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ARGX vs. SNY, GSK, TAK, ONC, INSM, BNTX, TEVA, GMAB, SMMT, and ASND

Should you be buying argenex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of argenex include Sanofi (SNY), GSK (GSK), Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK), BeOne Medicines (ONC), Insmed (INSM), BioNTech (BNTX), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA), Genmab A/S (GMAB), Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), and Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

argenex vs. Its Competitors

argenex (NASDAQ:ARGX) and Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

60.3% of argenex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.0% of Sanofi shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of argenex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sanofi shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, argenex had 18 more articles in the media than Sanofi. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for argenex and 15 mentions for Sanofi. argenex's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Sanofi's score of 0.47 indicating that argenex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
argenex
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sanofi
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Sanofi has higher revenue and earnings than argenex. Sanofi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than argenex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
argenex$3.05B16.91$833.04M$19.5043.26
Sanofi$44.46B2.80$6.02B$4.1612.17

argenex has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanofi has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

argenex has a net margin of 40.98% compared to Sanofi's net margin of 21.47%. argenex's return on equity of 21.06% beat Sanofi's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
argenex40.98% 21.06% 18.25%
Sanofi 21.47%16.86%9.63%

argenex presently has a consensus target price of $817.53, suggesting a potential downside of 3.10%. Sanofi has a consensus target price of $62.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.80%. Given Sanofi's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanofi is more favorable than argenex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
argenex
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Sanofi
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

argenex beats Sanofi on 11 of the 15 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 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.
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ARGX vs. The Competition

MetricargenexMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$51.63B$3.44B$6.20B$10.55B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%5.70%4.81%
P/E Ratio43.2623.1685.7027.13
Price / Sales16.91499.34614.88134.09
Price / Cash284.0146.9237.1060.81
Price / Book9.3210.4112.236.52
Net Income$833.04M-$52.77M$3.33B$276.93M
7 Day Performance5.87%2.31%1.17%1.93%
1 Month Performance14.51%12.59%6.85%2.19%
1 Year Performance49.32%11.18%58.93%34.62%

argenex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ARGX
argenex
3.5941 of 5 stars
$843.66
+0.8%
$817.53
-3.1%
+49.3%$51.63B$3.05B43.261,599Analyst Revision
Gap Down
SNY
Sanofi
4.2022 of 5 stars
$48.80
+1.5%
$62.67
+28.4%
-7.8%$119.83B$44.46B11.7382,878News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
GSK
GSK
1.8482 of 5 stars
$43.67
+0.3%
$37.38
-14.4%
+14.0%$88.83B$31.63B20.2268,629Dividend Cut
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
3.3803 of 5 stars
$13.72
+0.0%
N/A-2.0%$43.64B$4.48T45.7247,455Analyst Forecast
ONC
BeOne Medicines
2.9548 of 5 stars
$327.03
+2.2%
$340.30
+4.1%
N/A$35.84B$3.81B-189.0311,000
INSM
Insmed
2.9303 of 5 stars
$163.94
+1.0%
$149.06
-9.1%
+122.4%$34.65B$363.71M-28.711,271News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BNTX
BioNTech
2.6578 of 5 stars
$102.30
+0.2%
$134.32
+31.3%
-5.9%$24.59B$2.88B-63.946,772Analyst Forecast
TEVA
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
3.5912 of 5 stars
$20.02
-0.1%
$25.57
+27.8%
+7.7%$22.96B$16.63B-125.0936,830
GMAB
Genmab A/S
3.6437 of 5 stars
$32.68
+2.7%
$40.80
+24.8%
+44.3%$20.98B$3.26B16.422,682Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
SMMT
Summit Therapeutics
3.007 of 5 stars
$22.93
+7.4%
$31.29
+36.4%
-1.0%$17.03B$700K-22.70110News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
ASND
Ascendis Pharma A/S
2.8366 of 5 stars
$208.43
-0.5%
$244.64
+17.4%
+62.0%$12.86B$393.54M-40.391,017News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up

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