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Illumina (ILMN) Competitors

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$136.02 +2.02 (+1.51%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET)

ILMN vs. A, MTD, WAT, TECH, CRL, BIO, BRKR, PACB, HBIO, and TMO

Should you be buying Illumina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Illumina include Agilent Technologies (A), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Waters (WAT), Bio-Techne (TECH), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Bruker (BRKR), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry.

Illumina vs.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Illumina. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 15 mentions for Illumina. Illumina's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.35 indicating that Illumina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Illumina
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $143.62, suggesting a potential upside of 6.77%. Illumina has a consensus target price of $165.95, suggesting a potential upside of 22.00%. Given Illumina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Illumina is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Agilent Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Illumina
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

Illumina received 244 more outperform votes than Agilent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.09% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.70% of users gave Illumina an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes
863
71.09%
Underperform Votes
351
28.91%
IlluminaOutperform Votes
1107
65.70%
Underperform Votes
578
34.30%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies$6.51B5.94$1.29B$4.4230.43
Illumina$4.39B4.91-$1.16B-$9.96-13.66

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Illumina has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

87.4% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Illumina shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Illumina 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.

Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 19.80% compared to Illumina's net margin of -36.10%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.43% beat Illumina's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies19.80% 25.43% 13.79%
Illumina -36.10%7.29%3.40%

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats Illumina on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ILMN vs. The Competition

MetricIlluminaAnalytical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$21.25B$5.42B$5.12B$9.07B
Dividend YieldN/A0.42%4.91%4.22%
P/E Ratio-13.6625.1891.3417.19
Price / Sales4.914.291,116.63116.80
Price / Cash41.2044.4542.5837.86
Price / Book3.762.204.794.78
Net Income-$1.16B$2.05M$120.07M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-5.46%-2.70%-1.90%-1.24%
1 Month Performance-0.78%-2.89%11.43%3.06%
1 Year Performance-3.00%-28.70%30.59%16.50%

Illumina Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ILMN
Illumina
4.4809 of 5 stars
$136.02
+1.5%
$165.95
+22.0%
-0.6%$21.25B$4.39B-13.669,300High Trading Volume
A
Agilent Technologies
4.7188 of 5 stars
$137.77
-0.9%
$143.62
+4.2%
-2.7%$39.59B$6.51B31.4518,100Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
3.9519 of 5 stars
$1,266.04
-0.9%
$1,351.25
+6.7%
+3.7%$26.72B$3.76B34.4317,300Positive News
WAT
Waters
3.7196 of 5 stars
$376.17
-0.6%
$375.85
-0.1%
+13.9%$22.34B$2.91B36.097,900
TECH
Bio-Techne
4.6341 of 5 stars
$76.47
+1.0%
$82.00
+7.2%
-3.5%$12.15B$1.17B81.073,100
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.5205 of 5 stars
$191.06
+0.3%
$214.00
+12.0%
-19.8%$9.77B$4.06B23.8421,800
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
4.3526 of 5 stars
$339.83
+1.1%
$394.20
+16.0%
+6.2%$9.51B$2.58B-12.308,030Analyst Revision
Positive News
BRKR
Bruker
4.9904 of 5 stars
$57.76
+0.1%
$74.70
+29.3%
-21.7%$8.76B$2.96B27.759,707Analyst Forecast
PACB
Pacific Biosciences of California
1.5546 of 5 stars
$2.05
+4.6%
$2.95
+44.1%
-79.8%$561.41M$200.52M-1.46730
HBIO
Harvard Bioscience
1.2863 of 5 stars
$2.12
-1.9%
N/A-57.8%$92.47M$97.73M-6.55490
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.7674 of 5 stars
$531.99
+1.0%
$652.30
+22.6%
+0.9%$203.49B$42.86B33.03122,000

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This page (NASDAQ:ILMN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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