Relay Therapeutics (RLAY) Competitors $4.46 +0.14 (+3.24%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends RLAY vs. ACAD, VCEL, XENE, MLTX, MOR, DNLI, SWTX, MRUS, ZLAB, and BHCShould you be buying Relay Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Relay Therapeutics include ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Vericel (VCEL), Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX), MorphoSys (MOR), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), Merus (MRUS), Zai Lab (ZLAB), and Bausch Health Companies (BHC). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Relay Therapeutics vs. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Vericel Xenon Pharmaceuticals MoonLake Immunotherapeutics MorphoSys Denali Therapeutics SpringWorks Therapeutics Merus Zai Lab Bausch Health Companies ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) and Relay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RLAY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACAD or RLAY? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals received 834 more outperform votes than Relay Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.14% of users gave ACADIA Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 69.41% of users gave Relay Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformACADIA PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes89373.14% Underperform Votes32826.86% Relay TherapeuticsOutperform Votes5969.41% Underperform Votes2630.59% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACAD or RLAY? 96.7% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Relay Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Relay Therapeutics shares are owned by company 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ACAD or RLAY? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Relay Therapeutics. Relay Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioACADIA Pharmaceuticals$726.44M4.02-$61.29M$0.7822.53Relay Therapeutics$25.55M29.22-$341.97M-$2.61-1.71 Is ACAD or RLAY more profitable? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Relay Therapeutics' net margin of 0.00%. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 25.83% beat Relay Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ACADIA Pharmaceuticals13.83% 25.83% 14.71% Relay Therapeutics N/A -45.75%-40.75% Which has more volatility & risk, ACAD or RLAY? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relay Therapeutics has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ACAD or RLAY? ACADIA Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $25.25, suggesting a potential upside of 43.71%. Relay Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 359.64%. Given Relay Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Relay Therapeutics is more favorable than ACADIA Pharmaceuticals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ACADIA Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Relay Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Does the media favor ACAD or RLAY? In the previous week, Relay Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than ACADIA Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Relay Therapeutics and 14 mentions for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Relay Therapeutics' score of 0.29 indicating that ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ACADIA Pharmaceuticals 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Relay Therapeutics 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryACADIA Pharmaceuticals beats Relay Therapeutics on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Relay Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RLAY 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 RLAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRelay TherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$744.85M$2.96B$5.24B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.13%4.04%P/E Ratio-1.7145.5689.2317.34Price / Sales29.22265.291,255.2478.69Price / CashN/A192.9043.8235.97Price / Book0.763.965.324.79Net Income-$341.97M-$41.02M$122.69M$225.00M7 Day Performance0.22%-1.74%-0.16%1.52%1 Month Performance6.19%0.53%3.75%4.68%1 Year Performance-56.66%-1.69%27.40%20.89% Relay Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLAYRelay Therapeutics2.4035 of 5 stars$4.46+3.2%$20.50+359.6%-57.2%$744.85M$25.55M-1.71330Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeACADACADIA Pharmaceuticals4.0025 of 5 stars$17.79+3.1%$25.25+41.9%-37.2%$2.96B$929.24M22.81510Short Interest ↑News CoverageVCELVericel1.7652 of 5 stars$59.89+0.7%$61.14+2.1%+56.1%$2.96B$226.84M998.33300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageXENEXenon Pharmaceuticals2.7117 of 5 stars$38.24-0.4%$56.00+46.4%-15.6%$2.92B$9.43M-13.56210News CoveragePositive NewsMLTXMoonLake Immunotherapeutics1.9589 of 5 stars$45.44-1.9%$81.43+79.2%-22.3%$2.90BN/A-35.222Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageMORMorphoSys0.2125 of 5 stars$18.96flat$14.33-24.4%N/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730DNLIDenali Therapeutics4.4113 of 5 stars$19.34+1.3%$38.91+101.2%+28.1%$2.78B$330.53M-7.01430Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SWTXSpringWorks Therapeutics1.5074 of 5 stars$37.31-13.2%$70.00+87.6%-13.8%$2.78B$135.49M-9.62230Analyst RevisionNews CoverageMRUSMerus3.1317 of 5 stars$40.49-7.7%$85.64+111.5%+22.7%$2.77B$35.93M-10.2537Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeZLABZai Lab2.4959 of 5 stars$25.07-0.9%$55.00+119.4%+11.2%$2.74B$355.75M-9.052,175News CoverageBHCBausch Health Companies3.4532 of 5 stars$7.47-5.2%$7.75+3.7%-8.9%$2.70B$9.47B-15.5620,270Short Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACAD Alternatives VCEL Alternatives XENE Alternatives MLTX Alternatives MOR Alternatives DNLI Alternatives SWTX Alternatives MRUS Alternatives ZLAB Alternatives BHC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RLAY) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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