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RIGL vs. FOLD, MNKD, BCRX, CLDX, NVAX, INVA, OPK, DVAX, ZBIO, and GERN

Should you be buying Rigel Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rigel Pharmaceuticals include Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD), MannKind (MNKD), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Novavax (NVAX), Innoviva (INVA), OPKO Health (OPK), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Zenas BioPharma (ZBIO), and Geron (GERN). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) and Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Amicus Therapeutics had 4 more articles in the media than Rigel Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Amicus Therapeutics and 7 mentions for Rigel Pharmaceuticals. Rigel Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Amicus Therapeutics' score of 0.97 indicating that Rigel Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amicus Therapeutics
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amicus Therapeutics has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rigel Pharmaceuticals$179.28M3.47$17.49M$5.416.42
Amicus Therapeutics$528.29M4.86-$56.11M-$0.12-69.42

66.2% of Rigel Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Rigel Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Amicus Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $38.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.02%. Amicus Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $15.78, indicating a potential upside of 89.41%. Given Amicus Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amicus Therapeutics is more favorable than Rigel Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Amicus Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 36.51% compared to Amicus Therapeutics' net margin of -6.67%. Rigel Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 438.89% beat Amicus Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rigel Pharmaceuticals36.51% 438.89% 57.03%
Amicus Therapeutics -6.67%-5.07%-1.23%

Summary

Rigel Pharmaceuticals beats Amicus Therapeutics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RIGL vs. The Competition

MetricRigel PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$629.78M$2.58B$5.79B$10.40B
Dividend YieldN/A55.37%5.63%4.60%
P/E Ratio6.4222.7276.4826.75
Price / Sales3.47689.96531.95124.23
Price / Cash32.54175.2537.9261.55
Price / Book182.745.3513.726.40
Net Income$17.49M$32.95M$3.29B$271.62M
7 Day Performance-8.54%0.90%1.03%2.85%
1 Month Performance-10.84%6.78%6.32%9.64%
1 Year Performance153.62%-3.47%81.16%31.62%

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
2.4913 of 5 stars
$34.72
-1.1%
$38.20
+10.0%
+157.6%$629.78M$179.28M6.42160News Coverage
Positive News
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
4.0653 of 5 stars
$7.73
-3.3%
$16.00
+107.0%
-22.3%$2.46B$528.29M-64.41480Analyst Upgrade
MNKD
MannKind
4.2889 of 5 stars
$5.38
-3.4%
$11.17
+107.6%
-15.8%$1.71B$285.50M48.91400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
4.2782 of 5 stars
$7.70
-2.7%
$16.70
+116.9%
+0.0%$1.66B$450.71M-42.78530Positive News
CLDX
Celldex Therapeutics
2.1912 of 5 stars
$24.50
+0.2%
$46.67
+90.5%
-38.1%$1.62B$7.02M-8.14150Analyst Forecast
NVAX
Novavax
4.213 of 5 stars
$8.08
+1.3%
$14.29
+76.8%
-32.1%$1.30B$682.16M3.541,990
INVA
Innoviva
4.8422 of 5 stars
$19.55
+0.9%
$42.75
+118.7%
+1.8%$1.22B$358.71M63.07100Positive News
Short Interest ↓
OPK
OPKO Health
4.3492 of 5 stars
$1.38
-1.4%
$2.75
+99.3%
-6.8%$1.11B$713.10M-5.522,997
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
4.3136 of 5 stars
$9.36
-0.5%
$24.33
+160.0%
-13.0%$1.10B$277.25M-20.35350Positive News
ZBIO
Zenas BioPharma
1.095 of 5 stars
$21.95
+8.5%
$36.67
+67.0%
N/A$851.89M$5M0.00N/A
GERN
Geron
3.0181 of 5 stars
$1.27
flat
$3.79
+198.1%
-70.8%$810.28M$76.99M-9.7770

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This page (NASDAQ:RIGL) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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