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

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

Celldex Therapeutics vs.

Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IONS) are both 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, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Celldex Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ionis Pharmaceuticals. Ionis Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celldex Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Celldex Therapeutics$7.02M195.37-$141.43M-$2.45-8.43
Ionis Pharmaceuticals$705.14M7.39-$366.29M-$2.99-10.96

Celldex Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $55.30, suggesting a potential upside of 167.67%. Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $56.67, suggesting a potential upside of 72.87%. Given Celldex Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Celldex Therapeutics is more favorable than Ionis Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Celldex Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

In the previous week, Ionis Pharmaceuticals had 10 more articles in the media than Celldex Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ionis Pharmaceuticals and 16 mentions for Celldex Therapeutics. Celldex Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Ionis Pharmaceuticals' score of 1.10 indicating that Celldex Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Celldex Therapeutics
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Celldex Therapeutics has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals received 83 more outperform votes than Celldex Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.27% of users gave Celldex Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 60.43% of users gave Ionis Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Celldex TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
624
75.27%
Underperform Votes
205
24.73%
Ionis PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes
707
60.43%
Underperform Votes
463
39.57%

93.9% of Ionis Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Celldex Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Ionis Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -64.25% compared to Celldex Therapeutics' net margin of -1,544.32%. Celldex Therapeutics' return on equity of -19.75% beat Ionis Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Celldex Therapeutics-1,544.32% -19.75% -18.86%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals -64.25%-100.05%-15.70%

Summary

Celldex Therapeutics beats Ionis Pharmaceuticals on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CLDX vs. The Competition

MetricCelldex TherapeuticsDiagnostic substances IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.37B$2.62B$5.55B$8.04B
Dividend YieldN/A0.75%5.09%4.22%
P/E Ratio-8.047.7922.6818.83
Price / Sales195.3750.78404.28106.72
Price / CashN/A15.7538.1834.62
Price / Book2.283.796.794.33
Net Income-$141.43M-$65.73M$3.22B$247.97M
7 Day Performance5.57%2.15%2.44%2.71%
1 Month Performance18.87%-2.41%3.78%3.37%
1 Year Performance-49.44%-11.22%17.05%5.80%

Celldex Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLDX
Celldex Therapeutics
1.9996 of 5 stars
$20.66
-0.2%
$55.30
+167.7%
-47.4%$1.37B$7.02M-8.04150Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
IONS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
4.4017 of 5 stars
$29.74
+0.1%
$56.72
+90.7%
-26.3%$4.73B$705.14M-9.78800Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
ALKS
Alkermes
4.1835 of 5 stars
$27.91
+0.3%
$38.08
+36.5%
+27.4%$4.60B$1.56B12.862,280Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
4.2683 of 5 stars
$7.39
+0.5%
$16.75
+126.7%
-36.0%$2.27B$528.30M-41.06480Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
LGND
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
4.4265 of 5 stars
$108.88
+0.7%
$146.43
+34.5%
+52.8%$2.10B$167.13M43.3880Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
4.566 of 5 stars
$8.32
-0.8%
$15.57
+87.2%
+90.6%$1.74B$450.71M-13.64530Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MNKD
MannKind
3.1483 of 5 stars
$4.73
-0.2%
$9.56
+102.2%
+14.1%$1.44B$285.50M67.57400Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.3134 of 5 stars
$11.27
+4.2%
$20.50
+81.9%
-1.7%$1.38B$277.25M62.61350Upcoming Earnings
INVA
Innoviva
4.2465 of 5 stars
$18.38
+0.8%
$55.00
+199.2%
+22.5%$1.15B$358.71M26.64100Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
NVAX
Novavax
3.6363 of 5 stars
$6.70
+0.4%
$18.00
+168.7%
+37.3%$1.08B$682.16M-2.961,990Upcoming Earnings
OPK
OPKO Health
4.4932 of 5 stars
$1.41
flat
$2.75
+95.0%
+6.3%$946.89M$713.14M-7.424,200Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:CLDX) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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