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HUTCHMED (HCM) Competitors

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HCM vs. DPH, HIK, INDV, VEC, and ERGO

Should you buy HUTCHMED stock or one of its competitors? HUTCHMED's main competitors and comparable companies include Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK), Indivior (INDV), Vectura Group (VEC), and Ergomed (ERGO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.

How does HUTCHMED compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) and Dechra Pharmaceuticals (LON:DPH) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Dechra Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -3.66%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HUTCHMED163.84% 36.88% -5.90%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals -3.66%-3.92%0.75%

In the previous week, HUTCHMED had 1 more articles in the media than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HUTCHMED and 0 mentions for Dechra Pharmaceuticals. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.00 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED Positive
Dechra Pharmaceuticals Neutral

20.7% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 105.5% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.428, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dechra Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Dechra Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than HUTCHMED. Dechra Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED£549.12M3.45-£52.98M£2.00109.10
Dechra Pharmaceuticals£761.50M0.00-£27.90M-£0.25N/A

Summary

HUTCHMED and Dechra Pharmaceuticals tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HUTCHMED compare to Hikma Pharmaceuticals?

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) and HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,085.83, indicating a potential upside of 32.10%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than HUTCHMED.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
HUTCHMED
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than HUTCHMED. Hikma Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.42B0.96£353.21M£176.008.97
HUTCHMED£549.12M3.45-£52.98M£2.00109.10

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Hikma Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 11.31%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hikma Pharmaceuticals11.31% 15.05% 9.40%
HUTCHMED 163.84%36.88%-5.90%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.662, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.428, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for HUTCHMED. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.32 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
HUTCHMED
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats HUTCHMED on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HUTCHMED compare to Indivior?

HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) and Indivior (LON:INDV) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

20.7% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Indivior shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Indivior shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.428, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Indivior has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Indivior has higher revenue and earnings than HUTCHMED. Indivior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED£549.12M3.45-£52.98M£2.00109.10
Indivior£1.40B1.38-£2.36M-£1.21N/A

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Indivior's net margin of 11.44%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Indivior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HUTCHMED163.84% 36.88% -5.90%
Indivior 11.44%-23.90%2.37%

In the previous week, HUTCHMED had 1 more articles in the media than Indivior. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HUTCHMED and 0 mentions for Indivior. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Indivior's score of 0.00 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED Positive
Indivior Neutral

Summary

HUTCHMED beats Indivior on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HUTCHMED compare to Vectura Group?

Vectura Group (LON:VEC) and HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

20.7% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED 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.

In the previous week, HUTCHMED had 1 more articles in the media than Vectura Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HUTCHMED and 0 mentions for Vectura Group. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Vectura Group's score of 0.00 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vectura Group Neutral
HUTCHMED Positive

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Vectura Group's net margin of 0.00%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Vectura Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vectura GroupN/A N/A N/A
HUTCHMED 163.84%36.88%-5.90%

Vectura Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HUTCHMED. Vectura Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vectura Group£190.60M0.00N/A£20.10N/A
HUTCHMED£549.12M3.45-£52.98M£2.00109.10

Summary

HUTCHMED beats Vectura Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HUTCHMED compare to Ergomed?

HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) and Ergomed (LON:ERGO) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, HUTCHMED had 1 more articles in the media than Ergomed. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HUTCHMED and 0 mentions for Ergomed. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ergomed's score of 0.00 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED Positive
Ergomed Neutral

HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.428, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ergomed has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

20.7% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Ergomed shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Ergomed shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Ergomed's net margin of 9.87%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Ergomed's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HUTCHMED163.84% 36.88% -5.90%
Ergomed 9.87%18.08%10.16%

Ergomed has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HUTCHMED. Ergomed is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HUTCHMED, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED£549.12M3.45-£52.98M£2.00109.10
Ergomed£152.09M0.00£15M£0.29N/A

Summary

HUTCHMED and Ergomed tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HCM vs. The Competition

MetricHUTCHMEDPharmaceuticals IndustryHealthcare SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.87B£12.21B£7.10B£2.80B
Dividend Yield4.63%2.63%2.53%6.18%
P/E Ratio107.50797.16274.61366.17
Price / Sales3.40751.67601.0289,425.29
Price / Cash2.4981.7977.3827.89
Price / Book2.4610.4710.926.83
Net Income-£52.98M£2.83B£3.50B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.46%-1.64%-2.11%-0.75%
1 Month Performance19.78%-5.76%-6.34%16.84%
1 Year Performance-8.90%-3.79%8.81%16.40%

HUTCHMED Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCM
HUTCHMED
N/AGBX 215
-4.0%
N/A-3.0%£1.87B£549.12M107.501,760
DPH
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40B£761.50MN/A2,457
HIK
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
4.7176 of 5 stars
GBX 1,590
-2.2%
GBX 2,085.83
+31.2%
-12.4%£3.29B£3.42B9.039,500
INDV
Indivior
N/AGBX 1,238
+1.6%
N/A+0.0%£1.93B£1.40BN/A1,000
VEC
Vectura Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.01B£190.60M8.209,200

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This page (LON:HCM) was last updated on 10/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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