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LB Pharmaceuticals vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

LBRX +127.0%VRTX +25.4%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals edges it on the scoreable measures. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has the highest Quant Rating (67); Vertex Pharmaceuticals earns the most per share.
LBRXVRTX
Snapshot
Sector--Biotechnology
Last price34.16505.64
Change today-0.29%+0.66%
1-year return+113.4%+23.2%
Market cap$1.10B$128.16B
52-week range14.32 – 50.16402.58 – 560.25
Valuation
P/E (TTM)-11.4329.45
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range84th74th
P/B3.326.33
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)-1.0015.32
Net profit (TTM)$-32.13M$3.88B
Revenue (TTM)$0$12.59B
Revenue growth (YoY)--+12.5%
Gross margin--86.0%
Operating margin--37.9%
Net margin--35.0%
Free cash flow (TTM)$-82.83M$3.80B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership100.5%97.2%
Insider activity (12mo)26 buy / 9 sell25 buy / 25 sell
Short interest (% of float)17.4%1.9%
Analyst consensus100% buy (7)88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24)
Analyst price target$65 (+90%)$580 (+15%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingC (61)C (67)
Company
Employees276,400
Founded20151989

▲ 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.