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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

RARE -52.3%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.
RAREVRTX
Snapshot
SectorBiotechnologyBiotechnology
Last price14.89505.64
Change today+2.97%+0.66%
1-year return-49.9%+23.2%
Market cap$1.47B$128.16B
52-week range12.73 – 39.89402.58 – 560.25
Valuation
P/E (TTM)-2.5529.45
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range99th74th
P/B-5.046.33
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)-5.8315.32
Net profit (TTM)$-574.77M$3.88B
Revenue (TTM)$717.21M$12.59B
Revenue growth (YoY)+28.1%+12.5%
Gross margin83.1%86.0%
Operating margin-73.6%37.9%
Net margin-81.7%35.0%
Free cash flow (TTM)$-494.00M$3.80B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership110.5%97.2%
Insider activity (12mo)30 buy / 20 sell25 buy / 25 sell
Short interest (% of float)16.8%1.9%
Analyst consensus58% buy / 42% hold (19)88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24)
Analyst price target$32 (+115%)$580 (+15%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingE (3)C (67)
Company
Employees1,3716,400
Founded20101989

▲ 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.