BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2.77 |
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of $11.3750, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $625.8077, indicating a potential upside of 39.26%. Given Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | $48.83 million | 39.70 | $-108,900,000.00 | ($0.94) | -11.62 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | $7.86 billion | 6.12 | $2.12 billion | $21.47 | 20.93 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 3.03, indicating that its stock price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | -233.45% | -328.70% | -71.11% |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 38.28% | 28.97% | 20.11% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.0% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals beats BioCryst Pharmaceuticals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.