.60, suggesting a potential upside of 93.65%. Given Legend Biotech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Legend Biotech is more favorable than Arcutis Biotherapeutics.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Legend Biotech. Legend Biotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcutis Biotherapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Legend Biotech had 9 more articles in the media than Arcutis Biotherapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Legend Biotech and 2 mentions for Arcutis Biotherapeutics. Arcutis Biotherapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Legend Biotech's score of 0.41 indicating that Arcutis Biotherapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Legend Biotech beats Arcutis Biotherapeutics on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ARQT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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