PTCT vs. GMAB, ASND, VTRS, RDY, QGEN, MRNA, BBIO, VRNA, ELAN, and BPMC
Should you be buying PTC Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PTC Therapeutics include Genmab A/S (GMAB), Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), Viatris (VTRS), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Qiagen (QGEN), Moderna (MRNA), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), and Blueprint Medicines (BPMC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
PTC Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors
Genmab A/S (NASDAQ:GMAB) and PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
Genmab A/S has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PTC Therapeutics has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PTC Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Genmab A/S. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for PTC Therapeutics and 10 mentions for Genmab A/S. Genmab A/S's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat PTC Therapeutics' score of 0.64 indicating that Genmab A/S is being referred to more favorably in the media.
7.1% of Genmab A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Genmab A/S shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of PTC Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Genmab A/S has higher revenue and earnings than PTC Therapeutics. PTC Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genmab A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Genmab A/S has a net margin of 37.53% compared to PTC Therapeutics' net margin of 35.65%. Genmab A/S's return on equity of 21.03% beat PTC Therapeutics' return on equity.
Genmab A/S currently has a consensus target price of $37.60, suggesting a potential upside of 60.55%. PTC Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $70.15, suggesting a potential upside of 40.87%. Given Genmab A/S's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Genmab A/S is more favorable than PTC Therapeutics.
Summary
Genmab A/S beats PTC Therapeutics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PTCT) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff