NGNE vs SRPT vs VCEL Stock Comparison

Neurogene, Sarepta Therapeutics and Vericel Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NGNE Neurogene Inc.
$26.99 -4.7% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$608.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
VCEL Vericel Corp
$43.27 +9.0% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
91.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Vericel leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vericel 7, Sarepta Therapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGNESRPTVCELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $608.68M $2.00B $2.21B VCEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.5x -17.0x 91.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.6x 84.8x SRPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -20.4% +23.0% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -5.9% 7.9% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -6.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -19.6% +18.6% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.8%/yr -24.9%/yr -3.3%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 81.2% 40.8% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 81/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

NGNESRPTVCEL

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

AxisNGNESRPTVCEL
Valuation 47 #331 of 625 96 #25 of 625 82 #116 of 625
Growth 22 #473 of 602 64 #218 of 602 94 #38 of 602
Profitability 54 #256 of 551 80 #114 of 551 88 #66 of 551
Financial Health 72 #185 of 656 34 #435 of 656 69 #207 of 656
Shareholder Returns 41 #216 of 365 60 #145 of 365 73 #99 of 365
Overall 47 67 81
  • NGNE ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SRPT ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VCEL 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

PeriodNGNESRPTVCELSPY
1 month -4.7%+1.2%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -18.8%+22.4%-7.4% +3.9%
6 months -1.7%-10.3%+21.4% +8.2%
Year to date +31.0%-12.2%+20.2% +12.9%
1 year -15.8%-19.6%+18.6% +12.3%
3 years +92.8%-82.3%+31.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.5%-43.9%+9.7% +23.3%
5 years -80.3%-76.2%-15.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.8%-24.9%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years -87.4%-53.7%+1,781.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -18.7%-7.4%+34.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNGNESRPTVCELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%81.2%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.4%85.9%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.562.080.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.240.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-92.7%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.0%-22.7%-10.4% -1.2%
52-week high $42.84$24.45$48.31 $779.14
52-week low $16.37$14.86$29.34 $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.

MultipleNGNESRPTVCEL
P/E now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 17.2x -17.0xmedian 17.2x 91.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 1.0xmedian 9.0x 7.2xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.3x -20.8xmedian 16.3x 65.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 18.7x 24.4xmedian 18.7x 35.9xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 0.33 -0.33median 0.33 1.68median 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 monthsNGNESRPTVCEL
Revenue – $1.97B $306.30M
Gross profit – $1.17B $228.38M
Operating income -$121.35M -$143.25M $18.24M
Net income -$111.16M -$136.73M $24.22M
Free cash flow -$87.75M $81.85M $61.66M
R&D $88.50M $789.44M $29.17M
EPS (diluted) $-4.93 $-1.11 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $112.49M $571.15M $125.40M
Total debt – $847.62M –
Shares (diluted) 22.55M 105.43M 52.31M
Enterprise value -$394.32M -$1.24B $1.63B

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
MetricNGNESRPTVCEL
P/E -5.5x -17.0x 91.2x
P/FCF -6.9x 24.4x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow -7.0x 18.0x 31.8x
P/S – 1.0x 7.2x
P/B 2.8x 1.3x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.3x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA -3.2x -20.8x 65.4x
EV/EBIT -3.2x -14.3x 112.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 6.7x
EV/FCF -4.4x 25.1x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.4x 18.5x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 -0.33 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGNESRPTVCEL
Revenue growth (1Y) – -20.4% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 19.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -40.7% 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 23.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.8% -15,270% 1,428%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.6% 34.5% 47.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% -135.9% 240.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 46.8% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -23.0% -215.7% 228.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 52.3% 54.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% 136.9% 47.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 30.6% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% 118.1% 842.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 29.1% 43.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGNESRPTVCEL
Gross margin – 59.1% 74.6%
EBITDA margin – -5.0% 10.2%
Operating margin – -7.3% 6.0%
Pretax margin – -6.6% 8.2%
Net margin – -5.9% 7.9%
FCF margin – 4.1% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.6% 22.7%
Return on equity -49.1% -9.0% 6.9%
Return on assets -44.0% -4.3% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – -6.1% –
Return on capital employed -52.2% -5.3% 4.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.3% 12.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGNESRPTVCEL
Debt / assets – 26.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 10.4x –
Liabilities / assets 11.1% 52.1% 26.4%
Equity / assets 88.9% 47.9% 73.6%
Interest coverage -60,673x – 28.5x
Current ratio 10.6x 4.4x 5.0x
Quick ratio 10.5x 2.4x 4.5x
Cash ratio 10.5x 1.6x 3.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.16 10.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGNESRPTVCEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.1% -1.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -6.1% -1.1% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusNGNESRPTVCEL
Forward P/E – 6.6xFY2026 84.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.76FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -88.5% +74.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $1.76BFY2026 $324.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -20.1%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -21.5% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGNESRPTVCEL
Held by institutions 76.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 113 324 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +4.5% +0.4%
Institutions buying 61 148 187
Institutions selling 31 115 98
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.29 1.91

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.

NGNESRPTVCEL
NGNE 1.00 0.23 0.09
SRPT 0.23 1.00 0.20
VCEL 0.09 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGNE, SRPT and VCEL?

Vericel (VCEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Neurogene (NGNE) $608.68M, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) $2.00B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.21B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -20.4%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -5.9%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Neurogene (NGNE) -15.8%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -19.6%, Vericel (VCEL) +18.6%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Neurogene (NGNE) -27.8%/yr, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) -24.9%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Neurogene (NGNE) 78.1%, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) 81.2%, Vericel (VCEL) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NGNE, SRPT and VCEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vericel (VCEL) leads on 7. 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.