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Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
$0.67
-1.3%
$0.74
$0.20
$3.08
$79.98M0.692.83 million shs524,724 shs
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
$7.25
-0.3%
$7.67
$5.95
$10.65
$1.70B1.55,470 shs7,251 shs
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
$5.46
-0.2%
$6.07
$3.49
$8.35
$350.64M1.29152,710 shs69,394 shs
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$28.71
-1.8%
$36.15
$11.46
$43.21
$1.66B1.62913,032 shs449,375 shs
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
$47.90
-1.6%
$47.57
$29.24
$53.05
$2.32B1.71557,855 shs80,444 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
-4.15%-10.24%+9.31%-4.84%-74.77%
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
-0.34%-1.91%-7.95%-8.41%-26.15%
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
-1.62%-1.80%-13.86%-10.77%+3.01%
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
-4.69%-11.31%-13.08%-17.10%+109.31%
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
+1.67%-3.05%+10.03%+24.23%+63.26%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
3.8721 of 5 stars
3.02.00.04.72.72.50.6
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
4.3593 of 5 stars
3.54.00.04.82.71.70.6
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
3.2917 of 5 stars
3.50.00.04.42.50.80.6
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
0.6381 of 5 stars
1.51.00.00.02.80.81.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
2.00
Hold$28.004,078.48% Upside
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/AN/AN/AN/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
3.00
Buy$25.67370.09% Upside
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
3.00
Buy$36.4026.79% Upside
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
3.00
Buy$46.40-3.13% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest VCEL, ATRA, TWST, BVNRY, and MGTX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/10/2024
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$45.00 ➝ $40.00
3/26/2024
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
Truist Financial
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$54.00
3/15/2024
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$11.00
3/1/2024
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$51.00 ➝ $54.00
3/1/2024
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
HC Wainwright
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$46.00 ➝ $53.00
2/5/2024
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$30.00 ➝ $43.00
1/25/2024
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$30.00 ➝ $45.00
1/25/2024
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
Truist Financial
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$39.00 ➝ $51.00
1/17/2024
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
The Goldman Sachs Group
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$25.00 ➝ $45.00
1/16/2024
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
HC Wainwright
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$44.50 ➝ $46.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
$8.57M9.33N/AN/A($0.97) per share-0.69
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
$1.02B1.66$0.03 per share210.21$4.77 per share1.52
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
$14.02M25.01N/AN/A$2.17 per share2.52
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$245.11M6.77N/AN/A$10.86 per share2.64
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
$197.52M11.73$0.02 per share2,718.20$4.73 per share10.13

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
-$276.13M-$2.62N/AN/AN/A-3,220.88%-783.31%-122.34%5/13/2024 (Estimated)
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
$214.09M$0.957.6316.47N/A20.80%0.07%14.62%N/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
-$84.03M-$1.47N/A6.07N/A-599.47%-114.33%-42.56%5/9/2024 (Estimated)
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
-$204.62M-$3.61N/AN/AN/A-78.44%-32.16%-26.09%5/3/2024 (Estimated)
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
-$3.18M-$0.09N/A95.80N/A-1.61%-1.55%-1.02%5/8/2024 (Estimated)

Latest VCEL, ATRA, TWST, BVNRY, and MGTX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
3/14/2024Q4 2023
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
-$0.46-$0.47-$0.01-$1.36$10.13 million$2.04 million
3/6/2024Q4 2023
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
$0.44$0.56+$0.12$0.56$340.71 million$353.27 million
2/29/2024Q4 2023
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
$0.18$0.26+$0.08$0.26$64.28 million$65.00 million    
2/2/202412/31/2023
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
-$0.78-$0.75+$0.03-$0.75$67.59 million$71.50 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
N/A
0.72
0.65
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/A
1.55
0.94
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
0.62
2.38
2.38
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
N/A
5.98
5.51
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
N/A
4.49
4.21

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
70.90%
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
67.48%
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
N/A
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
N/A

