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LLY vs. AMGN, BIIB, INCY, MRNA, VKTX, VRTX, ABBV, JNJ, MRK, and PFE

Should you be buying Eli Lilly and Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eli Lilly and Company include Amgen (AMGN), Biogen (BIIB), Incyte (INCY), Moderna (MRNA), Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), and Pfizer (PFE). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Eli Lilly and Company vs. Its Competitors

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Eli Lilly and Company had 94 more articles in the media than Amgen. MarketBeat recorded 198 mentions for Eli Lilly and Company and 104 mentions for Amgen. Amgen's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Eli Lilly and Company's score of 0.84 indicating that Amgen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amgen
62 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eli Lilly and Company
111 Very Positive mention(s)
25 Positive mention(s)
30 Neutral mention(s)
17 Negative mention(s)
10 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Amgen has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eli Lilly and Company has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Eli Lilly and Company has higher revenue and earnings than Amgen. Amgen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eli Lilly and Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amgen$33.42B4.64$4.09B$12.2323.57
Eli Lilly and Company$49.00B12.09$10.59B$12.2950.87

Amgen pays an annual dividend of $9.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Eli Lilly and Company pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Amgen pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eli Lilly and Company pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amgen has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Eli Lilly and Company has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Amgen is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Eli Lilly and Company has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Amgen's net margin of 18.96%. Amgen's return on equity of 174.71% beat Eli Lilly and Company's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amgen18.96% 174.71% 13.12%
Eli Lilly and Company 22.67%85.51%15.74%

76.5% of Amgen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Amgen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amgen currently has a consensus target price of $303.76, suggesting a potential upside of 5.39%. Eli Lilly and Company has a consensus target price of $990.89, suggesting a potential upside of 58.50%. Given Eli Lilly and Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eli Lilly and Company is more favorable than Amgen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amgen
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Eli Lilly and Company
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

Summary

Eli Lilly and Company beats Amgen on 13 of the 20 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 NYSE 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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LLY vs. The Competition

MetricEli Lilly and CompanyLarge Cap Pharma IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$592.48B$233.26B$5.45B$20.68B
Dividend Yield0.78%3.02%3.99%3.69%
P/E Ratio50.8729.0830.0528.53
Price / Sales12.094.41378.2466.51
Price / Cash52.4312.9335.9423.60
Price / Book41.597.938.144.31
Net Income$10.59B$8.49B$3.25B$996.14M
7 Day Performance-17.90%-0.75%1.16%1.94%
1 Month Performance-19.64%-5.04%2.82%-0.53%
1 Year Performance-25.98%-11.00%28.41%14.79%

Eli Lilly and Company Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
4.9719 of 5 stars
$625.15
-2.5%
$990.89
+58.5%
-17.1%$592.48B$49.00B50.8747,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AMGN
Amgen
4.5779 of 5 stars
$298.92
+0.7%
$307.27
+2.8%
-8.9%$160.62B$33.42B27.2528,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BIIB
Biogen
4.9106 of 5 stars
$131.32
-0.5%
$185.63
+41.4%
-36.1%$19.24B$9.68B12.557,605
INCY
Incyte
4.771 of 5 stars
$76.48
+1.2%
$79.73
+4.3%
+29.7%$14.92B$4.58B17.362,617Analyst Upgrade
MRNA
Moderna
4.3289 of 5 stars
$27.32
-1.1%
$46.11
+68.8%
-67.4%$10.54B$3.06B-3.625,800Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
4.0034 of 5 stars
$33.49
+2.5%
$86.92
+159.6%
-30.1%$3.76BN/A-21.8420Positive News
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
4.926 of 5 stars
$468.65
+1.4%
$509.89
+8.8%
-19.4%$120.30B$11.10B-119.506,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ABBV
AbbVie
4.6841 of 5 stars
$196.31
+0.6%
$212.81
+8.4%
+6.0%$346.51B$56.33B93.4155,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.6882 of 5 stars
$169.49
+1.3%
$174.50
+3.0%
+7.9%$408.17B$88.82B18.13138,100Positive News
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
4.9978 of 5 stars
$79.60
+0.4%
$107.44
+35.0%
-28.6%$199.91B$64.17B12.2775,000Positive News
PFE
Pfizer
4.9867 of 5 stars
$23.62
+0.5%
$28.28
+19.7%
-15.9%$134.26B$63.63B17.1181,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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