GSK (GSK) Competitors GBX 1,614.50 -1.50 (-0.09%) As of 12:37 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock GSK vs. AZN, ITH, SOPH, HCM, INDV, GRI, SLS, ERGO, SLN, and AMYTShould you be buying GSK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GSK include AstraZeneca (AZN), Ithaca Energy (ITH), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Grainger (GRI), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), and Amryt Pharma (AMYT). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. GSK vs. Its Competitors AstraZeneca Ithaca Energy Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) HUTCHMED Indivior Grainger Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Ergomed Silence Therapeutics Amryt Pharma GSK (LON:GSK) and AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Is GSK or AZN more profitable? AstraZeneca has a net margin of 13.01% compared to GSK's net margin of 8.02%. GSK's return on equity of 18.08% beat AstraZeneca's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GSK8.02% 18.08% 9.56% AstraZeneca 13.01%17.76%7.68% Which has higher valuation and earnings, GSK or AZN? AstraZeneca has higher revenue and earnings than GSK. GSK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AstraZeneca, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGSK£31.63B2.05£2.50B£0.831,952.24AstraZeneca£56.50B3.51£8.71B£5.312,406.78 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GSK or AZN? 56.9% of GSK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of AstraZeneca shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of GSK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AstraZeneca shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GSK or AZN a better dividend stock? GSK pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. AstraZeneca pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GSK pays out 75.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AstraZeneca pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts recommend GSK or AZN? GSK presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,637.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. AstraZeneca has a consensus price target of £134.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.05%. Given AstraZeneca's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AstraZeneca is more favorable than GSK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GSK 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33AstraZeneca 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor GSK or AZN? In the previous week, GSK had 1 more articles in the media than AstraZeneca. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for GSK and 8 mentions for AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat GSK's score of 0.36 indicating that AstraZeneca is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GSK 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AstraZeneca 2 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, GSK or AZN? GSK has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstraZeneca has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAstraZeneca beats GSK on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GSK News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GSK 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 GSK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGSKDrug Manufacturers IndustryMedical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£64.98B£80.39B£6.10B£2.60BDividend Yield3.89%2.42%5.51%5.29%P/E Ratio1,952.24241.6585.684,431.92Price / Sales2.05185.56583.2399,742.78Price / Cash8.1517.5926.3027.90Price / Book4.903.5513.258.66Net Income£2.50B£3.43B£3.30B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.84%2.18%4.70%0.31%1 Month Performance9.38%-0.51%8.43%5.78%1 Year Performance9.09%5.01%88.01%164.09% GSK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSKGSK2.5168 of 5 starsGBX 1,614.50-0.1%GBX 1,637.50+1.4%+10.7%£64.98B£31.63B1,952.2470,212AZNAstraZeneca2.9809 of 5 stars£109.74-1.0%£131.75+20.1%+8.4%£170.12B£56.50B2,066.6783,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeITHIthaca Energy1.464 of 5 starsGBX 194.60-0.1%GBX 200+2.8%+72.4%£3.21B£2.59B-1,835.85220SOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520HCMHUTCHMEDN/AGBX 236.50+0.2%N/A-22.4%£2.03B£602.20M446.231,760Gap UpINDVIndivior2.03 of 5 starsGBX 1,238+1.6%GBX 1,800+45.4%+57.8%£1.93B£1.40B-1,026.481,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGRIGrainger3.597 of 5 starsGBX 190.60flatGBX 317.50+66.6%-22.8%£1.41B£306.10M1,296.60372News CoverageDividend IncreaseSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710ERGOErgomedN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.00M£152.09M4,641.386SLNSilence TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/A£480.35M£11.35M-11.01100High Trading VolumeAMYTAmryt PharmaN/AN/AN/AN/A£457.11M£210.24M-4.33290Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AZN Competitors ITH Competitors SOPH Competitors HCM Competitors INDV Competitors GRI Competitors SLS Competitors ERGO Competitors SLN Competitors AMYT 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 (LON:GSK) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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