Illumina (ILMN) Competitors $97.93 +0.97 (+1.00%) Closing price 07/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$98.13 +0.20 (+0.20%) As of 07/17/2025 07:48 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ILMN vs. A, MTD, WAT, TECH, CRL, BIO, BRKR, PACB, HBIO, and TMOShould 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. Its Competitors Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Waters Bio-Techne Charles River Laboratories International Bio-Rad Laboratories Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ILMN or A? 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 RatioIllumina$4.37B3.55-$1.22B-$6.07-16.13Agilent Technologies$6.51B5.08$1.29B$4.0528.75 Does the media prefer ILMN or A? In the previous week, Illumina had 6 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Illumina and 23 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Illumina's score of 0.59 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Illumina 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agilent Technologies 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ILMN or A? Illumina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ILMN or A? 89.4% of Illumina shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Illumina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ILMN or A more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 17.59% compared to Illumina's net margin of -22.25%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.92% beat Illumina's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Illumina-22.25% 25.54% 8.62% Agilent Technologies 17.59%25.92%13.24% Do analysts rate ILMN or A? Illumina currently has a consensus target price of $125.11, indicating a potential upside of 27.75%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $139.77, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. Given Illumina's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Illumina is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Illumina 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Illumina on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Illumina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ILMN 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 ILMN 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 ILMN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIlluminaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.35B$2.94B$5.57B$9.34BDividend YieldN/A2.45%3.80%4.06%P/E Ratio-16.1320.2928.1019.86Price / Sales3.55302.32441.4199.92Price / Cash20.6743.1635.8457.94Price / Book6.557.838.265.67Net Income-$1.22B-$55.11M$3.24B$257.80M7 Day Performance-1.33%3.21%1.48%1.87%1 Month Performance8.50%12.86%8.07%10.92%1 Year Performance-15.42%5.06%30.29%18.51% Illumina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ILMNIllumina4.8555 of 5 stars$97.93+1.0%$125.11+27.7%-18.3%$15.35B$4.37B-16.139,030AAgilent Technologies4.7251 of 5 stars$120.10-2.6%$139.77+16.4%-12.8%$34.12B$6.51B29.6517,900MTDMettler-Toledo International4.1541 of 5 stars$1,195.06-2.4%$1,280.90+7.2%-12.5%$24.84B$3.83B29.8017,300Positive NewsWATWaters4.8105 of 5 stars$303.93-13.9%$388.94+28.0%-5.4%$18.09B$2.98B27.587,600Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTECHBio-Techne4.8772 of 5 stars$52.62-2.8%$70.00+33.0%-31.9%$8.25B$1.16B64.173,100Positive NewsCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.7267 of 5 stars$158.09-0.8%$174.54+10.4%-29.7%$7.77B$4.05B-243.2120,100BIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.6436 of 5 stars$250.92-2.4%$324.25+29.2%-21.6%$6.83B$2.54B-3.297,700BRKRBruker4.9775 of 5 stars$43.21-1.3%$52.89+22.4%-34.2%$6.55B$3.37B83.1011,396PACBPacific Biosciences of California1.8855 of 5 stars$1.46-0.7%$2.06+41.2%-32.2%$438.12M$154.01M-0.52730Positive NewsHBIOHarvard Bioscience4.2616 of 5 stars$0.43-3.2%$3.00+596.7%-86.9%$19.04M$91.40M-0.33490Trending NewsTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9925 of 5 stars$425.44-2.2%$600.30+41.1%-23.4%$160.60B$42.90B24.95125,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agilent Technologies Alternatives Mettler-Toledo International Alternatives Waters Alternatives Bio-Techne Alternatives Charles River Laboratories International Alternatives Bio-Rad Laboratories Alternatives Bruker Alternatives Pacific Biosciences of California Alternatives Harvard Bioscience Alternatives Thermo Fisher Scientific Alternatives 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:ILMN) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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