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ZYME vs. PTCT, KRYS, ACLX, ARWR, PCVX, ACAD, PTGX, ADMA, MIRM, and ZLAB

Should you be buying Zymeworks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zymeworks include PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Arcellx (ACLX), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (ARWR), Vaxcyte (PCVX), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX), ADMA Biologics (ADMA), Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), and Zai Lab (ZLAB). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Zymeworks vs. Its Competitors

PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) and Zymeworks (NYSE:ZYME) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

PTC Therapeutics has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zymeworks has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Zymeworks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PTC Therapeutics. Zymeworks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PTC Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PTC Therapeutics$806.78M5.70-$363.30M$6.978.30
Zymeworks$122.87M9.89-$118.67M-$0.97-16.66

In the previous week, PTC Therapeutics had 3 more articles in the media than Zymeworks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PTC Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Zymeworks. PTC Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Zymeworks' score of 0.84 indicating that PTC Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PTC Therapeutics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zymeworks
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

PTC Therapeutics has a net margin of 35.65% compared to Zymeworks' net margin of -182.75%. Zymeworks' return on equity of -23.00% beat PTC Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PTC Therapeutics35.65% -106.31% 30.61%
Zymeworks -182.75%-23.00%-18.04%

92.9% of Zymeworks shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of PTC Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Zymeworks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PTC Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $69.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Zymeworks has a consensus target price of $21.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.60%. Given Zymeworks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zymeworks is more favorable than PTC Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PTC Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Zymeworks
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Summary

PTC Therapeutics beats Zymeworks on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZYME vs. The Competition

MetricZymeworksPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.21B$756.90M$5.75B$21.61B
Dividend YieldN/A4.84%5.75%3.52%
P/E Ratio-10.771.1975.7729.18
Price / Sales9.8926.17544.7459.53
Price / CashN/A17.6537.5424.32
Price / Book2.446.4712.874.52
Net Income-$118.67M-$5.42M$3.29B$1.00B
7 Day Performance-0.55%-0.64%-0.26%-1.35%
1 Month Performance8.97%5.14%3.84%2.04%
1 Year Performance29.59%29.53%68.35%13.83%

Zymeworks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZYME
Zymeworks
2.0342 of 5 stars
$16.16
-0.9%
$21.43
+32.6%
+29.2%$1.21B$122.87M-10.77460
PTCT
PTC Therapeutics
4.002 of 5 stars
$60.85
+0.6%
$69.00
+13.4%
+57.9%$4.80B$806.78M8.731,410Positive News
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
4.9467 of 5 stars
$165.42
+1.1%
$209.00
+26.3%
-10.2%$4.73B$290.52M33.62210Positive News
ACLX
Arcellx
2.0459 of 5 stars
$78.22
+0.5%
$114.31
+46.1%
-7.3%$4.32B$107.94M-22.8780
ARWR
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
4.1081 of 5 stars
$32.05
+4.4%
$43.14
+34.6%
+63.0%$4.24B$3.55M-25.04400
PCVX
Vaxcyte
1.9148 of 5 stars
$33.47
+5.4%
$106.25
+217.4%
-71.7%$4.12BN/A-8.14160Positive News
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
4.3133 of 5 stars
$24.53
+0.5%
$29.65
+20.9%
+38.4%$4.12B$957.80M18.44510Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
PTGX
Protagonist Therapeutics
1.6803 of 5 stars
$64.51
+3.7%
$68.08
+5.5%
+40.2%$3.87B$434.43M92.16120Insider Trade
ADMA
ADMA Biologics
3.2447 of 5 stars
$16.03
+0.8%
$27.67
+72.6%
-21.4%$3.80B$426.45M18.64530
MIRM
Mirum Pharmaceuticals
3.2919 of 5 stars
$73.93
-0.6%
$74.44
+0.7%
+88.7%$3.74B$336.89M-61.10140Analyst Forecast
ZLAB
Zai Lab
3.0662 of 5 stars
$33.15
+1.5%
$56.35
+70.0%
+55.5%$3.65B$398.99M-16.251,869Positive News

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This page (NYSE:ZYME) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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