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REGN vs. AMGN, GILD, MRNA, NTLA, VIR, VRTX, ABBV, LLY, MRK, and PFE

Should you be buying Regeneron Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals include Amgen (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Moderna (MRNA), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Vir Biotechnology (VIR), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), AbbVie (ABBV), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), and Pfizer (PFE). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) and Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Amgen had 24 more articles in the media than Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Amgen and 41 mentions for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Amgen's score of 1.08 indicating that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
24 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amgen
44 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amgen has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amgen pays an annual dividend of $9.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amgen pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amgen has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Amgen is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus price target of $817.46, indicating a potential upside of 50.47%. Amgen has a consensus price target of $309.42, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Amgen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Amgen
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.35

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals$14.20B4.05$4.41B$39.6813.69
Amgen$33.42B4.71$4.09B$12.2323.90

83.3% of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.5% of Amgen shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Amgen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 31.37% compared to Amgen's net margin of 18.96%. Amgen's return on equity of 174.71% beat Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals31.37% 15.06% 11.77%
Amgen 18.96%174.71%13.12%

Summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals beats Amgen on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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REGN vs. The Competition

MetricRegeneron PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$57.77B$3.33B$6.05B$10.24B
Dividend Yield0.62%2.31%5.73%4.78%
P/E Ratio13.7422.2586.3326.55
Price / Sales4.05417.09600.12186.81
Price / Cash12.3544.9825.7330.17
Price / Book2.0210.2112.866.52
Net Income$4.41B-$52.40M$3.31B$276.31M
7 Day Performance-7.21%0.20%-0.74%-2.92%
1 Month Performance-2.99%13.49%8.31%4.14%
1 Year Performance-46.51%27.29%79.14%30.13%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
4.7323 of 5 stars
$550.52
-2.5%
$817.46
+48.5%
-44.4%$58.24B$14.20B13.8515,106Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
AMGN
Amgen
4.5512 of 5 stars
$296.54
+0.3%
$309.42
+4.3%
-11.6%$159.45B$33.42B24.2228,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
GILD
Gilead Sciences
4.8843 of 5 stars
$116.95
+0.1%
$117.67
+0.6%
+37.9%$145.10B$28.75B23.3017,600Positive News
Analyst Revision
MRNA
Moderna
4.221 of 5 stars
$29.39
+7.5%
$41.81
+42.3%
-54.0%$11.39B$3.24B-3.875,800Analyst Forecast
NTLA
Intellia Therapeutics
3.9849 of 5 stars
$25.24
+23.5%
$27.95
+10.7%
+32.0%$2.74B$57.88M-5.44600Gap Up
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
3.2892 of 5 stars
$6.05
+6.9%
$17.30
+186.0%
-23.6%$830.88M$74.21M-1.50580
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
4.7789 of 5 stars
$416.13
+1.4%
$493.81
+18.7%
-15.3%$106.68B$11.02B29.746,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ABBV
AbbVie
4.5718 of 5 stars
$231.96
-0.4%
$229.14
-1.2%
+18.9%$409.53B$56.33B110.3955,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9913 of 5 stars
$851.86
+1.0%
$943.00
+10.7%
-10.6%$806.06B$45.04B55.6647,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9927 of 5 stars
$87.00
-0.7%
$104.31
+19.9%
-21.6%$217.32B$64.17B13.4175,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PFE
Pfizer
4.9527 of 5 stars
$25.91
-1.4%
$28.41
+9.6%
-14.9%$147.39B$63.63B13.7981,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:REGN) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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