Head to head
Crescent Biopharma vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CBIO · VRTX
CBIO
Crescent Biopharma
13.44-0.34%
1-year price shape — +19% over the period
Quant Rating C · 62/100
vs
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
506.64+0.20%
1-year price shape — +23% over the period
Quant Rating C · 67/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
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.
| CBIO | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Biotechnology | Biotechnology |
| Last price | 13.44 | 506.64 |
| Change today | -0.34% | +0.20% |
| 1-year return | +19.5% | +23.2% |
| Market cap | $499.39M | $128.41B |
| 52-week range | 8.72 – 27.41 | 402.58 – 560.25 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -96.03 | 29.51 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 5th | 74th |
| P/B | 3.14 | 6.34 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -12.81 | 15.32 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-475.81M | $3.88B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.88M | $12.59B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -- | +12.5% |
| Gross margin | -- | 86.0% |
| Operating margin | -1417.7% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | -1389.6% | 35.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-153.62M | $3.80B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 83.7% | 97.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 20 buy / 4 sell | 25 buy / 25 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 9.2% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24) |
| Analyst price target | $30 (+121%) | $580 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (62) | C (67) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 44 | 6,400 |
| Founded | 2024 | 1989 |
▲ 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.