ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Competitors $21.02 +0.14 (+0.67%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.02 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 06:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACAD vs. ITCI, GMAB, RDY, QGEN, MRNA, ASND, VTRS, BPMC, BBIO, and VRNAShould you be buying ACADIA Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals include Intra-Cellular Therapies (ITCI), Genmab A/S (GMAB), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Qiagen (QGEN), Moderna (MRNA), Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), Viatris (VTRS), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), and Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Intra-Cellular Therapies Genmab A/S Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Qiagen Moderna Ascendis Pharma A/S Viatris Blueprint Medicines BridgeBio Pharma Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) and Intra-Cellular Therapies (NASDAQ:ITCI) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Is ACAD or ITCI more profitable? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 22.97% compared to Intra-Cellular Therapies' net margin of -14.07%. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 17.46% beat Intra-Cellular Therapies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ACADIA Pharmaceuticals22.97% 17.46% 10.75% Intra-Cellular Therapies -14.07%-9.93%-8.38% Do analysts rate ACAD or ITCI? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $27.88, indicating a potential upside of 32.61%. Intra-Cellular Therapies has a consensus price target of $109.70, indicating a potential downside of 16.81%. Given ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Intra-Cellular Therapies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ACADIA Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Intra-Cellular Therapies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the media prefer ACAD or ITCI? In the previous week, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals had 5 more articles in the media than Intra-Cellular Therapies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Intra-Cellular Therapies. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Intra-Cellular Therapies' score of 0.00 indicating that ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ACADIA Pharmaceuticals 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intra-Cellular Therapies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACAD or ITCI? 96.7% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ACAD or ITCI? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intra-Cellular Therapies has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACAD or ITCI? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Intra-Cellular Therapies. Intra-Cellular Therapies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioACADIA Pharmaceuticals$957.80M3.67$226.45M$1.3715.34Intra-Cellular Therapies$680.50M20.64-$139.67M-$0.73-180.64 SummaryACADIA Pharmaceuticals beats Intra-Cellular Therapies on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ACADIA Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACAD 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 ACAD 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 NASDAQ 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 ACAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricACADIA PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.49B$2.88B$5.47B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A2.46%5.25%4.06%P/E Ratio15.347.5719.7120.50Price / Sales3.67286.98435.75120.29Price / Cash29.6241.1936.8257.86Price / Book4.787.487.985.56Net Income$226.45M-$55.04M$3.16B$248.40M7 Day Performance-1.59%5.44%3.69%6.04%1 Month Performance-4.37%2.38%2.91%7.69%1 Year Performance28.80%5.53%34.30%20.97% ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACADACADIA Pharmaceuticals4.6786 of 5 stars$21.02+0.7%$27.88+32.6%+29.4%$3.49B$957.80M15.34510ITCIIntra-Cellular Therapies0.7394 of 5 stars$131.87flat$109.70-16.8%N/A$14.05B$680.50M-151.57560News CoverageGMABGenmab A/S4.0118 of 5 stars$20.66+0.8%$37.60+82.0%-19.7%$13.25B$3.12B11.742,682Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories2.7038 of 5 stars$15.03-0.3%$16.95+12.8%-3.4%$12.55B$3.81B22.7727,811QGENQiagen3.8869 of 5 stars$48.07+0.6%$49.40+2.8%+18.8%$10.69B$1.98B120.525,765Dividend AnnouncementMRNAModerna4.3806 of 5 stars$27.59+1.6%$46.61+68.9%-74.7%$10.67B$3.24B-3.165,800ASNDAscendis Pharma A/S3.6014 of 5 stars$172.60+0.2%$220.67+27.8%+29.6%$10.55B$393.54M-27.481,017Positive NewsVTRSViatris2.6626 of 5 stars$8.93-0.9%$10.40+16.5%-10.9%$10.48B$14.74B-2.8232,000BPMCBlueprint Medicines1.516 of 5 stars$128.18+0.1%$128.06-0.1%+15.0%$8.28B$562.12M-51.89640Insider TradeBBIOBridgeBio Pharma4.6636 of 5 stars$43.18-3.7%$58.85+36.3%+68.9%$8.20B$221.90M-12.23400High Trading VolumeVRNAVerona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share2.6162 of 5 stars$94.58+0.8%$101.10+6.9%+466.1%$8.05B$42.28M-47.2930Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intra-Cellular Therapies Alternatives Genmab A/S Alternatives Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Alternatives Qiagen Alternatives Moderna Alternatives Ascendis Pharma A/S Alternatives Viatris Alternatives Blueprint Medicines Alternatives BridgeBio Pharma Alternatives Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:ACAD) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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