HIK vs. HCM, INDV, AMYT, AGY, APH, ANCR, VLG, DNL, EAH, and STX
Should you be buying Hikma Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hikma Pharmaceuticals include HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), Allergy Therapeutics (AGY), Alliance Pharma (APH), Animalcare Group (ANCR), Venture Life Group (VLG), Diurnal Group (DNL), ECO Animal Health Group (EAH), and Shield Therapeutics (STX). These companies are all part of the "drug manufacturers - specialty & generic" industry.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors
Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) and HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for HUTCHMED. HUTCHMED's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.13 indicating that HUTCHMED is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
42.1% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of HUTCHMED shares are held by 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 price target of GBX 2,560, indicating a potential upside of 28.58%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than HUTCHMED.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 9.45% compared to HUTCHMED's net margin of -6.87%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 12.71% beat HUTCHMED's return on equity.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than HUTCHMED. HUTCHMED is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hikma Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats HUTCHMED on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HIK) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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