Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) Competitors $6.61 -0.19 (-2.79%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.60 -0.02 (-0.23%) As of 05:40 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. AGIO, GLPG, IRON, IDYA, INDV, EWTX, JANX, EVO, IMCR, and MESOShould you be buying Sage Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sage Therapeutics include Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Galapagos (GLPG), Disc Medicine (IRON), IDEAYA Biosciences (IDYA), Indivior (INDV), Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX), Janux Therapeutics (JANX), Evotec (EVO), Immunocore (IMCR), and Mesoblast (MESO). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Sage Therapeutics vs. Agios Pharmaceuticals Galapagos Disc Medicine IDEAYA Biosciences Indivior Edgewise Therapeutics Janux Therapeutics Evotec Immunocore Mesoblast Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SAGE) and Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer SAGE or AGIO? In the previous week, Sage Therapeutics had 4 more articles in the media than Agios Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sage Therapeutics and 7 mentions for Agios Pharmaceuticals. Agios Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Sage Therapeutics' score of 0.88 indicating that Agios Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sage Therapeutics 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agios Pharmaceuticals 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in SAGE or AGIO? 99.2% of Sage Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Sage Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Agios Pharmaceuticals shares are owned 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. Is SAGE or AGIO more profitable? Agios Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 1,845.92% compared to Sage Therapeutics' net margin of -971.50%. Agios Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -2.51% beat Sage Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sage Therapeutics-971.50% -68.18% -60.84% Agios Pharmaceuticals 1,845.92%-2.51%-2.26% Which has more risk and volatility, SAGE or AGIO? Sage Therapeutics has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agios Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SAGE or AGIO? Sage Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $8.81, indicating a potential upside of 31.43%. Agios Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.67%. Given Agios Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agios Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Sage Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sage Therapeutics 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Agios Pharmaceuticals 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAGE or AGIO? Sage Therapeutics received 141 more outperform votes than Agios Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.76% of users gave Agios Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 64.92% of users gave Sage Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSage TherapeuticsOutperform Votes63364.92% Underperform Votes34235.08% Agios PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes49266.76% Underperform Votes24533.24% Which has better earnings & valuation, SAGE or AGIO? Agios Pharmaceuticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sage Therapeutics. Sage Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agios Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSage Therapeutics$47.40M8.86-$400.67M-$5.80-1.16Agios Pharmaceuticals$37.04M46.91$673.72M$11.242.67 SummaryAgios Pharmaceuticals beats Sage Therapeutics on 13 of the 18 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 {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 SAGE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSage TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$418.25M$6.47B$5.32B$8.43BDividend YieldN/A2.64%5.21%4.10%P/E Ratio-1.019.0626.7719.71Price / Sales8.86254.27390.22118.35Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.62Price / Book0.896.416.754.50Net Income-$400.67M$143.98M$3.23B$248.32M7 Day Performance1.44%1.97%1.55%-0.09%1 Month Performance-12.70%4.09%12.22%12.89%1 Year Performance-44.59%-2.83%16.71%7.33% Sage Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAGESage Therapeutics3.9419 of 5 stars$6.61-2.8%$8.81+33.3%-43.6%$413.93M$47.40M-1.00690Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAGIOAgios Pharmaceuticals3.9882 of 5 stars$29.14+6.7%$56.00+92.2%-11.1%$1.69B$37.04M2.57390Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGLPGGalapagos0.4868 of 5 stars$25.07-1.0%$25.33+1.1%+2.1%$1.65B$288.19M0.001,310Positive NewsIRONDisc Medicine2.906 of 5 stars$46.61+5.4%$98.80+112.0%+56.4%$1.61BN/A-11.7130IDYAIDEAYA Biosciences3.6695 of 5 stars$18.35+5.3%$53.58+192.0%-53.3%$1.61B$7M-5.5680Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastINDVIndivior3.283 of 5 stars$11.34+2.3%$15.00+32.3%-33.8%$1.56B$1.17B-32.401,164News CoveragePositive NewsEWTXEdgewise Therapeutics2.9421 of 5 stars$14.82+1.6%$40.22+171.4%-18.4%$1.55BN/A-9.8860Positive NewsJANXJanux Therapeutics2.737 of 5 stars$26.06+2.0%$95.25+265.5%-45.5%$1.54B$10.59M-22.2730Positive NewsEVOEvotec1.4989 of 5 stars$4.17-3.0%$5.93+42.3%-21.2%$1.48B$788.22M0.004,200Positive NewsGap DownIMCRImmunocore2.7779 of 5 stars$29.54+4.0%$58.13+96.8%-37.9%$1.48B$310.20M-31.09320Positive NewsMESOMesoblast1.8339 of 5 stars$11.35+3.5%$18.00+58.6%+42.4%$1.45B$5.67M0.0080Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agios Pharmaceuticals Competitors Galapagos Competitors Disc Medicine Competitors IDEAYA Biosciences Competitors Indivior Competitors Edgewise Therapeutics Competitors Janux Therapeutics Competitors Evotec Competitors Immunocore Competitors Mesoblast 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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