Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) Competitors $143.26 +1.34 (+0.94%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NBIX vs. ALNY, BIIB, UTHR, INCY, BMRN, EXAS, EXEL, RGEN, HALO, and MDGLShould you be buying Neurocrine Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Neurocrine Biosciences include Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), Biogen (BIIB), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Incyte (INCY), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Exact Sciences (EXAS), Exelixis (EXEL), Repligen (RGEN), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Neurocrine Biosciences vs. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Biogen United Therapeutics Incyte BioMarin Pharmaceutical Exact Sciences Exelixis Repligen Halozyme Therapeutics Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) and Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ:NBIX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation & earnings, ALNY or NBIX? Neurocrine Biosciences has higher revenue and earnings than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Neurocrine Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlnylam Pharmaceuticals$1.83B17.37-$440.24M-$2.62-94.00Neurocrine Biosciences$1.89B7.69$249.70M$3.7338.41 Does the media prefer ALNY or NBIX? In the previous week, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals had 19 more articles in the media than Neurocrine Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and 11 mentions for Neurocrine Biosciences. Neurocrine Biosciences' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.70 indicating that Neurocrine Biosciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Neurocrine Biosciences 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALNY or NBIX? 93.0% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Neurocrine Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Neurocrine Biosciences shares are owned by 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. Do analysts prefer ALNY or NBIX? Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of $298.61, suggesting a potential upside of 21.25%. Neurocrine Biosciences has a consensus target price of $164.81, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Given Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Neurocrine Biosciences.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72Neurocrine Biosciences 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALNY or NBIX? Alnylam Pharmaceuticals received 122 more outperform votes than Neurocrine Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.44% of users gave Neurocrine Biosciences an outperform vote while only 76.17% of users gave Alnylam Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlnylam PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes113876.17% Underperform Votes35623.83% Neurocrine BiosciencesOutperform Votes101677.44% Underperform Votes29622.56% Is ALNY or NBIX more profitable? Neurocrine Biosciences has a net margin of 17.21% compared to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -15.86%. Neurocrine Biosciences' return on equity of 15.68% beat Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alnylam Pharmaceuticals-15.86% N/A -8.38% Neurocrine Biosciences 17.21%15.68%11.38% Which has more risk & volatility, ALNY or NBIX? Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neurocrine Biosciences has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNeurocrine Biosciences beats Alnylam Pharmaceuticals on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Neurocrine Biosciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBIX 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NBIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNeurocrine BiosciencesBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.51B$2.96B$5.36B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.13%4.03%P/E Ratio38.4145.5689.4717.33Price / Sales7.69384.461,261.53136.12Price / Cash54.63192.9043.7535.97Price / Book6.313.975.324.80Net Income$249.70M-$41.02M$122.60M$224.91M7 Day Performance1.67%7.15%0.69%1.77%1 Month Performance4.81%5.53%1.55%2.22%1 Year Performance4.48%4.90%27.25%20.67% Neurocrine Biosciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences4.8842 of 5 stars$143.26+0.9%$164.81+15.0%+4.5%$14.27B$1.89B38.411,400Insider TradeNews CoverageALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals4.3797 of 5 stars$258.04+8.4%$298.61+15.7%+30.6%$33.28B$2.09B-98.492,100Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBIIBBiogen4.7146 of 5 stars$149.46+0.4%$230.00+53.9%-42.7%$21.78B$9.61B13.508,720Short Interest ↑UTHRUnited Therapeutics4.9234 of 5 stars$363.80-0.3%$378.36+4.0%+61.5%$16.24B$2.76B15.98980Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsINCYIncyte4.7449 of 5 stars$72.44+2.7%$76.29+5.3%+17.0%$13.96B$4.08B517.472,524Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageBMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical4.9993 of 5 stars$66.68-1.0%$94.20+41.3%-34.1%$12.71B$2.75B39.933,401Options VolumeNews CoverageEXASExact Sciences4.764 of 5 stars$57.53+1.8%$72.94+26.8%-19.2%$10.65B$2.69B-49.176,600News CoverageGap UpEXELExelixis4.538 of 5 stars$35.24-2.2%$33.75-4.2%+60.6%$10.06B$2.08B22.591,310Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageRGENRepligen3.7388 of 5 stars$157.28+1.6%$185.20+17.8%-6.0%$8.81B$639.92M-425.072,020HALOHalozyme Therapeutics4.5952 of 5 stars$54.06+2.4%$60.89+12.6%+52.1%$6.88B$947.36M17.90390Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionMDGLMadrigal Pharmaceuticals4.557 of 5 stars$299.41-11.7%$350.83+17.2%+22.4%$6.53B$76.81M-11.9490Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Competitors Biogen Competitors United Therapeutics Competitors Incyte Competitors BioMarin Pharmaceutical Competitors Exact Sciences Competitors Exelixis Competitors Repligen Competitors Halozyme Therapeutics Competitors Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NBIX) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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