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MYGN vs. BCRX, CLDX, NVAX, INVA, MNKD, DVAX, OPK, GERN, RIGL, and ZBIO

Should you be buying Myriad Genetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Myriad Genetics include BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Novavax (NVAX), Innoviva (INVA), MannKind (MNKD), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), OPKO Health (OPK), Geron (GERN), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), and Zenas BioPharma (ZBIO). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Myriad Genetics vs. Its Competitors

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myriad Genetics has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

85.9% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Myriad Genetics. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Myriad Genetics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals$450.71M3.94-$88.88M-$0.18-47.06
Myriad Genetics$837.60M0.69-$127.30M-$4.28-1.45

In the previous week, Myriad Genetics had 2 more articles in the media than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Myriad Genetics and 6 mentions for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Myriad Genetics' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' score of 1.51 indicating that Myriad Genetics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Myriad Genetics
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus target price of $16.70, indicating a potential upside of 97.17%. Myriad Genetics has a consensus target price of $12.45, indicating a potential upside of 100.23%. Given Myriad Genetics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Myriad Genetics is more favorable than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Myriad Genetics
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -6.41% compared to Myriad Genetics' net margin of -47.45%. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Myriad Genetics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals-6.41% N/A -1.78%
Myriad Genetics -47.45%-5.17%-3.44%

Summary

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals beats Myriad Genetics on 9 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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MYGN vs. The Competition

MetricMyriad GeneticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$551.76M$3.10B$5.78B$9.80B
Dividend YieldN/A2.26%3.95%4.01%
P/E Ratio-1.457.3622.5622.49
Price / Sales0.69398.26463.84113.07
Price / Cash5.9344.6737.7359.36
Price / Book1.498.0910.046.68
Net Income-$127.30M-$54.08M$3.27B$265.59M
7 Day Performance6.69%2.25%3.17%3.42%
1 Month Performance42.01%3.41%4.34%1.09%
1 Year Performance-77.74%18.61%44.12%23.84%

Myriad Genetics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MYGN
Myriad Genetics
3.6527 of 5 stars
$6.22
+4.9%
$12.45
+100.2%
-78.4%$551.76M$837.60M-1.452,700
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
4.1583 of 5 stars
$8.39
-2.0%
$16.70
+99.0%
+3.5%$1.80B$450.71M-46.61530Positive News
CLDX
Celldex Therapeutics
1.7428 of 5 stars
$21.93
-2.4%
$46.67
+112.8%
-40.8%$1.49B$7.02M-7.29150News Coverage
NVAX
Novavax
4.5341 of 5 stars
$7.52
-4.1%
$15.57
+107.1%
-32.0%$1.27B$682.16M3.301,990News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
INVA
Innoviva
4.4843 of 5 stars
$19.76
-2.0%
$42.75
+116.3%
+3.8%$1.27B$358.71M63.74100
MNKD
MannKind
3.2807 of 5 stars
$3.90
-5.1%
$9.71
+149.1%
-16.0%$1.26B$285.50M35.46400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.6928 of 5 stars
$10.39
-1.0%
$24.33
+134.2%
-8.5%$1.23B$277.25M-22.59350
OPK
OPKO Health
4.4255 of 5 stars
$1.39
-1.4%
$2.75
+97.8%
-13.9%$1.12B$713.10M-5.562,997Positive News
GERN
Geron
2.9718 of 5 stars
$1.42
-2.7%
$4.19
+194.9%
-69.7%$931.51M$76.99M-10.92229
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
1.6331 of 5 stars
$40.74
-1.8%
$38.20
-6.2%
+200.8%$744.40M$179.28M7.53160
ZBIO
Zenas BioPharma
1.5342 of 5 stars
$16.56
-3.2%
$36.67
+121.4%
N/A$720.09M$5M0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:MYGN) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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