MYGN vs. FOLD, CLDX, INVA, DVAX, MNKD, NVAX, OPK, GERN, RGLS, and ZBIO
Should you be buying Myriad Genetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Myriad Genetics include Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Innoviva (INVA), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), MannKind (MNKD), Novavax (NVAX), OPKO Health (OPK), Geron (GERN), Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS), and Zenas BioPharma (ZBIO). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.
Myriad Genetics vs. Its Competitors
Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
99.0% of Myriad Genetics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Amicus Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Myriad Genetics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Amicus Therapeutics has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myriad Genetics has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Amicus Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $16.22, indicating a potential upside of 163.56%. Myriad Genetics has a consensus price target of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 156.87%. Given Amicus Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amicus Therapeutics is more favorable than Myriad Genetics.
Amicus Therapeutics has a net margin of -5.41% compared to Myriad Genetics' net margin of -12.20%. Amicus Therapeutics' return on equity of 4.67% beat Myriad Genetics' return on equity.
In the previous week, Amicus Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Myriad Genetics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Amicus Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Myriad Genetics. Amicus Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Myriad Genetics'average media sentiment score.
Amicus Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Myriad Genetics. Amicus Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Myriad Genetics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amicus Therapeutics beats Myriad Genetics on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MYGN) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff