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BCRX vs. RGEN, ALKS, LGND, FOLD, MNKD, CLDX, NVAX, INVA, DVAX, and OPK

Should you be buying BioCryst Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals include Repligen (RGEN), Alkermes (ALKS), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), MannKind (MNKD), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Novavax (NVAX), Innoviva (INVA), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), and OPKO Health (OPK). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Repligen has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Repligen had 11 more articles in the media than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Repligen and 4 mentions for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Repligen's score of 0.76 indicating that BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Repligen
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Repligen$634.44M10.85-$25.51M-$0.25-489.20
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals$450.71M3.59-$88.88M-$0.18-42.78

Repligen presently has a consensus price target of $166.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.28%. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 116.88%. Given BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Repligen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Repligen
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Repligen has a net margin of -2.05% compared to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -6.41%. Repligen's return on equity of 4.61% beat BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Repligen-2.05% 4.61% 3.24%
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals -6.41%N/A -1.78%

97.6% of Repligen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Repligen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Repligen and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BCRX vs. The Competition

MetricBioCryst PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.67B$2.58B$5.79B$10.40B
Dividend YieldN/A55.37%5.63%4.60%
P/E Ratio-42.7822.7276.4826.75
Price / Sales3.59689.96531.72124.23
Price / CashN/A175.2537.9261.55
Price / Book-3.355.3513.726.40
Net Income-$88.88M$32.95M$3.29B$271.62M
7 Day Performance-2.65%0.90%2.66%3.46%
1 Month Performance-8.11%5.76%6.02%9.87%
1 Year Performance-5.06%-3.43%80.02%28.45%

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
4.2756 of 5 stars
$7.70
-3.3%
$16.70
+116.9%
-5.5%$1.67B$450.71M-42.78530Positive News
High Trading Volume
RGEN
Repligen
4.8342 of 5 stars
$113.74
+0.2%
$166.67
+46.5%
-16.1%$6.40B$673.96M-454.941,778
ALKS
Alkermes
4.5829 of 5 stars
$26.52
-1.7%
$41.85
+57.8%
-2.0%$4.38B$1.51B12.751,800Positive News
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
4.2311 of 5 stars
$165.51
-0.1%
$176.50
+6.6%
+58.6%$3.24B$187.58M-41.3880News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
4.0564 of 5 stars
$7.73
-3.3%
$16.00
+107.0%
-24.3%$2.38B$571.16M-64.41480News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
MNKD
MannKind
4.2921 of 5 stars
$5.38
-3.4%
$11.17
+107.6%
-19.0%$1.65B$301.74M48.91400Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
CLDX
Celldex Therapeutics
2.168 of 5 stars
$24.50
+0.2%
$46.67
+90.5%
-40.2%$1.63B$7.02M-8.14150Analyst Forecast
NVAX
Novavax
4.2081 of 5 stars
$8.08
+1.3%
$14.29
+76.8%
-30.4%$1.31B$1.08B3.541,990
INVA
Innoviva
4.8401 of 5 stars
$19.55
+0.9%
$42.75
+118.7%
-2.4%$1.23B$358.71M63.07100Positive News
Short Interest ↓
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.3173 of 5 stars
$9.36
-0.5%
$24.33
+160.0%
-15.7%$1.10B$316.27M-20.35350Positive News
OPK
OPKO Health
4.3519 of 5 stars
$1.38
-1.4%
$2.75
+99.3%
-8.8%$1.10B$664.03M-5.522,997

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This page (NASDAQ:BCRX) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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