GSK (GSK) Competitors GBX 1,396.50 -21.50 (-1.52%) As of 08/1/2025 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock GSK vs. AZN, ITH, HCM, SOPH, 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), HUTCHMED (HCM), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), 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 HUTCHMED Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Indivior Grainger Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Ergomed Silence Therapeutics Amryt Pharma AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) and GSK (LON:GSK) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer AZN or GSK? AstraZeneca presently has a consensus target price of GBX 9,660, indicating a potential downside of 13.00%. GSK has a consensus target price of GBX 1,683.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.54%. Given GSK's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GSK is more favorable than AstraZeneca.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AstraZeneca 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75GSK 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is AZN or GSK a better dividend stock? AstraZeneca pays an annual dividend of GBX 234 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. GSK pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. AstraZeneca pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GSK pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more volatility & risk, AZN or GSK? AstraZeneca has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GSK has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AZN or GSK? In the previous week, GSK had 4 more articles in the media than AstraZeneca. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for GSK and 17 mentions for AstraZeneca. GSK's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat AstraZeneca's score of 0.17 indicating that GSK is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AstraZeneca 0 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GSK 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, AZN or GSK? 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 RatioAstraZeneca£66.95B3.19£8.71B£364.8330.44GSK£31.14B1.82£2.50B£61.9122.56 Is AZN or GSK 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 AstraZeneca13.01% 17.76% 7.68% GSK 8.02%18.08%9.56% Do institutionals and insiders believe in AZN or GSK? 51.0% of AstraZeneca shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of GSK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of AstraZeneca shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of GSK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAstraZeneca beats GSK on 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GSK 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 LON 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 GSK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGSKDrug Manufacturers IndustryMedical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£56.67B£81.39B£5.55B£3.03BDividend Yield4.25%2.50%4.74%5.02%P/E Ratio22.5624.7728.99176.75Price / Sales1.82167.23437.52264,362.45Price / Cash8.1517.5935.0727.97Price / Book4.243.128.254.53Net Income£2.50B£3.43B£3.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.29%6.00%-3.75%12.58%1 Month Performance-0.33%8.42%2.99%4.67%1 Year Performance-10.62%7.74%25.34%72.88% GSK Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSKGSK2.8504 of 5 starsGBX 1,396.50-1.5%GBX 1,683.33+20.5%-10.6%£56.67B£31.14B22.5670,212Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownAZNAstraZeneca1.7257 of 5 stars£109.08+1.1%GBX 8,380-23.2%-11.9%£209.87B£66.95B29.9083,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeITHIthaca EnergyN/AGBX 174.13+0.7%N/A+37.8%£3.63B£3.55B19.89220Gap UpHCMHUTCHMEDN/AGBX 281+6.8%N/A-6.4%£3.05B£771.01M-71.721,760Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520INDVIndivior2.9514 of 5 starsGBX 1,238+1.6%GBX 1,650+33.3%+24.7%£1.93B£1.40B-1,026.481,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGRIGrainger2.6159 of 5 starsGBX 210.50+1.4%GBX 317.50+50.8%-16.6%£1.55B£276.05M-1,403.33372Positive NewsDividend 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-11.01100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMYTAmryt PharmaN/AN/AN/AN/A£457.11M£210.24M-4.33290Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AZN Competitors ITH Competitors HCM Competitors SOPH 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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