MYGN vs. BCRX, FOLD, CLDX, INVA, DVAX, MNKD, OPK, NVAX, GERN, and RGLS
Should you be buying Myriad Genetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Myriad Genetics include BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Innoviva (INVA), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), MannKind (MNKD), OPKO Health (OPK), Novavax (NVAX), Geron (GERN), and Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.
Myriad Genetics vs. Its Competitors
Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Myriad Genetics has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals had 9 more articles in the media than Myriad Genetics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for Myriad Genetics. Myriad Genetics' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.62 indicating that Myriad Genetics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Myriad Genetics currently has a consensus price target of $14.38, suggesting a potential upside of 161.54%. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 88.06%. Given Myriad Genetics' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Myriad Genetics is more favorable than BioCryst Pharmaceuticals.
99.0% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Myriad Genetics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -10.62% compared to Myriad Genetics' net margin of -12.20%. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Myriad Genetics' return on equity.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals beats Myriad Genetics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MYGN) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