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
4.50%
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
N/A
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
9.70%
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
3.92%
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
7.20%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics
334119.36 million113.99 millionOptionable
Bavarian Nordic A/S stock logo
BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S
1,379234.29 millionN/ANot Optionable
MeiraGTx Holdings plc stock logo
MGTX
MeiraGTx
41964.22 million57.99 millionOptionable
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
91957.82 million55.55 millionOptionable
Vericel Co. stock logo
VCEL
Vericel
31448.38 million44.90 millionOptionable

VCEL, ATRA, TWST, BVNRY, and MGTX Headlines

SourceHeadline
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Sells 21,706 Shares of Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL)Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Sells 21,706 Shares of Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL)
marketbeat.com - April 15 at 5:51 AM
Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) On The Verge Of Breaking EvenVericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) On The Verge Of Breaking Even
finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 1:24 PM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Sees Large Increase in Short InterestVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest
marketbeat.com - April 12 at 10:31 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Shares Acquired by Conestoga Capital Advisors LLCVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Shares Acquired by Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC
marketbeat.com - April 10 at 3:55 PM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from BrokeragesVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 4:18 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by BrokeragesVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 4:13 AM
Commit To Buy Vericel At $25, Earn 9% Annualized Using OptionsCommit To Buy Vericel At $25, Earn 9% Annualized Using Options
nasdaq.com - April 7 at 10:47 PM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Director Robert L. Md Zerbe Sells 3,278 SharesVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Director Robert L. Md Zerbe Sells 3,278 Shares
insidertrades.com - March 30 at 7:35 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Stock Holdings Decreased by SG Americas Securities LLCVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Stock Holdings Decreased by SG Americas Securities LLC
marketbeat.com - March 30 at 4:17 AM
Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL) Sets New 1-Year High at $51.40Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL) Sets New 1-Year High at $51.40
marketbeat.com - March 27 at 11:23 AM
Analyst Scoreboard: 5 Ratings For VericelAnalyst Scoreboard: 5 Ratings For Vericel
markets.businessinsider.com - March 27 at 1:54 AM
Truist Financial Reaffirms "Buy" Rating for Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL)Truist Financial Reaffirms "Buy" Rating for Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL)
marketbeat.com - March 26 at 9:35 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Shares Sold by Public Sector Pension Investment BoardVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Shares Sold by Public Sector Pension Investment Board
marketbeat.com - March 20 at 4:17 AM
Dominick Colangelo Sells 17,500 Shares of Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) StockDominick Colangelo Sells 17,500 Shares of Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) Stock
insidertrades.com - March 17 at 5:42 AM
Walleye Capital LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL)Walleye Capital LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL)
marketbeat.com - March 17 at 4:20 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) COO Sells $352,046.54 in StockVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) COO Sells $352,046.54 in Stock
insidertrades.com - March 14 at 9:39 AM
Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) SVP Sells $367,852.95 in StockVericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) SVP Sells $367,852.95 in Stock
insidertrades.com - March 12 at 4:46 AM
VCEL Oct 2024 50.000 callVCEL Oct 2024 50.000 call
ca.finance.yahoo.com - March 3 at 7:05 PM
US$52.07 - Thats What Analysts Think Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) Is Worth After These ResultsUS$52.07 - That's What Analysts Think Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) Is Worth After These Results
finance.yahoo.com - March 3 at 9:03 AM
Vericel Corporation (VCEL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptVericel Corporation (VCEL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - March 2 at 7:12 PM
Vericel Full Year 2023 Earnings: EPS Beats ExpectationsVericel Full Year 2023 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations
finance.yahoo.com - March 2 at 8:15 AM
Buy Rating Affirmed for Vericel on Strong Financials and Growth ProspectsBuy Rating Affirmed for Vericel on Strong Financials and Growth Prospects
markets.businessinsider.com - March 1 at 12:06 PM
A Closer Look at 4 Analyst Recommendations For VericelA Closer Look at 4 Analyst Recommendations For Vericel
markets.businessinsider.com - March 1 at 12:06 PM
Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptVericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 12:06 PM

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Company Descriptions

Atara Biotherapeutics logo

Atara Biotherapeutics

NASDAQ:ATRA
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for patients with solid tumors, hematologic cancers, and autoimmune diseases in the United States. Its lead product includes Tab-cel (tabelecleucel), a T-cell immunotherapy program that is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of epstein-barr virus (EBV) driven post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, as well as nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Its CAR T immunotherapy pipeline products include ATA2271 and ATA3271 to treat mesothelin; and ATA3219 for the treatment of B-cell malignancies, as well as ATA188 that is in Phase 2 clinical trials to treat multiple sclerosis. Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. has a license agreement with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; license, and research and development collaboration agreement with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; and strategic collaboration with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.
Bavarian Nordic A/S logo

Bavarian Nordic A/S

OTCMKTS:BVNRY
Bavarian Nordic A/S develops, manufactures, and commercializes life-saving vaccines. The company offers non-replicating smallpox and monkeypox vaccines under the IMVAMUNE, IMVANEX, and JYNNEOS names; rabies vaccine for human use under the Rabipur/RabAvert name; tick-borne encephalitis vaccine under the Encepur name; and Ebola vaccine under the MVABEA name. It is also developing MVA-BN for the treatment of smallpox; MVA-BN RSV, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus; ABNCoV2 that has completed Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2. The company has license and collaboration agreement with AdaptVac; and license agreements with National Cancer Institute and Public Health Service. It operates in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and internationally. Bavarian Nordic A/S was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.
MeiraGTx logo

MeiraGTx

NASDAQ:MGTX
MeiraGTx Holdings plc, a clinical stage gene therapy company, focusing on developing treatments for patients with serious diseases. The company develops various therapies for ocular diseases, including inherited retinal diseases and large degenerative ocular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and xerostomia. Its programs in clinical development include Phase I/II clinical stage programs in achromatopsia, X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, and RPE65-deficiency; Phase I clinical trials for radiation-induced xerostomia; and Parkinson's program that has completed a Phase II trial. It has a research collaboration agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the research, development, and commercialization of gene therapies for the treatment of inherited retinal disease. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
Twist Bioscience logo

Twist Bioscience

NASDAQ:TWST
Twist Bioscience Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of synthetic DNA-based products. The company offers synthetic genes and gene fragments used in product development for therapeutics, diagnostics, chemicals/materials, food/agriculture, data storage, and various applications within academic research by biotech, pharma, industrial chemical, and agricultural companies, as well as academic labs; Oligo pools used in targeted NGS, CRISPR gene editing, mutagenesis experiments, DNA origami, DNA computing, data storage in DNA, and other applications; and immunoglobulin G proteins for customers focused on the pursuit of drug discovery and development. It also provides NGS tools comprising library preparation kits, human exome kits, and fixed and custom panels, as well as alliance panels, primarily used within diagnostic tests for various indications, population genetics research and biomarker discovery, translational research, microbiology, and applied markets research; and methylation detection kits for cancer, and rare and inherited disease study, as well as fast hybridization and full RNA sequencing workflow solution. In addition, the company provides synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA reference sequences as positive controls for the development of both NGS and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assays; synthetic monkeypox controls; and various respiratory viral controls, including for influenzas, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinoviruses, SARS, MERS, and coronaviruses. Further, it offers SARS-CoV-2 Research Panels, such as the Twist Respiratory Virus Panel and the Pan-Viral Research Panel, for the detection of disease in a research setting; precision DNA libraries used for antibody engineering, affinity maturation, and humanization; and antibody optimization solution to enable simultaneous optimization of multiple characteristics of a given antibody. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Vericel logo

Vericel

NASDAQ:VCEL
Vericel Corporation, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of cellular therapies for sports medicine and severe burn care markets in North America. The company markets autologous cell therapy products comprising MACI, an autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane for the repair of symptomatic, and single or multiple full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee; Epicel, a permanent skin replacement humanitarian use device for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with deep-dermal or full-thickness burns; and NexoBrid, a biological orphan product for eschar removal in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns. The company was formerly known as Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Vericel Corporation was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.