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Altimmune vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: ALT · VRTX

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

ALT -32.0%VRTX +25.4%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals edges it on the scoreable measures. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has the highest Quant Rating (67); Vertex Pharmaceuticals has done best over the past year (+23%); Vertex Pharmaceuticals earns the most per share.
ALTVRTX
Snapshot
Sector--Biotechnology
Last price2.59506.64
Change today-2.63%+0.20%
1-year return-32.3%+23.2%
Market cap$503.80M$128.41B
52-week range2.56 – 6.44402.58 – 560.25
Valuation
P/E (TTM)-3.4129.51
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range64th74th
P/B1.066.34
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)-1.0015.32
Net profit (TTM)$-194.52M$3.88B
Revenue (TTM)$31.00K$12.59B
Revenue growth (YoY)-100.0%+12.5%
Gross margin--86.0%
Operating margin-323306.5%37.9%
Net margin-296000.0%35.0%
Free cash flow (TTM)$-76.56M$3.80B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership77.7%97.2%
Insider activity (12mo)38 buy / 12 sell25 buy / 25 sell
Short interest (% of float)26.6%1.9%
Analyst consensus83% buy / 17% hold (6)88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24)
Analyst price target$17 (+547%)$580 (+15%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (46)C (67)
Company
Employees576,400
Founded19971989

▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.