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Myriad Genetics (MYGN) Competitors

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$13.74 +0.09 (+0.66%)
(As of 01:00 PM ET)

MYGN vs. ALKS, FOLD, LGND, GERN, MNKD, DVAX, CLDX, BCRX, NVAX, and INVA

Should you be buying Myriad Genetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Myriad Genetics include Alkermes (ALKS), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), Geron (GERN), MannKind (MNKD), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), Novavax (NVAX), and Innoviva (INVA). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Myriad Genetics vs.

Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) and Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

99.0% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Alkermes shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Alkermes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Myriad Genetics had 3 more articles in the media than Alkermes. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Myriad Genetics and 4 mentions for Alkermes. Alkermes' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Myriad Genetics' score of 0.26 indicating that Alkermes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Myriad Genetics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Alkermes
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Myriad Genetics has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkermes has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alkermes received 229 more outperform votes than Myriad Genetics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.51% of users gave Alkermes an outperform vote while only 52.99% of users gave Myriad Genetics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Myriad GeneticsOutperform Votes
469
52.99%
Underperform Votes
416
47.01%
AlkermesOutperform Votes
698
70.51%
Underperform Votes
292
29.49%

Alkermes has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Myriad Genetics' net margin of -14.09%. Alkermes' return on equity of 24.92% beat Myriad Genetics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Myriad Genetics-14.09% -4.51% -3.07%
Alkermes 22.15%24.92%14.55%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Myriad Genetics$823.60M1.51-$263.30M-$1.30-10.50
Alkermes$1.51B3.17$355.76M$1.9515.13

Myriad Genetics presently has a consensus target price of $24.27, suggesting a potential upside of 77.82%. Alkermes has a consensus target price of $35.42, suggesting a potential upside of 20.06%. Given Myriad Genetics' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Myriad Genetics is more favorable than Alkermes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Myriad Genetics
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Alkermes
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Summary

Alkermes beats Myriad Genetics on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MYGN vs. The Competition

MetricMyriad GeneticsDiagnostic substances IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.24B$2.43B$5.20B$9.14B
Dividend YieldN/A0.76%5.12%4.28%
P/E Ratio-10.505.5086.9017.12
Price / Sales1.51124.191,138.53122.82
Price / CashN/A15.0543.2337.84
Price / Book1.433.324.804.78
Net Income-$263.30M$29.98M$120.46M$225.43M
7 Day Performance-1.23%0.23%-0.94%-0.82%
1 Month Performance-11.88%8.46%14.81%1.02%
1 Year Performance-32.76%-19.70%29.53%15.72%

Myriad Genetics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MYGN
Myriad Genetics
4.5476 of 5 stars
$13.74
+0.7%
$24.27
+76.7%
-32.8%$1.25B$823.60M-10.572,700
ALKS
Alkermes
4.6193 of 5 stars
$29.70
0.0%
$35.42
+19.2%
+5.7%$4.81B$1.51B15.232,100Positive News
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
4.3432 of 5 stars
$9.78
-0.2%
$16.88
+72.5%
-27.6%$2.92B$493.67M-28.76480
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
4.9867 of 5 stars
$116.89
+2.0%
$147.00
+25.8%
+59.1%$2.21B$152.42M46.5780Analyst Forecast
GERN
Geron
3.9644 of 5 stars
$3.35
-4.0%
$7.15
+113.4%
+45.9%$2.03B$29.48M-10.47141
MNKD
MannKind
3.2145 of 5 stars
$7.00
+2.2%
$8.88
+26.8%
+95.0%$1.93B$198.96M100.00400Options Volume
Analyst Revision
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.6664 of 5 stars
$12.87
+1.2%
$22.00
+70.9%
-7.3%$1.69B$260.81M99.01408Positive News
CLDX
Celldex Therapeutics
2.7043 of 5 stars
$24.27
-3.5%
$62.25
+156.5%
-37.3%$1.61B$9.98M-9.44160
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
3.7415 of 5 stars
$7.77
+2.6%
$15.60
+100.8%
+31.0%$1.61B$412.58M-12.74530
NVAX
Novavax
3.8666 of 5 stars
$8.56
-1.6%
$17.83
+108.3%
+70.8%$1.37B$847.25M-3.791,543
INVA
Innoviva
2.3059 of 5 stars
$17.82
-0.1%
N/A+9.7%$1.12B$352.75M25.83112

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This page (NASDAQ:MYGN) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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