Innoviva (INVA) Competitors $19.37 -0.06 (-0.31%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.36 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:57 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 INVA vs. ALKS, LGND, FOLD, BCRX, MNKD, CLDX, NVAX, DVAX, OPK, and GERNShould you be buying Innoviva stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Innoviva include Alkermes (ALKS), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), MannKind (MNKD), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Novavax (NVAX), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), OPKO Health (OPK), and Geron (GERN). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Innoviva vs. Its Competitors Alkermes Ligand Pharmaceuticals Amicus Therapeutics BioCryst Pharmaceuticals MannKind Celldex Therapeutics Novavax Dynavax Technologies OPKO Health Geron Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) and Alkermes (NASDAQ:ALKS) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INVA or ALKS? 99.1% of Innoviva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Alkermes shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Innoviva shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Alkermes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate INVA or ALKS? Innoviva presently has a consensus price target of $42.75, suggesting a potential upside of 120.70%. Alkermes has a consensus price target of $41.85, suggesting a potential upside of 55.16%. Given Innoviva's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Innoviva is more favorable than Alkermes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Innoviva 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alkermes 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Is INVA or ALKS more profitable? Alkermes has a net margin of 23.15% compared to Innoviva's net margin of 10.44%. Alkermes' return on equity of 24.86% beat Innoviva's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Innoviva10.44% 18.67% 9.92% Alkermes 23.15%24.86%17.14% Does the media prefer INVA or ALKS? In the previous week, Alkermes had 21 more articles in the media than Innoviva. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Alkermes and 6 mentions for Innoviva. Innoviva's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Alkermes' score of 0.63 indicating that Innoviva is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Innoviva 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Alkermes 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, INVA or ALKS? Alkermes has higher revenue and earnings than Innoviva. Alkermes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innoviva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInnoviva$358.71M3.40$23.39M$0.3162.48Alkermes$1.56B2.86$367.07M$2.0812.97 Which has more risk and volatility, INVA or ALKS? Innoviva has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkermes has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlkermes beats Innoviva on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Innoviva News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for INVA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 INVA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInnovivaLarge Cap Pharma IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.22B$254.32B$5.79B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A2.70%5.69%4.61%P/E Ratio62.4930.4874.5925.92Price / Sales3.404.70449.5483.33Price / Cash5.6713.6737.0859.91Price / Book1.7618.6612.156.29Net Income$23.39M$8.49B$3.28B$270.85M7 Day Performance-5.42%-1.10%0.98%3.36%1 Month Performance-3.58%5.16%7.20%6.41%1 Year Performance-1.22%-8.95%63.06%28.26% Innoviva Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)INVAInnoviva4.8927 of 5 stars$19.37-0.3%$42.75+120.7%+0.2%$1.22B$358.71M62.49100Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ALKSAlkermes4.5541 of 5 stars$28.45-5.0%$41.31+45.2%+4.3%$4.94B$1.56B13.681,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals4.2344 of 5 stars$165.86-0.5%$176.50+6.4%+62.1%$3.27B$187.58M-41.4780Short Interest ↑FOLDAmicus Therapeutics3.9687 of 5 stars$7.98-0.1%$16.00+100.5%-28.8%$2.46B$571.16M-66.49480Positive NewsBCRXBioCryst Pharmaceuticals4.2643 of 5 stars$8.19-1.0%$16.70+103.9%+4.4%$1.74B$450.71M-45.50530Positive NewsMNKDMannKind4.4259 of 5 stars$5.57+0.5%$11.17+100.5%-11.6%$1.70B$285.50M50.64400Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CLDXCelldex Therapeutics2.393 of 5 stars$23.40+2.3%$46.67+99.4%-39.5%$1.52B$7.02M-7.77150Positive NewsNVAXNovavax4.4804 of 5 stars$7.73-2.2%$14.29+84.8%-32.6%$1.28B$1.08B3.391,990Positive NewsDVAXDynavax Technologies4.4635 of 5 stars$9.70-3.6%$24.33+150.9%-10.7%$1.18B$316.27M-21.09350Positive NewsOPKOPKO Health4.4969 of 5 stars$1.42+5.2%$2.75+93.7%-8.3%$1.07B$713.10M-5.682,997GERNGeron3.1384 of 5 stars$1.37-2.1%$3.79+176.3%-69.9%$893.22M$164.45M-10.5470Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alkermes Alternatives Ligand Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Amicus Therapeutics Alternatives BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Alternatives MannKind Alternatives Celldex Therapeutics Alternatives Novavax Alternatives Dynavax Technologies Alternatives OPKO Health Alternatives Geron Alternatives 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:INVA) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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