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EXEL vs. BIIB, UTHR, INCY, NBIX, BMRN, EXAS, IONS, MDGL, HALO, and RGEN

Should you be buying Exelixis stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exelixis include Biogen (BIIB), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Incyte (INCY), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Exact Sciences (EXAS), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), and Repligen (RGEN). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Exelixis vs. Its Competitors

Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) and Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

85.3% of Exelixis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Biogen shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Exelixis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Biogen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Exelixis has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biogen has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Exelixis presently has a consensus target price of $44.06, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Biogen has a consensus target price of $181.65, suggesting a potential upside of 25.40%. Given Biogen's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Biogen is more favorable than Exelixis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exelixis
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52
Biogen
0 Sell rating(s)
21 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32

In the previous week, Exelixis had 4 more articles in the media than Biogen. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Exelixis and 21 mentions for Biogen. Biogen's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Exelixis' score of 1.21 indicating that Biogen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Exelixis
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Biogen
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exelixis$2.23B4.73$521.27M$2.0818.82
Biogen$9.68B2.20$1.63B$10.4613.85

Exelixis has a net margin of 27.01% compared to Biogen's net margin of 15.31%. Exelixis' return on equity of 27.47% beat Biogen's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Exelixis27.01% 27.47% 20.88%
Biogen 15.31%13.85%8.32%

Summary

Exelixis beats Biogen on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EXEL vs. The Competition

MetricExelixisMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$10.52B$3.19B$5.84B$10.14B
Dividend YieldN/A2.30%5.68%4.60%
P/E Ratio18.8221.4375.4125.98
Price / Sales4.73432.54515.86180.60
Price / Cash20.2846.6837.5660.44
Price / Book4.989.6112.156.29
Net Income$521.27M-$53.29M$3.29B$271.07M
7 Day Performance3.35%0.13%0.74%3.87%
1 Month Performance1.77%5.55%5.00%5.49%
1 Year Performance47.96%10.44%62.55%25.86%

Exelixis Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXEL
Exelixis
4.6945 of 5 stars
$39.15
+0.2%
$44.06
+12.5%
+48.0%$10.52B$2.23B18.821,147Positive News
BIIB
Biogen
4.6966 of 5 stars
$142.50
+0.8%
$181.65
+27.5%
-26.0%$20.89B$10.00B13.627,605Positive News
UTHR
United Therapeutics
4.7826 of 5 stars
$397.89
+0.8%
$429.62
+8.0%
+19.4%$17.90B$3.08B15.491,305Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
INCY
Incyte
4.7498 of 5 stars
$85.83
-0.8%
$82.53
-3.8%
+30.7%$16.76B$4.24B19.502,617Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↓
NBIX
Neurocrine Biosciences
4.7533 of 5 stars
$143.03
-0.5%
$160.00
+11.9%
+16.0%$14.18B$2.36B42.311,800News Coverage
Positive News
BMRN
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
4.9644 of 5 stars
$55.57
-1.4%
$92.04
+65.6%
-36.3%$10.67B$2.85B16.493,040Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
EXAS
Exact Sciences
4.7917 of 5 stars
$55.04
+2.1%
$67.05
+21.8%
-17.7%$10.42B$2.76B-10.137,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
IONS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
3.6628 of 5 stars
$64.06
+5.0%
$67.88
+6.0%
+49.7%$10.21B$944.05M-34.821,069Insider Trade
MDGL
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
4.2048 of 5 stars
$443.25
-2.3%
$471.13
+6.3%
+78.8%$9.84B$180.13M-34.4990Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
HALO
Halozyme Therapeutics
4.5701 of 5 stars
$75.86
+0.0%
$67.11
-11.5%
+23.4%$8.86B$1.18B17.34390Positive News
Insider Trade
RGEN
Repligen
4.8477 of 5 stars
$118.66
-1.7%
$169.55
+42.9%
-18.9%$6.65B$673.96M-472.621,778Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:EXEL) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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