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ZYME vs. ACAD, PCVX, AAPG, ACLX, ADMA, ZLAB, AKRO, TLX, PTCT, and LNTH

Should you be buying Zymeworks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zymeworks include ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Vaxcyte (PCVX), Ascentage Pharma Group International (AAPG), Arcellx (ACLX), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Akero Therapeutics (AKRO), Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), and Lantheus (LNTH). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Zymeworks vs. Its Competitors

Zymeworks (NASDAQ:ZYME) and ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) are both pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Zymeworks. Zymeworks 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 Ratio
Zymeworks$76.30M13.97-$122.69M-$0.97-14.62
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals$957.80M4.45$226.45M$1.3318.99

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Zymeworks' net margin of -59.96%. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of 14.69% beat Zymeworks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Zymeworks-59.96% -21.59% -16.52%
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals 21.80%14.69%9.41%

92.9% of Zymeworks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Zymeworks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals had 17 more articles in the media than Zymeworks. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for Zymeworks. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Zymeworks' score of -0.22 indicating that ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Zymeworks
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Zymeworks has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $28.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.31%. Given ACADIA Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Zymeworks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Zymeworks
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

Summary

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals beats Zymeworks on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZYME vs. The Competition

MetricZymeworks IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.07B$2.08B$2.56B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/A13.69%2.55%4.10%
P/E Ratio-14.6212.5022.1625.25
Price / Sales13.972,739,392.2678.7488.19
Price / CashN/A19.3423.4628.45
Price / Book2.883.3836.885.99
Net Income-$122.69M-$440.16M$31.01M$265.34M
7 Day Performance13.99%0.83%0.82%2.73%
1 Month PerformanceN/A1.18%0.92%1.47%
1 Year PerformanceN/A8.97%29.02%25.31%

Zymeworks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZYME
Zymeworks
0.1256 of 5 stars
$14.18
-1.3%
N/AN/A$1.07B$76.30M-14.62460News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.9004 of 5 stars
$25.33
+3.3%
$28.88
+14.0%
+64.5%$4.27B$957.80M19.05510Analyst Upgrade
PCVX
Vaxcyte
2.1517 of 5 stars
$32.70
+4.0%
$136.50
+317.4%
-58.6%$4.25BN/A-7.96160
AAPG
Ascentage Pharma Group International
N/A$44.99
+6.0%
N/AN/A$4.18B$134.35M0.00600News Coverage
Gap Up
ACLX
Arcellx
1.8537 of 5 stars
$74.08
+3.1%
$114.31
+54.3%
+13.5%$4.11B$107.94M-21.6680News Coverage
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
4.4211 of 5 stars
$16.99
+0.1%
$27.67
+62.8%
-3.2%$4.06B$426.45M19.76530News Coverage
Positive News
ZLAB
Zai Lab
2.56 of 5 stars
$35.73
+2.3%
$57.22
+60.1%
+109.2%$3.97B$398.99M-17.511,869
AKRO
Akero Therapeutics
3.9341 of 5 stars
$49.38
-1.4%
$81.57
+65.2%
+98.6%$3.95BN/A-24.6930News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
TLX
Telix Pharmaceuticals
N/A$11.54
+5.0%
$22.33
+93.5%
N/A$3.91B$516.72M0.00N/AUpcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
PTCT
PTC Therapeutics
4.4444 of 5 stars
$48.82
+0.2%
$70.15
+43.7%
+46.1%$3.88B$806.78M7.001,410
LNTH
Lantheus
4.7268 of 5 stars
$54.18
-0.5%
$105.50
+94.7%
-42.9%$3.68B$1.53B14.41700

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This page (NASDAQ:ZYME) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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