Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX) Competitors $34.65 +1.35 (+4.05%) Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.58 +0.93 (+2.67%) As of 09/3/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRNX vs. QGEN, MRNA, BBIO, ELAN, VRNA, ROIV, GRFS, RVMD, RYTM, and LEGNShould you be buying Crinetics Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals include QIAGEN (QGEN), Moderna (MRNA), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Grifols (GRFS), Revolution Medicines (RVMD), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), and Legend Biotech (LEGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors QIAGEN Moderna BridgeBio Pharma Elanco Animal Health Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Roivant Sciences Grifols Revolution Medicines Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Legend Biotech Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX) and Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, CRNX or QGEN? Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qiagen has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CRNX or QGEN more profitable? Qiagen has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 0.00%. Qiagen's return on equity of 14.77% beat Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crinetics PharmaceuticalsN/A -32.28% -29.45% Qiagen 18.30%14.77%8.87% Do analysts recommend CRNX or QGEN? Crinetics Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus price target of $68.86, suggesting a potential upside of 98.72%. Qiagen has a consensus price target of $49.69, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Given Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Qiagen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crinetics Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Qiagen 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRNX or QGEN? Qiagen has higher revenue and earnings than Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qiagen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrinetics Pharmaceuticals$1.39M2,344.25-$298.41M-$4.11-8.43Qiagen$2.04B5.09$83.59M$1.6927.62 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRNX or QGEN? 98.5% of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of Qiagen shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Qiagen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CRNX or QGEN? In the previous week, Qiagen had 12 more articles in the media than Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Qiagen and 11 mentions for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Qiagen's score of 0.93 indicating that Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crinetics Pharmaceuticals 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Qiagen 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryQiagen beats Crinetics Pharmaceuticals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crinetics Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRNX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CRNX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrinetics PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.14B$2.51B$5.77B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A48.51%6.66%4.49%P/E Ratio-8.4322.6482.3726.60Price / Sales2,344.25709.47525.54161.29Price / CashN/A26.3325.7028.92Price / Book2.796.7910.646.56Net Income-$298.41M$32.94M$3.28B$266.04M7 Day Performance13.05%0.80%0.10%-0.89%1 Month Performance22.79%6.13%8.91%4.34%1 Year Performance-34.38%-0.23%48.38%24.06% Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRNXCrinetics Pharmaceuticals3.7944 of 5 stars$34.65+4.1%$68.86+98.7%-33.4%$3.14B$1.39M-8.43210News CoveragePositive NewsQGENQIAGEN4.2572 of 5 stars$48.92-1.6%$49.69+1.6%+8.4%$11.06B$1.98B28.905,765MRNAModerna4.5519 of 5 stars$25.35-6.5%$42.88+69.2%-67.0%$10.55B$3.24B-3.375,800BBIOBridgeBio Pharma4.1579 of 5 stars$47.29-3.6%$61.35+29.7%+80.4%$9.38B$221.90M-11.56400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastELANElanco Animal Health3.0978 of 5 stars$17.80-0.6%$17.33-2.6%+14.4%$8.90B$4.48B20.709,000Analyst RevisionVRNAVerona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share2.386 of 5 stars$105.62+0.1%$109.00+3.2%+290.2%$8.64B$221.67M-106.6930News CoveragePositive NewsROIVRoivant Sciences3.1411 of 5 stars$11.64-2.3%$16.50+41.8%+7.0%$8.14B$29.05M-16.63860News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGRFSGrifols3.9212 of 5 stars$9.82-3.3%$10.30+4.9%+2.2%$6.99B$7.81B8.3923,822Positive NewsRVMDRevolution Medicines4.4711 of 5 stars$35.67-3.6%$69.92+96.0%-4.3%$6.92BN/A-7.93250Positive NewsRYTMRhythm Pharmaceuticals3.3078 of 5 stars$99.20-3.9%$101.57+2.4%+121.3%$6.86B$130.13M-32.96140News CoveragePositive NewsLEGNLegend Biotech3.5173 of 5 stars$34.60-2.7%$73.00+111.0%-37.3%$6.53B$627.24M-39.322,609 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QIAGEN Competitors Moderna Competitors BridgeBio Pharma Competitors Elanco Animal Health Competitors Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Competitors Roivant Sciences Competitors Grifols Competitors Revolution Medicines Competitors Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Competitors Legend Biotech Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CRNX) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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