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SUPN vs. CORT, JAZZ, PRGO, PCRX, NKTR, OMER, ASMB, CPIX, LLY, and JNJ

Should you be buying Supernus Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Supernus Pharmaceuticals include Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Perrigo (PRGO), Pacira BioSciences (PCRX), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), Omeros (OMER), Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Supernus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SUPN) and Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Supernus Pharmaceuticals$661.82M3.56$73.86M$1.1536.52
Corcept Therapeutics$675.04M10.96$141.21M$1.1362.12

Corcept Therapeutics has a net margin of 18.51% compared to Supernus Pharmaceuticals' net margin of 9.70%. Corcept Therapeutics' return on equity of 20.10% beat Supernus Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Supernus Pharmaceuticals9.70% 14.22% 10.82%
Corcept Therapeutics 18.51%20.10%16.20%

93.6% of Corcept Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Supernus Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Corcept Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corcept Therapeutics has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Corcept Therapeutics had 14 more articles in the media than Supernus Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Corcept Therapeutics and 10 mentions for Supernus Pharmaceuticals. Corcept Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Supernus Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.40 indicating that Corcept Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Corcept Therapeutics
19 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Supernus Pharmaceuticals currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.38%. Corcept Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $134.50, suggesting a potential upside of 91.62%. Given Corcept Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corcept Therapeutics is more favorable than Supernus Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Corcept Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Corcept Therapeutics beats Supernus Pharmaceuticals on 14 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

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.
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SUPN vs. The Competition

MetricSupernus PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.41B$4.17B$5.73B$9.80B
Dividend YieldN/A1.25%4.54%4.08%
P/E Ratio36.5211.0430.7425.12
Price / Sales3.5612.89441.58109.31
Price / Cash10.317.0537.3459.16
Price / Book2.214.848.886.24
Net Income$73.86M-$109.62M$3.26B$265.56M
7 Day Performance1.84%5.08%1.73%0.90%
1 Month Performance29.87%23.52%3.54%1.88%
1 Year Performance22.77%33.58%28.63%20.09%

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SUPN
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
2.1381 of 5 stars
$42.00
-2.3%
$41.00
-2.4%
+24.4%$2.41B$661.82M36.52580Insider Trade
CORT
Corcept Therapeutics
4.7205 of 5 stars
$71.97
-0.5%
$134.50
+86.9%
+111.2%$7.62B$675.04M63.69300Positive News
JAZZ
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
4.5073 of 5 stars
$110.75
-0.5%
$181.43
+63.8%
+6.0%$6.75B$4.07B-16.462,800Positive News
PRGO
Perrigo
4.9588 of 5 stars
$22.04
-2.3%
$33.00
+49.8%
-16.7%$3.10B$4.37B-37.998,379Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
PCRX
Pacira BioSciences
3.4743 of 5 stars
$25.19
+0.0%
$25.75
+2.2%
+92.3%$1.13B$700.97M-9.06720
NKTR
Nektar Therapeutics
4.345 of 5 stars
$22.47
-2.6%
$88.33
+293.1%
+46.3%$286.11M$98.43M-2.55220Positive News
OMER
Omeros
4.1459 of 5 stars
$4.14
+2.0%
$18.00
+334.8%
+3.4%$250.75MN/A-1.56210Earnings Report
ASMB
Assembly Biosciences
4.0593 of 5 stars
$23.60
-1.5%
$33.00
+39.8%
+80.1%$183.90M$28.52M-4.23100Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
CPIX
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
0.5313 of 5 stars
$2.84
-12.1%
N/A+119.3%$48.32M$37.87M-12.9180Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9993 of 5 stars
$635.46
+1.6%
$977.65
+53.8%
-24.2%$592.15B$45.04B41.5347,000Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.8442 of 5 stars
$173.98
+0.4%
$174.50
+0.3%
+10.6%$417.44B$88.82B18.61138,100Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SUPN) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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