MRNA vs NXTS vs PTCT Stock Comparison

Moderna, Nexentis Technologies and Ptc Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
$207.97 +4.6% 1M +680.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ptc Therapeutics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ptc Therapeutics 6, Moderna 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRNANXTSPTCTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.10B $514.08K $5.23B MRNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.0x 0.0x -136.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 56.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -27.6% — -42.8% MRNA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -141.4% — -3.8% PTCT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.3% — 12.5% PTCT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x -7.3x PTCT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +680.1% -97.8% -7.4% MRNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -86.1%/yr +11.3%/yr PTCT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.8% 168.9% 40.8% PTCT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 32/100 64/100 PTCT

Percentile Scorecard

MRNANXTSPTCT

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

AxisMRNANXTSPTCT
Valuation 69 #193 of 625 – 95 #34 of 625
Growth 18 #493 of 602 13 #523 of 602 42 #347 of 602
Profitability 57 #239 of 551 40 #329 of 551 86 #76 of 551
Financial Health 55 #298 of 656 43 #372 of 656 42 #381 of 656
Shareholder Returns 85 #57 of 365 – 55 #165 of 365
Overall 57 32 64
  • MRNA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PTCT 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

PeriodMRNANXTSPTCTSPY
1 month +4.6%-60.5%-0.9% -0.2%
3 months +272.6%-62.6%-17.6% +3.9%
6 months +341.2%-87.8%-11.6% +8.2%
Year to date +605.2%-95.1%-18.3% +12.9%
1 year +680.1%-97.8%-7.4% +12.3%
3 years +189.2%-99.9%+235.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +42.5%-89.5%+49.7% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%-100.0%+70.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-86.1%+11.3% +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%+868.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-66.5%+25.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRNANXTSPTCTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.8%168.9%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%153.3%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.330.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.20-0.58-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-100.0%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-97.8%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $245.81$26.04$89.55 $779.14
52-week low $22.36$0.53$59.24 $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.

MultipleMRNANXTSPTCT
P/E now vs peer median -26.3xmedian 17.2x 0.0xmedian 17.2x -134.3xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 16.3x 1.5xmedian 16.3x 21.1xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -66.7xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x -130.1xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x -31.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.33 0.00median 0.33 -2.13median 0.33

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 monthsMRNANXTSPTCT
Revenue $2.23B – $1.01B
Gross profit $521.00M – $938.07M
Operating income -$3.32B -$5.28M $125.60M
Net income -$3.15B -$14.06M -$38.38M
Free cash flow -$1.24B – -$39.78M
R&D $2.88B $532.00K $433.31M
EPS (diluted) $-7.92 $-17.10 $-0.42
Cash & equivalents $1.72B $7.62M $1.05B
Total debt $591.00M $3.22M $905.19M
Shares (diluted) 398.00M 816.14K 92.02M
Enterprise value $64.46B -$22.13M -$2.53B

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
MetricMRNANXTSPTCT
P/E -26.3x 0.0x -134.3x
P/FCF -66.7x – -130.1x
P/Operating cash flow -77.3x – -169.6x
P/S 37.2x – 5.1x
P/B 12.3x 0.2x -31.3x
P/Tangible book 12.3x -0.2x -9.1x
EV/EBITDA -25.5x 1.5x 21.1x
EV/EBIT -23.6x 1.5x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 35.2x – 3.8x
EV/FCF -63.0x – -96.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -73.1x – -126.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.00 -2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSPTCT
Revenue growth (1Y) -27.6% – -42.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -40.6% – 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% – -45.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -56.0% – 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% -7.7% -82.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -103.9% 3.0% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.5% -48.2% -106.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.4% -35.8% 60.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -567.8% -105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.1% -45.2% 63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.2% – -104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -68.1% – 50.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% – -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.2% – 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSPTCT
Gross margin 23.4% – 93.0%
EBITDA margin -138.2% – 18.1%
Operating margin -149.0% – 12.5%
Pretax margin -138.6% – -6.6%
Net margin -141.4% – -3.8%
FCF margin -55.8% – -3.9%
Operating cash flow margin -48.2% – -3.0%
Return on equity -44.5% -157.0% –
Return on assets -28.1% -71.9% -1.3%
Return on invested capital -43.3% – 12.5%
Return on capital employed -38.2% -31.5% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% – 8.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSPTCT
Debt / assets 5.4% 2.3% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x -5.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x -7.3x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – -22.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.3% 89.8% 105.1%
Equity / assets 61.7% 10.2% -5.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.3x 3.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 3.2x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 12.07 – 0.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRNANXTSPTCT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -2.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – -2.0%
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.

ConsensusMRNANXTSPTCT
Forward P/E – – 56.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-8.02FY2026 – $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -85.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +125.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 – $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – -23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.8% – -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRNANXTSPTCT
Held by institutions 80.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 784 – 381
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% – +5.0%
Institutions buying 402 – 218
Institutions selling 238 – 111
Buyers to sellers 1.69 – 1.96

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.

MRNANXTSPTCT
MRNA 1.00 -0.05 0.25
NXTS -0.05 1.00 0.02
PTCT 0.25 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRNA, NXTS and PTCT?

Moderna (MRNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Moderna (MRNA) $85.10B, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.08K, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) $5.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Moderna (MRNA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Moderna (MRNA) -27.6%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -42.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) has the highest net margin (Moderna (MRNA) -141.4%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -3.8%). On return on invested capital, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) leads (Moderna (MRNA) -43.3%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Moderna (MRNA) returned the most: Moderna (MRNA) +680.1%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -7.4%. Over five years, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) compounded fastest (Moderna (MRNA) -9.8%/yr, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) has been the steadiest (Moderna (MRNA) 130.8%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRNA, NXTS and PTCT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) leads on 6. 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.