Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) Competitors $119.57 +0.45 (+0.38%) As of 12:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NBIX vs. ALNY, BIIB, UTHR, INCY, EXEL, BMRN, EXAS, RGEN, HALO, and MDGLShould you be buying Neurocrine Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Neurocrine Biosciences include Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), Biogen (BIIB), United Therapeutics (UTHR), Incyte (INCY), Exelixis (EXEL), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Exact Sciences (EXAS), Repligen (RGEN), Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO), and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Neurocrine Biosciences vs. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Biogen United Therapeutics Incyte Exelixis BioMarin Pharmaceutical Exact Sciences Repligen Halozyme Therapeutics Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ:NBIX) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment. Is NBIX or ALNY more profitable? Neurocrine Biosciences has a net margin of 14.49% compared to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -12.37%. Neurocrine Biosciences' return on equity of 13.38% beat Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Neurocrine Biosciences14.49% 13.38% 9.73% Alnylam Pharmaceuticals -12.37%N/A -6.83% Do analysts rate NBIX or ALNY? Neurocrine Biosciences currently has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.00%. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $319.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Given Neurocrine Biosciences' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Neurocrine Biosciences is more favorable than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Neurocrine Biosciences 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has higher valuation and earnings, NBIX or ALNY? Neurocrine Biosciences has higher revenue and earnings than Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Neurocrine Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNeurocrine Biosciences$2.41B4.89$341.30M$2.9540.38Alnylam Pharmaceuticals$2.35B16.05-$278.16M-$2.09-138.28 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBIX or ALNY? Alnylam Pharmaceuticals received 123 more outperform votes than Neurocrine Biosciences when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.68% of users gave Neurocrine Biosciences an outperform vote while only 76.32% of users gave Alnylam Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNeurocrine BiosciencesOutperform Votes104477.68% Underperform Votes30022.32% Alnylam PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes116776.32% Underperform Votes36223.68% Does the media favor NBIX or ALNY? In the previous week, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Neurocrine Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and 19 mentions for Neurocrine Biosciences. Neurocrine Biosciences' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' score of 1.27 indicating that Neurocrine Biosciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Neurocrine Biosciences 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NBIX or ALNY? 92.6% of Neurocrine Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Neurocrine Biosciences shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, NBIX or ALNY? Neurocrine Biosciences has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNeurocrine Biosciences beats Alnylam Pharmaceuticals on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Neurocrine Biosciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 NBIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNeurocrine BiosciencesBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.79B$2.93B$5.33B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.64%5.21%4.11%P/E Ratio36.2131.1826.7119.71Price / Sales4.89398.78386.46120.65Price / Cash34.35168.6838.2534.62Price / Book4.593.236.774.50Net Income$341.30M-$72.35M$3.23B$248.22M7 Day Performance-1.57%2.49%0.48%-0.78%1 Month Performance15.34%2.45%9.10%11.53%1 Year Performance-15.22%-24.98%18.56%8.99% Neurocrine Biosciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences4.8714 of 5 stars$119.57+0.4%$162.00+35.5%-14.6%$11.83B$2.41B36.321,200Positive NewsALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals4.1797 of 5 stars$291.86+2.3%$319.17+9.4%+91.5%$38.06B$2.35B-134.502,000Positive NewsBIIBBiogen4.8942 of 5 stars$129.44+3.1%$191.30+47.8%-43.9%$18.97B$9.82B11.578,720Positive NewsUTHRUnited Therapeutics4.9772 of 5 stars$305.310.0%$392.00+28.4%+11.7%$13.77B$2.99B13.41980Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionINCYIncyte4.8728 of 5 stars$63.81+0.8%$73.53+15.2%+10.8%$12.35B$4.41B236.342,320Positive NewsEXELExelixis4.094 of 5 stars$44.69-1.6%$38.94-12.9%+104.1%$12.19B$2.30B25.251,220Positive NewsInsider TradeBMRNBioMarin Pharmaceutical4.9421 of 5 stars$59.41+0.2%$93.45+57.3%-24.1%$11.39B$2.95B27.003,080Positive NewsInsider TradeEXASExact Sciences4.6351 of 5 stars$56.94+0.9%$70.90+24.5%+5.6%$10.74B$2.83B-10.226,400Positive NewsRGENRepligen4.821 of 5 stars$126.19-0.2%$173.25+37.3%-27.1%$7.09B$650.43M-247.432,020Positive NewsGap DownHALOHalozyme Therapeutics4.8553 of 5 stars$53.29+2.4%$61.90+16.2%+18.2%$6.57B$1.08B15.54390MDGLMadrigal Pharmaceuticals4.5252 of 5 stars$290.72-0.1%$416.33+43.2%+16.3%$6.45B$317.38M-11.5990Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Competitors Biogen Competitors United Therapeutics Competitors Incyte Competitors Exelixis Competitors BioMarin Pharmaceutical Competitors Exact Sciences Competitors Repligen Competitors Halozyme Therapeutics Competitors Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Competitors 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:NBIX) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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