Free Trial

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) Competitors

Hikma Pharmaceuticals logo
GBX 1,471 +11.00 (+0.75%)
As of 12:00 PM Eastern

HIK vs. INDV, HCM, AGY, AMYT, and APH

Should you buy Hikma Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hikma Pharmaceuticals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hikma Pharmaceuticals include Indivior (INDV), HUTCHMED (HCM), Allergy Therapeutics (AGY), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), and Alliance Pharma (APH). These companies are all part of the "drug manufacturers - specialty & generic" industry.

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Indivior?

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

Hikma Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 44.66%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Indivior.

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

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals both had 2 articles in the media. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Indivior's score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Indivior shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Indivior shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.643, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Indivior has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.35B0.94£353.21M£181.008.13
Indivior£1.40B1.38-£2.36M-£1.21N/A

Indivior has a net margin of 14.30% compared to Hikma Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 12.00%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 15.83% beat Indivior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hikma Pharmaceuticals12.00% 15.83% 9.40%
Indivior 14.30%-41.70%2.37%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 84.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Indivior pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Indivior pays out -1,243.7% 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.

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats Indivior on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to HUTCHMED?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED£548.51M2.53-£52.98M£53.003.05
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.35B0.94£353.21M£181.008.13

HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.453, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.643, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 104.77% compared to Hikma Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 12.00%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 41.38% beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HUTCHMED104.77% 41.38% -5.90%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals 12.00%15.83%9.40%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of GBX 2,128, indicating a potential upside of 44.66%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than HUTCHMED.

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

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for HUTCHMED. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat HUTCHMED's score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED Neutral
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Positive

20.4% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats HUTCHMED on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Allergy Therapeutics?

Allergy Therapeutics (LON:AGY) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Allergy Therapeutics£57.29M9.39-£52.59M-£0.97N/A
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.35B0.94£353.21M£181.008.13

Allergy Therapeutics has a beta of 0.891, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.643, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Allergy Therapeutics' net margin of -85.46%. Allergy Therapeutics' return on equity of 409.00% beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Allergy Therapeutics-85.46% 409.00% -34.76%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals 12.00%15.83%9.40%

0.0% of Allergy Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Allergy Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Allergy Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for Allergy Therapeutics. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Allergy Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Allergy Therapeutics Neutral
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Positive

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 44.66%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Allergy Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Allergy Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats Allergy Therapeutics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Amryt Pharma?

Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) and Amryt Pharma (LON:AMYT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Amryt Pharma's net margin of 0.00%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 15.83% beat Amryt Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hikma Pharmaceuticals12.00% 15.83% 9.40%
Amryt Pharma N/A N/A N/A

Hikma Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 44.66%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Amryt Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Amryt Pharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Amryt Pharma. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for Amryt Pharma. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Amryt Pharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Positive
Amryt Pharma Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.35B0.94£353.21M£181.008.13
Amryt Pharma£210.24M0.00N/A-£33.00N/A

63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats Amryt Pharma on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Alliance Pharma?

Alliance Pharma (LON:APH) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

66.3% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of GBX 2,128, indicating a potential upside of 44.66%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Alliance Pharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Pharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Alliance Pharma's net margin of -6.00%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 15.83% beat Alliance Pharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliance Pharma-6.00% -5.04% 5.98%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals 12.00%15.83%9.40%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Pharma£183.50M1.91-£33.65M-£6.20N/A
Hikma Pharmaceuticals£3.35B0.94£353.21M£181.008.13

Alliance Pharma pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 84.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Alliance Pharma pays out -32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays out 46.5% 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.

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Alliance Pharma. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for Alliance Pharma. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Alliance Pharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alliance Pharma Neutral
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Positive

Alliance Pharma has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.643, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats Alliance Pharma on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get Hikma Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HIK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

HIK vs. The Competition

MetricHikma PharmaceuticalsDrug Manufacturers IndustryMedical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.16B£2.43B£6.44B£2.77B
Dividend Yield4.34%2.95%2.69%6.12%
P/E Ratio8.134.8523.77365.54
Price / Sales0.941,764.22488.5087,173.10
Price / Cash8.3410.1841.3927.85
Price / Book1.4310.829.767.68
Net Income£353.21M£20.70B£3.56B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.34%0.54%-3.19%-0.55%
1 Month Performance4.26%7.31%-0.11%3.15%
1 Year Performance-30.09%16.85%25.29%73.57%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIK
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
3.8884 of 5 stars
GBX 1,471
+0.8%
GBX 2,128
+44.7%
-30.6%£3.16B£3.35B8.139,100
INDV
Indivior
N/AGBX 1,238
+1.6%
N/A+23.8%£1.93B£1.40BN/A1,000
HCM
HUTCHMED
N/AGBX 174
-3.3%
N/A-23.0%£1.50B£548.51M3.281,760
AGY
Allergy Therapeutics
N/AGBX 8.50
-10.5%
N/A+30.9%£538.27M£57.29MN/A612
AMYT
Amryt Pharma
N/AN/AN/AN/A£457.11M£210.24MN/A290

Related Companies and Tools


This page (LON:HIK) was last updated on 6/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
From Our Partners