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SL Science vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

SLBT -85.4%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.
SLBTVRTX
Snapshot
SectorBiotechnologyBiotechnology
Last price1.51506.64
Change today+0.00%+0.20%
1-year return-85.4%+23.2%
Market cap$846.75M$128.41B
52-week range1.42 – 14.50402.58 – 560.25
Valuation
P/E (TTM)-137.2729.51
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range99th74th
P/B94.386.34
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)-0.0115.32
Net profit (TTM)$-6.17M$3.88B
Revenue (TTM)--$12.59B
Revenue growth (YoY)--+12.5%
Gross margin35.3%86.0%
Operating margin-174.6%37.9%
Net margin-173.8%35.0%
Free cash flow (TTM)--$3.80B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership14.6%97.2%
Insider activity (12mo)0 buy / 0 sell25 buy / 25 sell
Short interest (% of float)0.0%1.9%
Analyst consensus--88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24)
Analyst price target--$580 (+15%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingF (35)C (67)
Company
Employees206,400
Founded--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.