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RARE vs. KRYS, NUVL, IBRX, QGEN, and IMVT

Should you buy Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical include Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Nuvalent (NUVL), ImmunityBio (IBRX), Qiagen (QGEN), and Immunovant (IMVT). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical compare to Krystal Biotech?

Krystal Biotech (NASDAQ:KRYS) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Krystal Biotech has a net margin of 53.92% compared to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's net margin of -91.03%. Krystal Biotech's return on equity of 19.25% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Krystal Biotech53.92% 19.25% 17.62%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical -91.03%-1,024.42%-45.78%

In the previous week, Krystal Biotech and Krystal Biotech both had 6 articles in the media. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Krystal Biotech's score of 0.45 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Krystal Biotech
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Krystal Biotech has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Krystal Biotech presently has a consensus price target of $324.11, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a consensus price target of $59.56, indicating a potential upside of 165.79%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than Krystal Biotech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Krystal Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Krystal Biotech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Krystal Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Krystal Biotech$389.13M22.87$204.83M$7.4840.35
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$673M3.28-$575M-$6.11N/A

86.3% of Krystal Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Krystal Biotech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Krystal Biotech beats Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical compare to Nuvalent?

Nuvalent (NASDAQ:NUVL) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Nuvalent had 5 more articles in the media than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Nuvalent and 6 mentions for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Nuvalent's score of 0.15 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuvalent
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nuvalent has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's net margin of -91.03%. Nuvalent's return on equity of -40.11% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NuvalentN/A -40.11% -35.43%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical -91.03%-1,024.42%-45.78%

Nuvalent presently has a consensus price target of $141.24, suggesting a potential upside of 56.61%. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a consensus price target of $59.56, suggesting a potential upside of 165.79%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than Nuvalent.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nuvalent
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Nuvalent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Nuvalent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NuvalentN/AN/A-$425.38M-$6.06N/A
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$673M3.28-$575M-$6.11N/A

Nuvalent has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

97.3% of Nuvalent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Nuvalent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nuvalent beats Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical compare to ImmunityBio?

ImmunityBio (NASDAQ:IBRX) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

ImmunityBio currently has a consensus target price of $14.20, suggesting a potential upside of 97.77%. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a consensus target price of $59.56, suggesting a potential upside of 165.79%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than ImmunityBio.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ImmunityBio
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

In the previous week, ImmunityBio had 1 more articles in the media than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ImmunityBio and 6 mentions for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat ImmunityBio's score of 0.45 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ImmunityBio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ImmunityBio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. ImmunityBio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ImmunityBio$113.29M66.38-$351.40M-$0.85N/A
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$673M3.28-$575M-$6.11N/A

ImmunityBio has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a net margin of -91.03% compared to ImmunityBio's net margin of -606.15%. ImmunityBio's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ImmunityBio-606.15% N/A -59.53%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical -91.03%-1,024.42%-45.78%

8.6% of ImmunityBio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by institutional investors. 69.5% of ImmunityBio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical beats ImmunityBio on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical compare to Qiagen?

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) and Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of Qiagen shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Qiagen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Qiagen had 12 more articles in the media than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Qiagen and 6 mentions for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Qiagen's score of -0.43 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Qiagen
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$673M3.28-$575M-$6.11N/A
Qiagen$2.09B3.59$424.88M$1.9119.08

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical presently has a consensus price target of $59.56, indicating a potential upside of 165.79%. Qiagen has a consensus price target of $44.98, indicating a potential upside of 23.41%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than Qiagen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
Qiagen
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Qiagen has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's net margin of -91.03%. Qiagen's return on equity of 14.40% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical-91.03% -1,024.42% -45.78%
Qiagen 19.16%14.40%8.40%

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Qiagen has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Qiagen beats Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical compare to Immunovant?

Immunovant (NASDAQ:IMVT) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:RARE) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Immunovant presently has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.85%. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a consensus price target of $59.56, indicating a potential upside of 165.79%. Given Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is more favorable than Immunovant.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Immunovant
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Immunovant has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Immunovant has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Immunovant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ImmunovantN/AN/A-$505.61M-$2.78N/A
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical$673M3.28-$575M-$6.11N/A

Immunovant has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's net margin of -91.03%. Immunovant's return on equity of -65.66% beat Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ImmunovantN/A -65.66% -59.88%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical -91.03%-1,024.42%-45.78%

In the previous week, Immunovant had 2 more articles in the media than Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Immunovant and 6 mentions for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Immunovant's score of 0.35 indicating that Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Immunovant
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

47.1% of Immunovant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Immunovant shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical beats Immunovant on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RARE vs. The Competition

MetricUltragenyx PharmaceuticalMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.21B$3.28B$6.45B$12.42B
Dividend YieldN/A2.33%2.69%5.29%
P/E Ratio-3.6717.9322.3024.19
Price / Sales3.28324.62581.44138.36
Price / CashN/A116.2742.3157.88
Price / Book-27.006.639.846.72
Net Income-$575M$24.20M$3.57B$337.19M
7 Day Performance-4.19%-3.24%-1.16%0.48%
1 Month Performance-9.53%0.53%3.85%5.07%
1 Year Performance-38.43%47.24%27.40%34.25%

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RARE
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
2.8137 of 5 stars
$22.41
+2.9%
$59.56
+165.8%
-39.7%$2.21B$673MN/A1,371
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
3.2722 of 5 stars
$299.45
flat
$324.11
+8.2%
+133.9%$8.83B$389.13M40.03210
NUVL
Nuvalent
3.439 of 5 stars
$102.12
flat
$140.29
+37.4%
+18.4%$8.07BN/AN/A40
IBRX
ImmunityBio
2.4312 of 5 stars
$7.22
flat
$14.20
+96.7%
+170.8%$7.56B$113.29MN/A590
QGEN
Qiagen
4.1509 of 5 stars
$35.23
+0.2%
$44.98
+27.7%
-24.4%$7.25B$2.09B18.405,654

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