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BNTX vs. GSK, TAK, ARGX, ONC, SMMT, TEVA, ITCI, GMAB, RDY, and ASND

Should you be buying BioNTech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioNTech include GSK (GSK), Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK), argenx (ARGX), Beigene (ONC), Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA), Intra-Cellular Therapies (ITCI), Genmab A/S (GMAB), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), and Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

BioNTech vs.

BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and GSK (NYSE:GSK) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, GSK had 5 more articles in the media than BioNTech. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for GSK and 17 mentions for BioNTech. BioNTech's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat GSK's score of 0.79 indicating that BioNTech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BioNTech
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GSK
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BioNTech has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GSK has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

BioNTech pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. GSK pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BioNTech pays out -51.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GSK pays out 100.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

GSK has higher revenue and earnings than BioNTech. BioNTech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GSK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BioNTech$2.75B10.26$1.01B-$3.00-39.23
GSK$31.38B2.46$3.29B$1.5923.49

15.5% of BioNTech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of GSK shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of BioNTech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of GSK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GSK received 679 more outperform votes than BioNTech when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave GSK an outperform vote while only 46.93% of users gave BioNTech an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BioNTechOutperform Votes
145
46.93%
Underperform Votes
164
53.07%
GSKOutperform Votes
824
57.14%
Underperform Votes
618
42.86%

BioNTech currently has a consensus price target of $143.44, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. GSK has a consensus price target of $40.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given BioNTech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BioNTech is more favorable than GSK.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BioNTech
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
GSK
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

GSK has a net margin of 8.13% compared to BioNTech's net margin of -15.16%. GSK's return on equity of 48.59% beat BioNTech's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BioNTech-15.16% -2.35% -2.05%
GSK 8.13%48.59%11.11%

Summary

GSK beats BioNTech on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BNTX vs. The Competition

MetricBioNTechBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$28.24B$2.92B$5.41B$7.70B
Dividend YieldN/A1.91%5.44%4.33%
P/E Ratio-56.0430.7622.2418.31
Price / Sales10.26473.76394.02105.72
Price / Cash23.25168.6838.2034.62
Price / Book1.283.756.784.23
Net Income$1.01B-$72.06M$3.21B$247.51M
7 Day Performance19.30%10.01%5.03%5.68%
1 Month Performance17.08%-8.26%-6.18%-4.10%
1 Year Performance33.76%-20.40%16.18%4.41%

BioNTech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BNTX
BioNTech
1.652 of 5 stars
$117.68
+2.5%
$143.44
+21.9%
+29.9%$28.24B$2.75B-56.043,080Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
GSK
GSK
1.8034 of 5 stars
$36.52
+1.6%
$40.58
+11.1%
-10.2%$75.35B$31.38B22.9790,100Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
2.6352 of 5 stars
$14.94
+1.6%
N/A+13.3%$47.54B$4.58T37.3547,300News Coverage
ARGX
argenx
3.2932 of 5 stars
$595.70
-0.1%
$699.28
+17.4%
+58.5%$36.20B$2.19B-676.93650Positive News
ONC
Beigene
2.264 of 5 stars
$229.22
-0.8%
$316.71
+38.2%
N/A$22.66B$3.81B-27.829,000Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
1.0823 of 5 stars
$25.22
+2.5%
$35.40
+40.4%
+792.0%$18.60B$700,000.00-90.07110Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
TEVA
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
3.0723 of 5 stars
$13.30
-2.6%
$23.43
+76.2%
+9.9%$15.08B$16.54B-9.1736,800Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
ITCI
Intra-Cellular Therapies
2.2091 of 5 stars
$131.87
flat
$109.70
-16.8%
N/A$14.05B$680.50M-151.57560Analyst Forecast
GMAB
Genmab A/S
4.2105 of 5 stars
$20.07
+0.1%
$39.17
+95.2%
-29.5%$13.28B$21.53B11.531,660
RDY
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
2.4996 of 5 stars
$13.68
+0.1%
$17.00
+24.3%
-4.4%$11.42B$311.31B21.7824,800Positive News
ASND
Ascendis Pharma A/S
3.0726 of 5 stars
$161.15
-2.4%
$204.67
+27.0%
+9.2%$9.83B$363.64M-22.70640Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BNTX) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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