Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) Competitors $9.20 +0.12 (+1.27%) Closing price 02:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.20 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SAGE vs. BHC, GMTX, APLS, ARWR, TWST, VCEL, KNSA, NAMS, DNLI, and RXRXShould you be buying Sage Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sage Therapeutics include Bausch Health Cos (BHC), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR), Twist Bioscience (TWST), Vericel (VCEL), Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International (KNSA), NewAmsterdam Pharma (NAMS), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), and Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Sage Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Bausch Health Cos Gemini Therapeutics Apellis Pharmaceuticals Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Twist Bioscience Vericel Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International NewAmsterdam Pharma Denali Therapeutics Recursion Pharmaceuticals Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SAGE) and Bausch Health Cos (NYSE:BHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SAGE or BHC? Bausch Health Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Sage Therapeutics. Bausch Health Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sage Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSage Therapeutics$41.24M13.96-$400.67M-$5.80-1.59Bausch Health Cos$9.63B0.27-$46M-$0.11-63.17 Do analysts rate SAGE or BHC? Sage Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $8.93, suggesting a potential downside of 2.85%. Bausch Health Cos has a consensus target price of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 6.73%. Given Bausch Health Cos' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bausch Health Cos is more favorable than Sage Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sage Therapeutics 1 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Bausch Health Cos 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Which has more volatility & risk, SAGE or BHC? Sage Therapeutics has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bausch Health Cos has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAGE or BHC? 99.2% of Sage Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Bausch Health Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Sage Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Bausch Health Cos shares are held by 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. Does the media refer more to SAGE or BHC? In the previous week, Bausch Health Cos had 3 more articles in the media than Sage Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bausch Health Cos and 4 mentions for Sage Therapeutics. Bausch Health Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Sage Therapeutics' score of 0.17 indicating that Bausch Health Cos is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sage Therapeutics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bausch Health Cos 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SAGE or BHC more profitable? Bausch Health Cos has a net margin of -0.41% compared to Sage Therapeutics' net margin of -747.63%. Sage Therapeutics' return on equity of -68.99% beat Bausch Health Cos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sage Therapeutics-747.63% -68.99% -60.67% Bausch Health Cos -0.41%-540.45%5.26% SummaryBausch Health Cos beats Sage Therapeutics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sage Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAGE 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 SAGE 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 SAGE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSage TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$568.60M$2.91B$5.54B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A2.42%5.38%4.08%P/E Ratio-1.5921.4227.3820.03Price / Sales13.96285.81422.31120.16Price / CashN/A41.9536.6357.47Price / Book1.217.518.085.67Net Income-$400.67M-$55.05M$3.16B$248.47M7 Day Performance-0.92%3.16%2.12%2.90%1 Month Performance40.81%5.92%4.43%5.75%1 Year Performance-13.42%5.82%35.62%21.36% Sage Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAGESage Therapeutics3.2244 of 5 stars$9.20+1.3%$8.93-2.8%-16.1%$568.60M$41.24M-1.59690High Trading VolumeBHCBausch Health Cos3.7777 of 5 stars$6.11-1.1%$7.42+21.4%+0.0%$2.26B$9.73B-55.5520,700GMTXGemini TherapeuticsN/A$51.61+3.0%N/A+10.0%$2.24BN/A-51.6130High Trading VolumeAPLSApellis Pharmaceuticals4.5199 of 5 stars$17.62-0.4%$40.05+127.3%-49.1%$2.21B$775.84M-9.84770Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionARWRArrowhead Pharmaceuticals3.9222 of 5 stars$15.51+1.2%$43.71+181.8%-33.0%$2.14B$3.55M-11.08400TWSTTwist Bioscience4.4047 of 5 stars$35.33+2.0%$50.40+42.7%-20.4%$2.12B$347.68M-10.87990News CoveragePositive NewsVCELVericel2.9099 of 5 stars$41.80-0.5%$61.14+46.3%-8.0%$2.10B$237.22M1,393.80300Positive NewsKNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals International3.6866 of 5 stars$28.72+1.0%$38.80+35.1%+48.7%$2.10B$423.24M-114.88220NAMSNewAmsterdam Pharma3.0531 of 5 stars$18.21+1.4%$42.89+135.5%-6.6%$2.04B$45.56M-9.694DNLIDenali Therapeutics4.534 of 5 stars$13.62-1.9%$33.71+147.5%-31.5%$1.98B$330.53M-5.10430Positive NewsRXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals2.1133 of 5 stars$4.83-4.0%$7.00+44.9%-27.2%$1.96B$58.84M-2.73400Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bausch Health Cos Competitors Gemini Therapeutics Competitors Apellis Pharmaceuticals Competitors Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Competitors Twist Bioscience Competitors Vericel Competitors Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International Competitors NewAmsterdam Pharma Competitors Denali Therapeutics Competitors Recursion 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:SAGE) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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