AMGN vs. GILD, MRNA, VRTX, ABBV, BMY, JNJ, LLY, MRK, PFE, and ALNY
Should you be buying Amgen stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amgen include Gilead Sciences (GILD), Moderna (MRNA), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), AbbVie (ABBV), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Amgen vs. Its Competitors
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Amgen had 13 more articles in the media than Gilead Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Amgen and 47 mentions for Gilead Sciences. Gilead Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Amgen's score of 1.44 indicating that Gilead Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
76.5% of Amgen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Gilead Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Amgen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Gilead Sciences shares are owned 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.
Amgen has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilead Sciences has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Gilead Sciences has a net margin of 21.86% compared to Amgen's net margin of 18.96%. Amgen's return on equity of 174.71% beat Gilead Sciences' return on equity.
Amgen pays an annual dividend of $9.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Gilead Sciences pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Amgen pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gilead Sciences pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amgen has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Gilead Sciences has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Amgen is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Amgen has higher revenue and earnings than Gilead Sciences. Gilead Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amgen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Amgen currently has a consensus target price of $304.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.48%. Gilead Sciences has a consensus target price of $116.04, indicating a potential upside of 4.68%. Given Amgen's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amgen is more favorable than Gilead Sciences.
Summary
Amgen beats Gilead Sciences on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:AMGN) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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