Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) Competitors $10.02 -0.42 (-4.02%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.05 +0.03 (+0.26%) As of 09/12/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DNA vs. TWST, GMTX, CGON, ALVO, CPRX, CNTA, TARS, MLYS, IBRX, and DNLIShould you be buying Ginkgo Bioworks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ginkgo Bioworks include Twist Bioscience (TWST), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), CG Oncology (CGON), Alvotech (ALVO), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA), Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (TARS), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), ImmunityBio (IBRX), and Denali Therapeutics (DNLI). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Its Competitors Twist Bioscience Gemini Therapeutics CG Oncology Alvotech Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Centessa Pharmaceuticals Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Mineralys Therapeutics ImmunityBio Denali Therapeutics Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ:TWST) and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. Is TWST or DNA more profitable? Twist Bioscience has a net margin of -23.51% compared to Ginkgo Bioworks' net margin of -136.56%. Twist Bioscience's return on equity of -29.03% beat Ginkgo Bioworks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Twist Bioscience-23.51% -29.03% -21.77% Ginkgo Bioworks -136.56%-43.25%-22.29% Do analysts recommend TWST or DNA? Twist Bioscience presently has a consensus price target of $49.40, indicating a potential upside of 95.18%. Ginkgo Bioworks has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.19%. Given Twist Bioscience's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Twist Bioscience is more favorable than Ginkgo Bioworks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Twist Bioscience 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Ginkgo Bioworks 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor TWST or DNA? In the previous week, Twist Bioscience had 15 more articles in the media than Ginkgo Bioworks. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Twist Bioscience and 4 mentions for Ginkgo Bioworks. Ginkgo Bioworks' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Twist Bioscience's score of 0.70 indicating that Ginkgo Bioworks is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Twist Bioscience 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ginkgo Bioworks 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in TWST or DNA? 78.6% of Ginkgo Bioworks shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Twist Bioscience shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Ginkgo Bioworks shares are held 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, TWST or DNA? Twist Bioscience has higher revenue and earnings than Ginkgo Bioworks. Twist Bioscience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ginkgo Bioworks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTwist Bioscience$362.27M4.22-$208.73M-$1.45-17.46Ginkgo Bioworks$227.04M2.61-$547.03M-$5.86-1.71 Which has more risk & volatility, TWST or DNA? Twist Bioscience has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ginkgo Bioworks has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTwist Bioscience beats Ginkgo Bioworks on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ginkgo Bioworks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DNA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 DNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGinkgo BioworksMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$618.04M$3.20B$5.87B$21.68BDividend YieldN/A2.30%5.68%3.48%P/E Ratio-1.7121.1774.5229.69Price / Sales2.61480.02549.7870.28Price / CashN/A46.6837.5625.00Price / Book0.769.6112.164.58Net Income-$547.03M-$53.29M$3.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance-9.85%0.28%0.87%0.65%1 Month Performance-25.06%5.73%4.96%3.07%1 Year Performance58.54%10.52%60.74%14.34% Ginkgo Bioworks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNAGinkgo Bioworks1.7712 of 5 stars$10.02-4.0%$9.50-5.2%+59.7%$618.04M$227.04M-1.71640Positive NewsTWSTTwist Bioscience3.98 of 5 stars$26.25+1.9%$49.40+88.2%-43.2%$1.58B$312.97M-18.10990News CoverageGMTXGemini TherapeuticsN/A$60.76+0.9%N/A+24.3%$2.63BN/A-60.7630CGONCG Oncology2.1944 of 5 stars$33.69+1.9%$53.91+60.0%-4.3%$2.57B$1.14M-19.0361ALVOAlvotech3.2455 of 5 stars$8.16-2.0%$14.00+71.6%-25.6%$2.46B$560.10M35.481,032Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CPRXCatalyst Pharmaceuticals4.9143 of 5 stars$20.08-1.0%$33.20+65.3%-1.6%$2.46B$491.73M12.1780Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeCNTACentessa Pharmaceuticals3.2014 of 5 stars$18.03+14.6%$31.45+74.5%+44.4%$2.41B$15M-10.07200Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeTARSTarsus Pharmaceuticals2.7397 of 5 stars$56.89-1.3%$66.67+17.2%+55.7%$2.40B$182.95M-24.4250Positive NewsInsider TradeMLYSMineralys Therapeutics3 of 5 stars$35.93+3.2%$36.60+1.9%+220.1%$2.38BN/A-10.0928Analyst ForecastIBRXImmunityBio2.5024 of 5 stars$2.41+0.4%$10.75+346.1%-25.5%$2.28B$56.60M-5.02590Analyst ForecastDNLIDenali Therapeutics4.3745 of 5 stars$15.50+0.5%$33.62+116.9%-49.2%$2.27B$330.53M-5.54430Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Twist Bioscience Competitors Gemini Therapeutics Competitors CG Oncology Competitors Alvotech Competitors Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Competitors Centessa Pharmaceuticals Competitors Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Competitors Mineralys Therapeutics Competitors ImmunityBio Competitors Denali Therapeutics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DNA) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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