NTLA vs BEAM vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Intellia Therapeutics, Beam Therapeutics and SL Science Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$28.84 +17.6% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTLABEAMSLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63B $2.78B $2.68B BEAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x -32.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +158.9% — BEAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -672.2% -54.7% — 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 +0.8% +16.4% -88.7% BEAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.0%/yr -20.1%/yr — BEAM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.8% 70.4% 175.5% BEAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 70/100 — BEAM

Percentile Scorecard

NTLABEAMSLBT

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

AxisNTLABEAMSLBT
Valuation 35 #404 of 624 57 #269 of 624 11 #556 of 624
Growth 63 #221 of 601 77 #138 of 601 –
Profitability 39 #331 of 541 64 #193 of 541 –
Financial Health 72 #181 of 647 81 #122 of 647 58 #271 of 647
Shareholder Returns 40 #216 of 359 68 #116 of 359 –
Overall 50 70 –
  • NTLA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTLABEAMSLBTSPY
1 month +10.0%+17.6%-36.1% +0.7%
3 months +19.3%+8.9%-56.5% +3.7%
6 months -1.9%-4.9%-87.4% +7.1%
Year to date +47.2%+4.0%-88.9% +12.8%
1 year +0.8%+16.4%-88.7% +11.9%
3 years -44.5%+50.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -17.8%+14.7%— +22.8%
5 years -90.1%-67.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -37.0%-20.1%— +10.9%
10 years +2.1%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTLABEAMSLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.8%70.4%175.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.7%63.6%170.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.462.090.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.23-0.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-85.3%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-23.9%-90.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.84$37.92$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $8.04$20.60$1.15 $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.

MultipleNTLABEAMSLBT
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 17.8x -35.2xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 9.1x 19.1xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 15.0x -5.4xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 21.7x -8.0xmedian 21.7x -1,359xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 365.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.27median 0.35 -0.83median 0.35 —median 0.35

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 monthsNTLABEAMSLBT
Revenue $59.51M $156.04M –
Operating income -$423.48M -$378.02M –
Net income -$399.98M -$86.52M –
Free cash flow -$348.69M -$372.77M –
R&D $346.73M $408.66M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.00 $-0.82 –
Cash & equivalents $106.13M $219.83M $8.31M
Total debt – $100.26M –
Shares (diluted) 133.48M 104.33M –
Enterprise value -$141.55M -$1.91B $2.67B

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
MetricNTLABEAMSLBT
P/E -4.4x -35.2x –
P/FCF -5.3x -8.0x -1,359x
P/Operating cash flow -5.3x -8.3x –
P/S 31.1x 19.1x –
P/B 2.5x 2.8x 365.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.8x 365.9x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x -5.4x –
EV/EBIT -3.3x -5.1x –
EV/Revenue 23.8x 12.3x –
EV/FCF -4.1x -5.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.1x -5.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.27 -0.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTLABEAMSLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 158.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 24.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.3% 15.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 0.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 78.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 35.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 79.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 42.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% -4.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -2.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -4.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 0.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTLABEAMSLBT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -696.4% -228.0% –
Operating margin -711.7% -242.3% –
Pretax margin -671.0% -54.4% –
Net margin -672.2% -54.7% –
FCF margin -586.0% -238.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -582.5% -230.3% –
Return on equity -59.2% -7.6% –
Return on assets -49.4% -5.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -58.1% -27.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 4.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 114.1% 52.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTLABEAMSLBT
Debt / assets – 7.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 23.0% 21.8%
Equity / assets 84.9% 77.0% 78.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 6.6x 14.6x 4.4x
Quick ratio 5.6x 14.3x 4.3x
Cash ratio 5.5x 14.3x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 3.09 3.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTLABEAMSLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.1% -0.5% –
Shareholder yield -7.1% -0.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNTLABEAMSLBT
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.38FY2026 $-4.22FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.94MFY2026 $49.46MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -27.7%FY2026 -64.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +158.6% +23.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTLABEAMSLBT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 329 277 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +30.5% +1.0% –
Institutions buying 195 154 –
Institutions selling 78 75 –
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.05 –

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.

NTLABEAMSLBT
NTLA 1.00 0.66 -0.09
BEAM 0.66 1.00 0.00
SLBT -0.09 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTLA, BEAM and SLBT?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.63B, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.78B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) +12.6%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has the highest net margin (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -672.2%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) returned the most: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) +0.8%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +16.4%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.7%. Over five years, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) compounded fastest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -37.0%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has been the steadiest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 79.8%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 70.4%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTLA, BEAM and SLBT?

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 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.