Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX) Competitors $29.88 +0.44 (+1.48%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:45 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.20 +0.32 (+1.07%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CRNX vs. QGEN, MRNA, ASND, VTRS, BPMC, BBIO, VRNA, ROIV, ELAN, and RVMDShould you be buying Crinetics Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals include Qiagen (QGEN), Moderna (MRNA), Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), Viatris (VTRS), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), and Revolution Medicines (RVMD). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Qiagen Moderna Ascendis Pharma A/S Viatris Blueprint Medicines BridgeBio Pharma Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Roivant Sciences Elanco Animal Health Revolution Medicines Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX) and Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Qiagen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CRNX or QGEN? In the previous week, Qiagen had 3 more articles in the media than Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Qiagen and 2 mentions for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals. Qiagen's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.22 indicating that Qiagen is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crinetics Pharmaceuticals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Qiagen 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CRNX or QGEN? Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qiagen has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CRNX or QGEN? Crinetics Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of $71.75, suggesting a potential upside of 140.17%. Qiagen has a consensus target price of $49.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.19%. Given Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Qiagen 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is CRNX or QGEN more profitable? Qiagen has a net margin of 4.68% compared to Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 0.00%. Qiagen's return on equity of 14.61% beat Crinetics Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crinetics PharmaceuticalsN/A -30.95% -28.12% Qiagen 4.68%14.61%8.80% Which has stronger earnings & 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$1.04M2,689.61-$298.41M-$3.82-7.82Qiagen$1.98B5.43$83.59M$0.40120.85 SummaryQiagen beats Crinetics Pharmaceuticals on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRNX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$2.79B$2.43B$5.53B$9.05BDividend YieldN/A1.78%5.24%4.02%P/E Ratio-7.829.1027.5120.24Price / Sales2,689.61682.84416.89118.64Price / CashN/A158.5936.8958.07Price / Book2.094.588.035.67Net Income-$298.41M$31.34M$3.18B$249.13M7 Day Performance-0.28%3.25%2.90%3.28%1 Month Performance-7.56%7.08%3.71%5.56%1 Year Performance-31.84%0.17%36.03%21.13% Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRNXCrinetics Pharmaceuticals3.5658 of 5 stars$29.88+1.5%$71.75+140.2%-32.4%$2.79B$1.04M-7.82210QGENQiagen4.0446 of 5 stars$48.07+0.6%$49.40+2.8%+22.5%$10.69B$1.98B120.525,765Dividend AnnouncementMRNAModerna4.3787 of 5 stars$27.59+1.6%$46.61+68.9%-73.7%$10.67B$3.24B-3.165,800Options VolumeASNDAscendis Pharma A/S3.6652 of 5 stars$172.60+0.2%$220.67+27.8%+29.7%$10.55B$393.54M-27.481,017News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVTRSViatris3.306 of 5 stars$8.93-0.9%$10.40+16.5%-10.9%$10.48B$14.74B-2.8232,000BPMCBlueprint Medicines1.5713 of 5 stars$128.18+0.1%$128.06-0.1%+17.6%$8.28B$562.12M-51.89640BBIOBridgeBio Pharma4.7073 of 5 stars$43.18-3.7%$58.85+36.3%+74.8%$8.20B$221.90M-12.23400News CoverageInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeVRNAVerona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share2.6145 of 5 stars$94.58+0.8%$101.10+6.9%+480.4%$8.05B$42.28M-47.2930Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROIVRoivant Sciences1.5551 of 5 stars$11.27-1.1%$17.50+55.3%+3.5%$7.66B$29.05M-45.08860ELANElanco Animal Health2.2359 of 5 stars$14.29flat$15.17+6.1%+3.6%$7.10B$4.44B19.319,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRVMDRevolution Medicines4.589 of 5 stars$36.79-0.3%$67.58+83.7%+0.2%$6.85B$11.58M-9.20250Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Qiagen Competitors Moderna Competitors Ascendis Pharma A/S Competitors Viatris Competitors Blueprint Medicines Competitors BridgeBio Pharma Competitors Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share Competitors Roivant Sciences Competitors Elanco Animal Health Competitors Revolution Medicines 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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