ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Competitors $20.95 -0.29 (-1.37%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:39 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.95 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACAD or ITCI? 96.7% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and 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 higher earnings & valuation, 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$996.28M3.52$226.45M$1.3715.29Intra-Cellular Therapies$680.50M20.64-$139.67M-$0.73-180.64 Do analysts recommend ACAD or ITCI? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $27.88, suggesting a potential upside of 33.05%. Intra-Cellular Therapies has a consensus price target of $109.70, suggesting a potential downside of 16.81%. Given ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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% Does the media favor ACAD or ITCI? In the previous week, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals had 6 more articles in the media than Intra-Cellular Therapies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for Intra-Cellular Therapies. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Intra-Cellular Therapies' score of 0.00 indicating that ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Positive Intra-Cellular Therapies Neutral 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$3.51B$2.91B$5.56B$9.03BDividend YieldN/A2.44%5.22%3.99%P/E Ratio15.2921.5627.6920.25Price / Sales3.52241.84389.53161.89Price / Cash29.7242.7336.8958.10Price / Book4.767.518.035.67Net Income$226.45M-$55.14M$3.18B$249.21M7 Day Performance-5.29%4.61%2.93%3.28%1 Month Performance-4.69%0.90%1.72%3.95%1 Year Performance29.88%5.40%34.39%20.98% ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACADACADIA Pharmaceuticals4.6243 of 5 stars$20.95-1.4%$27.88+33.1%+29.9%$3.51B$996.28M15.29510ITCIIntra-Cellular Therapies0.9421 of 5 stars$131.87flat$109.70-16.8%N/A$14.05B$680.50M-151.57560GMABGenmab A/S3.8779 of 5 stars$20.66+0.8%$37.60+82.0%-20.1%$13.25B$3.12B11.742,682Positive NewsRDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories2.6971 of 5 stars$15.03-0.3%$16.95+12.8%-3.4%$12.55B$3.81B22.7727,811QGENQiagen4.045 of 5 stars$48.07+0.6%$49.40+2.8%+21.0%$10.69B$1.98B120.525,765Dividend AnnouncementMRNAModerna4.461 of 5 stars$27.59+1.6%$46.61+68.9%-74.2%$10.67B$3.24B-3.165,800Options VolumeASNDAscendis Pharma A/S3.4794 of 5 stars$172.60+0.2%$220.67+27.8%+28.2%$10.55B$393.54M-27.481,017News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVTRSViatris2.6744 of 5 stars$8.93-0.9%$10.40+16.5%-10.4%$10.48B$14.74B-2.8232,000BPMCBlueprint Medicines1.556 of 5 stars$128.18+0.1%$128.06-0.1%+14.8%$8.28B$562.12M-51.89640BBIOBridgeBio Pharma4.6895 of 5 stars$43.18-3.7%$58.85+36.3%+69.7%$8.20B$221.90M-12.23400News CoverageInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeVRNAVerona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share2.7887 of 5 stars$94.58+0.8%$101.10+6.9%+466.0%$8.05B$42.28M-47.2930News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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