BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) Competitors $8.72 -0.24 (-2.68%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.74 +0.02 (+0.29%) As of 07/15/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BCRX vs. RGEN, HALO, IONS, MDGL, ALKS, LGND, FOLD, CLDX, DVAX, and INVAShould you be buying BioCryst Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals include Repligen (RGEN), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), Alkermes (ALKS), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), and Innoviva (INVA). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Repligen Halozyme Therapeutics Ionis Pharmaceuticals Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Alkermes Ligand Pharmaceuticals Amicus Therapeutics Celldex Therapeutics Dynavax Technologies Innoviva Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend RGEN or BCRX? Repligen currently has a consensus target price of $170.75, suggesting a potential upside of 44.58%. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 91.51%. Given BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Repligen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Repligen 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69BioCryst Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Is RGEN or BCRX more profitable? Repligen has a net margin of -3.93% compared to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -10.62%. Repligen's return on equity of 4.53% beat BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Repligen-3.93% 4.53% 3.17% BioCryst Pharmaceuticals -10.62%N/A -11.06% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RGEN or BCRX? 97.6% of Repligen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Repligen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, RGEN or BCRX? Repligen has higher revenue and earnings than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Repligen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRepligen$634.44M10.46-$25.51M-$0.45-262.44BioCryst Pharmaceuticals$450.71M4.05-$88.88M-$0.26-33.54 Does the media favor RGEN or BCRX? In the previous week, Repligen had 5 more articles in the media than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Repligen and 4 mentions for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Repligen's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.71 indicating that Repligen is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Repligen 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BioCryst Pharmaceuticals 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, RGEN or BCRX? Repligen has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRepligen beats BioCryst Pharmaceuticals on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BioCryst Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCRX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BCRX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BCRX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBioCryst PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.87B$2.44B$5.61B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A1.79%4.23%4.03%P/E Ratio-33.549.1428.5219.58Price / Sales4.05679.35426.1793.37Price / CashN/A164.3436.0257.93Price / Book-3.794.608.135.54Net Income-$88.88M$30.99M$3.24B$257.73M7 Day Performance-3.75%-1.81%0.20%-0.08%1 Month Performance-15.26%5.73%5.98%8.09%1 Year Performance14.29%-7.03%26.15%13.02% BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCRXBioCryst Pharmaceuticals4.1873 of 5 stars$8.72-2.7%$16.70+91.5%+21.4%$1.87B$450.71M-33.54530RGENRepligen4.6899 of 5 stars$124.43-2.4%$172.83+38.9%-3.7%$6.99B$634.44M-276.511,778Positive NewsHALOHalozyme Therapeutics4.9624 of 5 stars$54.22+0.4%$61.90+14.2%+7.7%$6.68B$1.02B14.42390Positive NewsIONSIonis Pharmaceuticals4.5231 of 5 stars$41.78-2.8%$58.25+39.4%-11.7%$6.65B$705M-13.971,069MDGLMadrigal Pharmaceuticals4.314 of 5 stars$289.17-3.2%$420.63+45.5%+11.1%$6.42B$180.13M-16.0290Positive NewsALKSAlkermes4.8356 of 5 stars$29.23+1.3%$40.00+36.8%+23.4%$4.82B$1.56B13.991,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals4.0468 of 5 stars$113.76-0.7%$146.14+28.5%+28.6%$2.19B$167.13M-15.9880FOLDAmicus Therapeutics4.0822 of 5 stars$6.05-0.8%$16.22+168.1%-44.4%$1.86B$528.29M-67.21480CLDXCelldex Therapeutics2.4737 of 5 stars$20.94-4.8%$50.11+139.3%-42.2%$1.39B$7.56M-7.76150News CoveragePositive NewsDVAXDynavax Technologies4.4421 of 5 stars$10.30+0.3%$24.00+133.0%-1.1%$1.24B$277.25M-19.81350INVAInnoviva4.0532 of 5 stars$18.91-1.6%$55.00+190.9%+18.5%$1.19B$369.84M-18.72100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RGEN Competitors HALO Competitors IONS Competitors MDGL Competitors ALKS Competitors LGND Competitors FOLD Competitors CLDX Competitors DVAX Competitors INVA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BCRX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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