Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) Competitors

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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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 84.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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.

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

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 Pharmaceuticals	12.00%	15.83%	9.40%
Indivior	14.30%	-41.70%	2.37%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,128, indicating a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	£3.35B	0.92	£353.21M	£181.00	7.91
Indivior	£1.40B	1.38	-£2.36M	-£1.21	N/A

In the previous week, Hikma Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Indivior. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hikma Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Indivior. Indivior's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Hikma Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.10 indicating that Indivior is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Hikma Pharmaceuticals beats Indivior on 13 of the 18 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HUTCHMED	£548.51M	2.92	-£52.98M	£53.00	3.52
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	£3.35B	0.92	£353.21M	£181.00	7.91

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
HUTCHMED	104.77%	41.38%	-5.90%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	12.00%	15.83%	9.40%

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 0.10 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	Neutral

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

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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Allergy Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 0.10 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	Neutral

Allergy Therapeutics has a beta of 0.907, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.643, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allergy Therapeutics	£57.29M	10.83	-£52.59M	-£0.97	N/A
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	£3.35B	0.92	£353.21M	£181.00	7.91

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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	£3.35B	0.92	£353.21M	£181.00	7.91
Amryt Pharma	£210.24M	0.00	N/A	-£33.00	N/A

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 Pharmaceuticals	12.00%	15.83%	9.40%
Amryt Pharma	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 0.10 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	Neutral
Amryt Pharma	Neutral

63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company 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.

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?

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

Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 84.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Alliance Pharma pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hikma Pharmaceuticals pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Pharma pays out -32.2% 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.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,128, suggesting a potential upside of 48.71%. Given Hikma Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hikma Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Alliance 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
Alliance Pharma	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

63.6% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Hikma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Alliance Pharma shares are owned 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.

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 0.10 beat Alliance Pharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Hikma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Neutral
Alliance Pharma	Neutral

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
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	12.00%	15.83%	9.40%
Alliance Pharma	-6.00%	-5.04%	5.98%

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hikma Pharmaceuticals	£3.35B	0.92	£353.21M	£181.00	7.91
Alliance Pharma	£183.50M	1.91	-£33.65M	-£6.20	N/A

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

HIK vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Drug Manufacturers Industry	Medical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.07B	£2.08B	£6.27B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	4.40%	2.97%	2.80%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	7.91	5.19	20.47	365.80
Price / Sales	0.92	1,454.23	540.59	88,011.55
Price / Cash	8.34	10.18	43.26	27.89
Price / Book	1.39	10.54	9.82	7.66
Net Income	£353.21M	£20.70B	£3.55B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.45%	0.24%	0.67%	0.17%
1 Month Performance	6.16%	-2.86%	-0.40%	1.87%
1 Year Performance	-31.33%	23.09%	37.38%	86.36%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	3.7632 of 5 stars	GBX 1,431 +0.5%	GBX 2,128 +48.7%	-26.6%	£3.07B	£3.35B	7.91	9,100
INDV Indivior	N/A	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	+47.2%	£1.93B	£1.40B	N/A	1,000	Gap Up High Trading Volume
HCM HUTCHMED	N/A	GBX 193 +1.0%	N/A	-7.6%	£1.66B	£548.51M	3.64	1,760	Gap Down
AGY Allergy Therapeutics	N/A	GBX 9.90 -1.0%	N/A	+41.4%	£626.92M	£57.29M	N/A	612
AMYT Amryt Pharma	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£457.11M	£210.24M	N/A	290	Gap Down

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Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) Competitors

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

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Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) Competitors

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

How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Indivior?

Is HIK or INDV a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HIK or INDV?

Is HIK or INDV more profitable?

Do analysts rate HIK or INDV?

Which has more volatility & risk, HIK or INDV?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HIK or INDV?

Does the media refer more to HIK or INDV?

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How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to HUTCHMED?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HCM or HIK?

Is HCM or HIK more profitable?

Do analysts recommend HCM or HIK?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HCM or HIK?

Does the media favor HCM or HIK?

Which has more volatility and risk, HCM or HIK?

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How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Allergy Therapeutics?

Is AGY or HIK more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AGY or HIK?

Does the media refer more to AGY or HIK?

Which has more risk & volatility, AGY or HIK?

Do analysts prefer AGY or HIK?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGY or HIK?

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How does Hikma Pharmaceuticals compare to Amryt Pharma?

Do analysts recommend HIK or AMYT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, HIK or AMYT?

Is HIK or AMYT more profitable?

Does the media favor HIK or AMYT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HIK or AMYT?

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Is HIK or APH a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate HIK or APH?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HIK or APH?

Does the media prefer HIK or APH?

Is HIK or APH more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, HIK or APH?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HIK or APH?

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