NTLA vs CRSP vs VCEL Stock Comparison

Intellia Therapeutics, CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Vericel Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRSP CRISPR Therapeutics AG
$54.11 +0.0% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.39M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win
VCEL Vericel Corp
$41.09 +2.1% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
86.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$306.30M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Vericel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vericel 6, CRISPR Therapeutics AG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTLACRSPVCELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $5.23B $2.10B CRSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -11.6x 86.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 80.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% -64.8% +23.0% VCEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -672.2% -3,368.7% 7.9% VCEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -22.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -15.7% +11.6% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr -9.9%/yr -2.2%/yr VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.0% 57.4% 41.1% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 45/100 81/100 VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

NTLACRSPVCEL

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

AxisNTLACRSPVCEL
Valuation 34 #412 of 625 50 #311 of 625 82 #112 of 625
Growth 64 #220 of 602 31 #413 of 602 94 #38 of 602
Profitability 39 #338 of 549 32 #374 of 549 88 #65 of 549
Financial Health 72 #182 of 654 71 #189 of 654 69 #206 of 654
Shareholder Returns 40 #220 of 367 38 #227 of 367 73 #100 of 367
Overall 50 45 81
  • NTLA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • CRSP 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

PeriodNTLACRSPVCELSPY
1 month +16.6%+0.0%+2.1% +0.9%
3 months +23.3%+13.6%-11.9% +5.9%
6 months +7.1%+6.7%+22.9% +8.5%
Year to date +48.2%+3.2%+14.1% +13.3%
1 year -4.6%-15.7%+11.6% +12.4%
3 years -42.5%+39.7%+25.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -16.8%+11.8%+7.8% +23.5%
5 years -90.0%-40.8%-10.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.9%-9.9%-2.2% +11.0%
10 years +2.8%+223.2%+1,648.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.3%+12.4%+33.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNTLACRSPVCELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.0%57.4%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.2%53.8%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.461.840.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.270.28 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-67.7%-64.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-15.7%-14.9% -0.9%
52-week high $17.84$64.17$48.31 $779.14
52-week low $8.04$44.34$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.

MultipleNTLACRSPVCEL
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 17.4x -11.6xmedian 17.4x 86.6xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 9.1x 390.6xmedian 9.1x 6.9xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 17.1x -6.7xmedian 17.1x 61.8xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 19.0x -14.1xmedian 19.0x 34.1xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 5.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.27median 0.34 -3.01median 0.34 1.60median 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 monthsNTLACRSPVCEL
Revenue $59.51M $13.39M $306.30M
Gross profit – – $228.38M
Operating income -$423.48M -$534.34M $18.24M
Net income -$399.98M -$451.14M $24.22M
Free cash flow -$348.69M -$371.33M $61.66M
R&D $346.73M $278.15M $29.17M
EPS (diluted) $-3.00 $-4.67 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $106.13M $291.34M $125.40M
Total debt – $586.20M –
Shares (diluted) 133.48M 96.51M 52.31M
Enterprise value $90.37M -$3.47B $1.52B

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
MetricNTLACRSPVCEL
P/E -4.4x -11.6x 86.6x
P/FCF -5.3x -14.1x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow -5.4x -14.2x 30.2x
P/S 31.3x 390.6x 6.9x
P/B 2.6x 3.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x -6.7x 61.8x
EV/EBIT -3.4x -6.5x 106.4x
EV/Revenue 24.0x 257.8x 6.3x
EV/FCF -4.1x -9.3x 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.1x -9.3x 27.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.27 -3.01 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTLACRSPVCEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% -64.8% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -57.1% 19.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.3% 3.3% 1,428%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -4.1% 47.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 3.6% 240.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -2.7% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 13.0% 228.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 3.9% 54.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% -13.8% 47.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -2.5% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -14.1% 842.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -0.9% 43.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTLACRSPVCEL
Gross margin – – 74.6%
EBITDA margin -696.4% -3,850% 10.2%
Operating margin -711.7% -3,990% 6.0%
Pretax margin -671.0% -3,346% 8.2%
Net margin -672.2% -3,369% 7.9%
FCF margin -586.0% -2,773% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin -582.5% -2,760% 22.7%
Return on equity -59.2% -25.3% 6.9%
Return on assets -49.4% -16.8% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – -22.6% –
Return on capital employed -58.1% -20.9% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 114.1% 510.2% 12.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTLACRSPVCEL
Debt / assets – 22.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – -1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 34.1% 26.4%
Equity / assets 84.9% 65.9% 73.6%
Interest coverage – – 28.5x
Current ratio 6.6x 17.8x 5.0x
Quick ratio 5.6x 17.8x 4.5x
Cash ratio 5.5x 17.8x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 3.15 2.68 9.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTLACRSPVCEL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.1% -8.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -7.1% -8.2% -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.

ConsensusNTLACRSPVCEL
Forward P/E – – 80.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.38FY2026 $-4.10FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +74.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.94MFY2026 $38.73MFY2026 $324.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -27.7%FY2026 +1,003.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +158.6% +266.1% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTLACRSPVCEL
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 329 518 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +30.5% -1.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 195 237 187
Institutions selling 78 139 98
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.71 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.

NTLACRSPVCEL
NTLA 1.00 0.70 0.18
CRSP 0.70 1.00 0.33
VCEL 0.18 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTLA, CRSP and VCEL?

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.87B, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) $5.23B, Vericel (VCEL) $2.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vericel (VCEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) +12.6%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -64.8%, Vericel (VCEL) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vericel (VCEL) has the highest net margin (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -672.2%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -3,368.7%, Vericel (VCEL) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -4.6%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -15.7%, Vericel (VCEL) +11.6%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -36.9%/yr, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) -9.9%/yr, Vericel (VCEL) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 80.0%, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) 57.4%, Vericel (VCEL) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTLA, CRSP 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 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.