Vaxcyte (PCVX) Competitors $85.30 -2.53 (-2.88%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PCVX vs. ARGX, BNTX, TEVA, BGNE, GMAB, VTRS, ITCI, MRNA, SMMT, and RDYShould you be buying Vaxcyte stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vaxcyte include argenx (ARGX), BioNTech (BNTX), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA), BeiGene (BGNE), Genmab A/S (GMAB), Viatris (VTRS), Intra-Cellular Therapies (ITCI), Moderna (MRNA), Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Vaxcyte vs. argenx BioNTech Teva Pharmaceutical Industries BeiGene Genmab A/S Viatris Intra-Cellular Therapies Moderna Summit Therapeutics Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Vaxcyte (NASDAQ:PCVX) and argenx (NASDAQ:ARGX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, PCVX or ARGX? Vaxcyte has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, argenx has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PCVX or ARGX more profitable? Vaxcyte has a net margin of 0.00% compared to argenx's net margin of -2.11%. argenx's return on equity of -1.45% beat Vaxcyte's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VaxcyteN/A -23.53% -22.20% argenx -2.11%-1.45%-1.29% Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCVX or ARGX? argenx has higher revenue and earnings than Vaxcyte. argenx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vaxcyte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVaxcyteN/AN/A-$402.27M-$4.60-18.54argenx$1.27B30.48-$295.05M-$0.88-727.86 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PCVX or ARGX? 96.8% of Vaxcyte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of argenx shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Vaxcyte shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of argenx shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PCVX or ARGX? Vaxcyte currently has a consensus target price of $145.71, indicating a potential upside of 70.83%. argenx has a consensus target price of $658.39, indicating a potential upside of 2.79%. Given Vaxcyte's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vaxcyte is more favorable than argenx.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vaxcyte 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00argenx 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCVX or ARGX? argenx received 602 more outperform votes than Vaxcyte when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Vaxcyte an outperform vote while only 67.19% of users gave argenx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVaxcyteOutperform Votes4575.00% Underperform Votes1525.00% argenxOutperform Votes64767.19% Underperform Votes31632.81% Does the media refer more to PCVX or ARGX? In the previous week, argenx had 22 more articles in the media than Vaxcyte. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for argenx and 12 mentions for Vaxcyte. Vaxcyte's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat argenx's score of 0.44 indicating that Vaxcyte is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vaxcyte 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive argenx 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryVaxcyte and argenx tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vaxcyte News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCVX 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 PCVX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVaxcyteBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.63B$2.96B$5.21B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A1.91%5.13%4.02%P/E Ratio-18.5445.5689.3417.36Price / SalesN/A275.871,240.0477.11Price / CashN/A192.9043.7535.97Price / Book6.543.965.314.79Net Income-$402.27M-$41.02M$122.54M$225.00M7 Day Performance5.09%0.19%0.59%2.62%1 Month Performance-1.42%-1.72%2.55%3.81%1 Year Performance40.83%-2.23%25.29%20.10% Vaxcyte Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCVXVaxcyte2.2146 of 5 stars$85.30-2.9%$145.71+70.8%+40.8%$10.63BN/A-18.54160Insider TradeARGXargenx2.3543 of 5 stars$665.99+1.5%$645.61-3.1%+74.6%$40.20B$1.86B-756.81650Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionBNTXBioNTech2.8935 of 5 stars$112.94-8.1%$142.72+26.4%+14.0%$27.08B$3.04B-53.786,133Short Interest ↑Gap DownTEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries1.78 of 5 stars$20.24-3.3%$20.88+3.1%+96.5%$22.93B$16.77B-23.8137,851Analyst ForecastBGNEBeiGene2.4103 of 5 starsN/A$253.69+∞N/A$18.03B$3.32B-22.4210,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGMABGenmab A/S4.4584 of 5 stars$21.71-2.0%$45.20+108.2%-28.1%$14.37B$19.84B21.082,204VTRSViatris2.2466 of 5 stars$11.72+0.4%$13.67+16.6%-0.9%$13.99B$15.05B-15.8437,000ITCIIntra-Cellular Therapies3.816 of 5 stars$127.26+34.1%$97.23-23.6%+92.8%$13.49B$612.78M-146.27560High Trading VolumeMRNAModerna4.7254 of 5 stars$34.88-17.4%$78.83+126.0%-65.8%$13.42B$5.06B-5.995,600Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSMMTSummit Therapeutics3.0612 of 5 stars$18.20+2.0%$33.57+84.5%+427.1%$13.42B$700,000.00-65.00105RDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories2.2931 of 5 stars$15.31-0.7%$17.00+11.0%+9.8%$12.78B$3.35B24.4627,048News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies argenx Competitors BioNTech Competitors Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Competitors BeiGene Competitors Genmab A/S Competitors Viatris Competitors Intra-Cellular Therapies Competitors Moderna Competitors Summit Therapeutics Competitors Dr. Reddy's Laboratories 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:PCVX) was last updated on 1/20/2025 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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