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$35.42 -0.50 (-1.39%)
Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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KNSA vs. QGEN, BBIO, MRNA, VRNA, ELAN, ROIV, RVMD, GRFS, RYTM, and LEGN

Should you be buying Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International include QIAGEN (QGEN), BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO), Moderna (MRNA), Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share (VRNA), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Revolution Medicines (RVMD), Grifols (GRFS), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM), and Legend Biotech (LEGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International vs. Its Competitors

Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) and Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International (NASDAQ:KNSA) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Qiagen has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's net margin of 0.90%. Qiagen's return on equity of 14.77% beat Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Qiagen18.30% 14.77% 8.87%
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International 0.90%1.05%0.80%

Qiagen has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

70.0% of Qiagen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Qiagen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.5% of Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Qiagen$1.98B5.17$83.59M$1.6927.21
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International$423.24M6.20-$43.19M$0.04885.50

In the previous week, Qiagen had 1 more articles in the media than Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Qiagen and 7 mentions for Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International. Qiagen's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's score of 1.10 indicating that Qiagen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Qiagen
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Qiagen currently has a consensus target price of $49.69, indicating a potential upside of 8.06%. Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International has a consensus target price of $41.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.22%. Given Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International is more favorable than Qiagen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Qiagen
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Qiagen beats Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International 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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KNSA vs. The Competition

MetricKiniksa Pharmaceuticals InternationalMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.66B$3.15B$5.79B$10.40B
Dividend YieldN/A2.37%5.63%4.60%
P/E Ratio885.7221.0580.5826.78
Price / Sales6.20448.41534.22123.54
Price / CashN/A46.6037.9961.55
Price / Book5.379.6615.776.40
Net Income-$43.19M-$53.22M$3.30B$271.80M
7 Day Performance-4.53%3.11%5.36%3.48%
1 Month Performance6.65%7.56%8.10%9.90%
1 Year Performance38.14%11.15%81.36%28.44%

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KNSA
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International
2.6991 of 5 stars
$35.42
-1.4%
$41.17
+16.2%
+34.9%$2.66B$423.24M885.72220Positive News
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
QGEN
QIAGEN
4.4567 of 5 stars
$47.62
+0.1%
$49.69
+4.4%
+3.7%$10.57B$1.98B28.135,765
BBIO
BridgeBio Pharma
4.3264 of 5 stars
$54.29
+1.7%
$63.35
+16.7%
+95.2%$10.20B$221.90M-13.27400
MRNA
Moderna
4.473 of 5 stars
$24.83
-1.2%
$42.88
+72.7%
-62.9%$9.78B$3.24B-3.305,800
VRNA
Verona Pharma PLC American Depositary Share
2.0919 of 5 stars
$106.30
0.0%
$109.00
+2.5%
+260.6%$9.20B$42.28M-107.3730Positive News
ELAN
Elanco Animal Health
2.7998 of 5 stars
$19.02
+3.2%
$17.33
-8.9%
+27.3%$9.16B$4.44B22.129,000
ROIV
Roivant Sciences
3.4472 of 5 stars
$12.91
-0.1%
$16.38
+26.8%
+26.2%$8.82B$29.05M-18.44860Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RVMD
Revolution Medicines
4.2544 of 5 stars
$41.06
+1.4%
$72.00
+75.4%
-5.7%$7.57B$11.58M-9.12250Trending News
Insider Trade
GRFS
Grifols
3.8383 of 5 stars
$10.11
-0.2%
$10.30
+1.9%
+7.3%$6.96B$7.81B8.6423,822
RYTM
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
3.2637 of 5 stars
$99.77
-2.3%
$101.57
+1.8%
+76.1%$6.78B$130.13M-33.15140Positive News
LEGN
Legend Biotech
3.1629 of 5 stars
$34.62
-4.0%
$74.22
+114.4%
-33.1%$6.66B$627.24M-39.342,609Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:KNSA) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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