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$19.72 -0.11 (-0.55%)
(As of 10:36 AM ET)

PCRX vs. PRGO, SUPN, OMER, NKTR, ASMB, CPIX, LLY, JNJ, ABBV, and MRK

Should you be buying Pacira BioSciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pacira BioSciences include Perrigo (PRGO), Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN), Omeros (OMER), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.

Pacira BioSciences vs.

Perrigo (NYSE:PRGO) and Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

In the previous week, Pacira BioSciences had 11 more articles in the media than Perrigo. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Pacira BioSciences and 7 mentions for Perrigo. Perrigo's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Pacira BioSciences' score of 0.38 indicating that Perrigo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Perrigo
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pacira BioSciences
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

95.9% of Perrigo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Pacira BioSciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Perrigo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Pacira BioSciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Pacira BioSciences received 54 more outperform votes than Perrigo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.59% of users gave Pacira BioSciences an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Perrigo an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PerrigoOutperform Votes
770
66.67%
Underperform Votes
385
33.33%
Pacira BioSciencesOutperform Votes
824
71.59%
Underperform Votes
327
28.41%

Pacira BioSciences has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perrigo. Perrigo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacira BioSciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Perrigo$4.39B0.82-$12.70M-$1.17-22.58
Pacira BioSciences$694.96M1.32$41.96M-$2.03-9.77

Perrigo presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.05%. Pacira BioSciences has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Perrigo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perrigo is more favorable than Pacira BioSciences.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Perrigo
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Pacira BioSciences
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Perrigo has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacira BioSciences has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Perrigo has a net margin of -3.64% compared to Pacira BioSciences' net margin of -13.07%. Pacira BioSciences' return on equity of 13.42% beat Perrigo's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Perrigo-3.64% 7.38% 3.18%
Pacira BioSciences -13.07%13.42%7.19%

Summary

Pacira BioSciences beats Perrigo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PCRX vs. The Competition

MetricPacira BioSciencesPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$910.53M$6.84B$5.14B$9.30B
Dividend YieldN/A3.06%4.81%4.06%
P/E Ratio-9.7110.77135.3017.49
Price / Sales1.31284.121,186.56136.36
Price / Cash5.0256.6540.4237.95
Price / Book1.055.374.874.92
Net Income$41.96M$151.75M$118.61M$225.42M
7 Day Performance-3.00%-4.72%15.32%-1.20%
1 Month Performance18.51%2.09%15.26%7.09%
1 Year Performance-36.08%16.12%34.42%22.83%

Pacira BioSciences Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCRX
Pacira BioSciences
3.8508 of 5 stars
$19.72
-0.6%
$23.50
+19.2%
-36.6%$910.53M$694.96M-9.71720Analyst Revision
Gap Down
PRGO
Perrigo
4.9785 of 5 stars
$27.01
-1.6%
$37.00
+37.0%
-9.7%$3.68B$4.66B-23.469,140
SUPN
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
2.4962 of 5 stars
$36.62
+1.2%
$36.00
-1.7%
+32.9%$2.02B$651.97M33.91580
OMER
Omeros
3.5957 of 5 stars
$7.79
+2.1%
$9.00
+15.5%
+177.5%$451.43MN/A0.00198Positive News
NKTR
Nektar Therapeutics
4.4834 of 5 stars
$1.03
+2.0%
$4.10
+298.1%
+117.7%$189.99M$93.14M-1.20220
ASMB
Assembly Biosciences
4.1166 of 5 stars
$15.50
+0.8%
$35.00
+125.8%
+58.1%$98.52M$28.33M0.00100Gap Up
CPIX
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
0.4576 of 5 stars
$2.17
-8.8%
N/A+19.8%$30.47M$36.79M-2.8380Gap Up
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9951 of 5 stars
$779.34
-1.2%
$1,002.22
+28.6%
+36.1%$739.84B$40.86B85.4843,000Buyback Announcement
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.9202 of 5 stars
$145.04
-1.1%
$174.73
+20.5%
-5.7%$349.20B$87.70B21.22131,900Positive News
ABBV
AbbVie
4.9486 of 5 stars
$172.71
-0.4%
$203.65
+17.9%
+13.9%$305.20B$55.53B60.2350,000Analyst Forecast
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9924 of 5 stars
$100.98
-0.2%
$129.20
+27.9%
-4.8%$255.44B$60.12B21.3172,000

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This page (NASDAQ:PCRX) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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