BEAM vs NGNE vs IOVA Stock Comparison

Beam Therapeutics, Neurogene and Iovance Biotherapeutics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$28.78 +18.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins
NGNE Neurogene Inc.
$30.42 +6.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$648.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Beam Therapeutics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Beam Therapeutics 4, Iovance Biotherapeutics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEAMNGNEIOVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $648.48M $4.32B IOVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.0x -5.8x -14.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +158.9% — +34.5% BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.7% — -89.1% BEAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.9% -1.9% +576.3% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.2%/yr -27.0%/yr -9.4%/yr IOVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 78.9% 99.0% BEAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 48/100 64/100 BEAM

Percentile Scorecard

BEAMNGNEIOVA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBEAMNGNEIOVA
Valuation 57 #272 of 625 51 #308 of 625 67 #208 of 625
Growth 77 #139 of 602 22 #473 of 602 81 #113 of 602
Profitability 64 #197 of 549 53 #257 of 549 63 #206 of 549
Financial Health 81 #123 of 654 72 #184 of 654 64 #235 of 654
Shareholder Returns 68 #119 of 367 43 #209 of 367 45 #204 of 367
Overall 69 48 64
  • BEAM ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NGNE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IOVA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBEAMNGNEIOVASPY
1 month +18.8%+6.8%+34.8% +0.9%
3 months +10.6%-9.6%+224.8% +5.9%
6 months -2.0%+14.9%+347.4% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%+47.7%+442.5% +13.3%
1 year +8.9%-1.9%+576.3% +12.4%
3 years +54.6%+117.3%+323.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.6%+29.5%+61.8% +23.5%
5 years -67.6%-79.2%-39.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.2%-27.0%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years —-85.7%+137.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-17.7%+9.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBEAMNGNEIOVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%78.9%99.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.0%76.5%71.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.091.591.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.025.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.3%-95.3%-93.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-29.0%-0.3% -0.9%
52-week high $37.92$42.84$14.86 $779.14
52-week low $20.60$16.37$1.81 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBEAMNGNEIOVA
P/E now vs peer median -35.1xmedian 17.4x -6.2xmedian 17.4x -23.0xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 20.6xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 17.1x -3.9xmedian 17.1x -24.2xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 19.0x -7.8xmedian 19.0x -22.6xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 9.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.34 -0.18median 0.34 -0.77median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBEAMNGNEIOVA
Revenue $156.04M – $324.97M
Gross profit – – $157.29M
Operating income -$378.02M -$121.35M -$301.31M
Net income -$86.52M -$111.16M -$289.51M
Free cash flow -$372.77M -$87.75M -$296.40M
R&D $408.66M $88.50M $267.72M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-4.93 $-0.64
Cash & equivalents $219.83M $112.49M $110.80M
Total debt $100.26M – –
Shares (diluted) 104.33M 22.55M 450.19M
Enterprise value -$1.69B -$354.51M $3.11B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBEAMNGNEIOVA
P/E -35.1x -6.2x -23.0x
P/FCF -8.0x -7.8x -22.6x
P/Operating cash flow -8.3x -7.9x -25.4x
P/S 19.0x – 20.6x
P/B 2.8x 3.2x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.2x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA -5.4x -3.9x -24.2x
EV/EBIT -5.1x -3.8x -21.3x
EV/Revenue 12.3x – 19.7x
EV/FCF -5.1x -5.2x -21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x -5.3x -24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -0.18 -0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEAMNGNEIOVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 158.9% – 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – 1,009%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 95.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% -26.8% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -33.6% 11.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.2% -31.7% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% -32.0% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 79.0% -23.0% 44.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 34.1% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% -18.5% 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -19.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -17.8% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -19.1% 5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEAMNGNEIOVA
Gross margin – – 48.4%
EBITDA margin -228.0% – -81.4%
Operating margin -242.3% – -92.7%
Pretax margin -54.4% – -90.4%
Net margin -54.7% – -89.1%
FCF margin -238.9% – -91.2%
Operating cash flow margin -230.3% – -81.3%
Return on equity -7.6% -49.1% -39.7%
Return on assets -5.9% -44.0% -31.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -27.9% -52.2% -37.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 52.2% – 14.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEAMNGNEIOVA
Debt / assets 7.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF -0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 23.0% 11.1% 19.6%
Equity / assets 77.0% 88.9% 80.4%
Interest coverage – -60,673x –
Current ratio 14.6x 10.6x 4.3x
Quick ratio 14.3x 10.5x 3.7x
Cash ratio 14.3x 10.5x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 3.84 – 17.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEAMNGNEIOVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% -5.4% -4.4%
Shareholder yield -0.5% -5.4% -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBEAMNGNEIOVA
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.22FY2026 $-5.76FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.46MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $434.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -64.6%FY2026 – +65.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.6% – +33.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEAMNGNEIOVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 76.8% 63.3%
Institutions holding 277 113 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.0% +6.5%
Institutions buying 154 61 174
Institutions selling 75 31 66
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.97 2.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BEAMNGNEIOVA
BEAM 1.00 0.36 0.32
NGNE 0.36 1.00 0.26
IOVA 0.32 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEAM, NGNE and IOVA?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.99B, Neurogene (NGNE) $648.48M, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $4.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has the highest net margin (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +8.9%, Neurogene (NGNE) -1.9%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +576.3%. Over five years, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) compounded fastest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -20.2%/yr, Neurogene (NGNE) -27.0%/yr, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has been the steadiest (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 70.7%, Neurogene (NGNE) 78.9%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 99.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEAM, NGNE and IOVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.