Alkermes (ALKS) Competitors $29.00 +0.01 (+0.03%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.72 -0.29 (-0.98%) As of 07/2/2025 04:55 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALKS vs. BIIB, INCY, UTHR, NBIX, EXEL, BMRN, EXAS, RGEN, HALO, and MDGLShould you be buying Alkermes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alkermes include Biogen (BIIB), Incyte (INCY), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Exelixis (EXEL), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Exact Sciences (EXAS), Repligen (RGEN), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Alkermes vs. Its Competitors Biogen Incyte United Therapeutics Neurocrine Biosciences Exelixis BioMarin Pharmaceutical Exact Sciences Repligen Halozyme Therapeutics Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) and Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALKS or BIIB? Biogen has higher revenue and earnings than Alkermes. Biogen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alkermes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlkermes$1.56B3.07$367.07M$2.0913.88Biogen$9.68B2.02$1.63B$10.1313.15 Which has more volatility and risk, ALKS or BIIB? Alkermes has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biogen has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ALKS or BIIB? Alkermes presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.93%. Biogen has a consensus target price of $188.48, indicating a potential upside of 41.51%. Given Biogen's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Biogen is more favorable than Alkermes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alkermes 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Biogen 0 Sell rating(s) 20 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is ALKS or BIIB more profitable? Alkermes has a net margin of 23.30% compared to Biogen's net margin of 15.07%. Alkermes' return on equity of 27.52% beat Biogen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alkermes23.30% 27.52% 17.98% Biogen 15.07%14.03%8.32% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALKS or BIIB? 95.2% of Alkermes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Biogen shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Alkermes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Biogen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ALKS or BIIB? In the previous week, Biogen had 22 more articles in the media than Alkermes. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Biogen and 5 mentions for Alkermes. Alkermes' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Biogen's score of 0.91 indicating that Alkermes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alkermes 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Biogen 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlkermes beats Biogen on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alkermes News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALKS 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 ALKS 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 ALKS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlkermesMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.78B$2.88B$5.54B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.64%5.39%4.10%P/E Ratio13.8821.3126.2319.90Price / Sales3.07278.47413.23113.66Price / Cash10.9341.4736.1356.90Price / Book3.207.518.045.38Net Income$367.07M-$55.05M$3.15B$248.50M7 Day Performance0.59%2.07%1.44%2.04%1 Month Performance-7.26%4.84%3.62%4.84%1 Year Performance19.69%5.37%34.68%20.23% Alkermes Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALKSAlkermes4.9168 of 5 stars$29.00+0.0%$40.00+37.9%+19.9%$4.78B$1.56B13.881,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBIIBBiogen4.9573 of 5 stars$124.79-1.8%$188.19+50.8%-41.8%$18.29B$9.68B12.327,605INCYIncyte4.3769 of 5 stars$67.26-1.8%$74.53+10.8%+15.5%$13.02B$4.41B210.192,617UTHRUnited Therapeutics4.9948 of 5 stars$286.39-1.5%$393.08+37.3%-6.9%$12.92B$2.88B11.431,305Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNBIXNeurocrine Biosciences4.9367 of 5 stars$125.80-0.6%$162.00+28.8%-5.9%$12.45B$2.36B42.641,800Positive NewsEXELExelixis4.7468 of 5 stars$43.37+7.4%$41.00-5.5%+100.0%$11.83B$2.17B19.711,147Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical4.9441 of 5 stars$54.08-1.7%$93.45+72.8%-30.5%$10.37B$2.95B20.103,040Positive NewsEXASExact Sciences4.922 of 5 stars$52.54-0.9%$70.90+34.9%+24.8%$9.91B$2.76B-9.547,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRGENRepligen4.8101 of 5 stars$120.11+1.1%$173.25+44.2%+5.7%$6.75B$634.44M-266.911,778HALOHalozyme Therapeutics4.8145 of 5 stars$52.800.0%$61.90+17.2%+5.0%$6.51B$1.02B14.04390Analyst RevisionMDGLMadrigal Pharmaceuticals3.9913 of 5 stars$282.99-1.0%$420.63+48.6%+10.5%$6.28B$180.13M-15.6890 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Biogen Alternatives Incyte Alternatives United Therapeutics Alternatives Neurocrine Biosciences Alternatives Exelixis Alternatives BioMarin Pharmaceutical Alternatives Exact Sciences Alternatives Repligen Alternatives Halozyme Therapeutics Alternatives Madrigal Pharmaceuticals 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:ALKS) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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