NTLA vs KRYS vs PGEN Stock Comparison

Intellia Therapeutics, Krystal Biotech and Precigen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.
$320.58 -7.3% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.46B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$440.53M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
6 wins
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.15 -20.6% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Krystal Biotech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Krystal Biotech 6, Precigen 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTLAKRYSPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $9.46B $2.18B KRYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 39.2x -6.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 46.2x 36.2x PGEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +22.6% +1,875.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -672.2% 54.8% -392.8% KRYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +68.8% +43.0% KRYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr +43.0%/yr +4.4%/yr KRYS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.8% 38.1% 77.9% KRYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 85/100 55/100 KRYS

Percentile Scorecard

NTLAKRYSPGEN

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

AxisNTLAKRYSPGEN
Valuation 34 #415 of 625 79 #131 of 625 59 #258 of 625
Growth 63 #221 of 602 93 #43 of 602 49 #310 of 602
Profitability 39 #338 of 551 96 #22 of 551 59 #227 of 551
Financial Health 72 #186 of 656 84 #105 of 656 27 #482 of 656
Shareholder Returns 39 #223 of 365 70 #109 of 365 83 #63 of 365
Overall 49 85 55
  • NTLA ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • KRYS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN 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

PeriodNTLAKRYSPGENSPY
1 month +4.5%-7.3%-20.6% -0.2%
3 months +12.8%-12.0%+11.2% +3.9%
6 months -7.0%+19.1%+53.0% +8.2%
Year to date +36.6%+30.0%+47.1% +12.9%
1 year -17.0%+68.8%+43.0% +12.3%
3 years -47.0%+180.8%+508.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.1%+41.1%+82.7% +23.3%
5 years -91.0%+496.2%+24.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -38.2%+43.0%+4.4% +10.9%
10 years -4.8%—-76.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.5%—-13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTLAKRYSPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.8%38.1%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.3%37.3%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.440.691.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.211.810.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-44.5%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-15.2%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $17.84$378.15$8.56 $779.14
52-week low $8.04$185.05$3.10 $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.

MultipleNTLAKRYSPGEN
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 17.2x 39.2xmedian 17.2x -6.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 9.0x 21.5xmedian 9.0x 25.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 16.3x 42.4xmedian 16.3x -65.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 18.7x 36.8xmedian 18.7x -19.1xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 7.0xmedian 2.2x 50.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.25median 0.33 0.76median 0.33 0.05median 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 monthsNTLAKRYSPGEN
Revenue $59.51M $440.53M $85.72M
Gross profit – $416.91M $77.72M
Operating income -$423.48M $197.75M -$39.50M
Net income -$399.98M $241.47M -$157.71M
Free cash flow -$348.69M $257.78M -$115.22M
R&D $346.73M $59.23M $32.29M
EPS (diluted) $-3.00 $7.88 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $106.13M $427.74M $16.33M
Total debt – – $93.88M
Shares (diluted) 133.48M 30.66M 413.69M
Enterprise value -$26.08M $6.24B $1.87B

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
MetricNTLAKRYSPGEN
P/E -4.1x 39.2x -6.5x
P/FCF -4.9x 36.8x -19.1x
P/Operating cash flow -5.0x 34.8x -19.3x
P/S 28.9x 21.5x 25.7x
P/B 2.4x 7.0x 50.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 7.0x 53.7x
EV/EBITDA -3.1x 42.4x -65.8x
EV/EBIT -3.0x 43.7x -57.2x
EV/Revenue 21.5x 19.6x 26.3x
EV/FCF -3.7x 33.5x -19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 31.7x -19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.25 0.76 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTLAKRYSPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 22.6% 1,875%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.3% 259,173%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 69.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.3% 41.8% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 48.8% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 64.6% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 54.9% -108.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 59.7% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 51.8% -123.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 39.4% -72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 67.0% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 39.0% -65.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 58.6% -15.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTLAKRYSPGEN
Gross margin – 94.6% 90.7%
EBITDA margin -696.4% 46.2% -40.0%
Operating margin -711.7% 44.9% -46.1%
Pretax margin -671.0% 51.4% -184.0%
Net margin -672.2% 54.8% -392.8%
FCF margin -586.0% 58.5% -134.4%
Operating cash flow margin -582.5% 61.8% -133.2%
Return on equity -59.2% 18.3% -494.3%
Return on assets -49.4% 16.7% -102.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -58.1% 15.0% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 114.1% 12.4% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTLAKRYSPGEN
Debt / assets – – 55.1%
Debt / equity – – 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.6x
Debt / FCF – – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.1% 9.4% 74.4%
Equity / assets 84.9% 90.6% 25.6%
Interest coverage – – -4.1x
Current ratio 6.6x 8.3x 4.6x
Quick ratio 5.6x 7.7x 3.8x
Cash ratio 5.5x 6.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.47 41.82 -8.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTLAKRYSPGEN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.7% -0.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -7.7% -0.4% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusNTLAKRYSPGEN
Forward P/E – 46.2xFY2026 36.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.38FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.5% +288.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $48.94MFY2026 $514.54MFY2026 $249.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -27.7%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 +2,474.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +158.6% +33.4% +82.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTLAKRYSPGEN
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.8% 39.2%
Institutions holding 329 421 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +30.5% +4.6% +4.9%
Institutions buying 195 271 123
Institutions selling 78 106 46
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.56 2.67

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.

NTLAKRYSPGEN
NTLA 1.00 0.29 0.26
KRYS 0.29 1.00 0.20
PGEN 0.26 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTLA, KRYS and PGEN?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) $1.75B, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) $9.46B, Precigen (PGEN) $2.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) +12.6%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +22.6%, Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has the highest net margin (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -672.2%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 54.8%, Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Krystal Biotech (KRYS) returned the most: Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -17.0%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +68.8%, Precigen (PGEN) +43.0%. Over five years, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) compounded fastest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) -38.2%/yr, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) +43.0%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) has been the steadiest (Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA) 79.8%, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 38.1%, Precigen (PGEN) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTLA, KRYS and PGEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Krystal Biotech (KRYS) 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.