NXTS vs AMGN vs PTCT Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Amgen and Ptc Therapeutics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMGN Amgen Inc
$451.83 +8.1% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$248.13B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Biotechnology Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amgen leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Amgen 9, Ptc Therapeutics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSAMGNPTCTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $568.36K $248.13B $5.37B AMGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 28.4x -139.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.7x 57.3x AMGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.1% -42.8% AMGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.0% -3.8% AMGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.3% 12.5% AMGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.7x -7.3x PTCT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.4% +54.7% -6.6% AMGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -85.8%/yr +16.9%/yr +10.7%/yr AMGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 169.0% 29.7% 40.8% AMGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 66/100 64/100 AMGN

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSAMGNPTCT

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

AxisNXTSAMGNPTCT
Valuation – 86 #91 of 625 95 #35 of 625
Growth 14 #521 of 602 62 #231 of 602 42 #349 of 602
Profitability 40 #330 of 549 95 #31 of 549 86 #76 of 549
Financial Health 43 #372 of 654 22 #510 of 654 42 #380 of 654
Shareholder Returns – 68 #118 of 367 56 #163 of 367
Overall 32 66 64
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • AMGN 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

PeriodNXTSAMGNPTCTSPY
1 month -57.1%+8.1%-4.4% +0.9%
3 months -57.4%+16.6%-15.4% +5.9%
6 months -86.6%+33.7%-2.4% +8.5%
Year to date -94.6%+38.0%-17.0% +13.3%
1 year -97.4%+54.7%-6.6% +12.4%
3 years -99.9%+72.7%+240.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -89.2%+20.0%+50.5% +23.5%
5 years -100.0%+118.3%+66.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -85.8%+16.9%+10.7% +11.0%
10 years -100.0%+211.2%+886.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -66.2%+12.0%+25.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNXTSAMGNPTCTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 169.0%29.7%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 153.5%27.9%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.350.460.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.581.84-0.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-26.7%-69.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.4%0.0%-29.6% -0.9%
52-week high $24.15$451.83$89.55 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$291.77$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.

MultipleNXTSAMGNPTCT
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.4x 27.9xmedian 17.4x -136.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.4xmedian 9.1x 5.2xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 17.1x 17.9xmedian 17.1x 21.6xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 19.0x 24.0xmedian 19.0x -132.0xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.2x 20.9xmedian 2.2x -31.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.34 10.53median 0.34 -2.16median 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 monthsNXTSAMGNPTCT
Revenue – $38.10B $1.01B
Gross profit – $26.48B $938.07M
Operating income -$5.28M $11.43B $125.60M
Net income -$14.06M $8.74B -$38.38M
Free cash flow – $10.18B -$39.78M
R&D $532.00K $7.63B $433.31M
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 $16.07 $-0.42
Cash & equivalents $7.62M $13.99B $1.05B
Total debt $3.22M $57.30B $905.19M
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 544.00M 92.02M
Enterprise value -$22.08M $203.53B -$2.38B

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
MetricNXTSAMGNPTCT
P/E 0.0x 27.9x -136.3x
P/FCF – 24.0x -132.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.6x -172.2x
P/S – 6.4x 5.2x
P/B 0.3x 20.9x -31.8x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -27.8x -9.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 17.9x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 1.5x 25.2x 31.3x
EV/Revenue – 7.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 28.3x -98.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.0x -128.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 10.53 -2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSAMGNPTCT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.1% -42.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.6% -45.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% 39.5% -82.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 6.4% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% 32.1% -106.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 3.1% 60.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% 31.4% -105.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 2.7% 63.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.9% -104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 50.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.1% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSAMGNPTCT
Gross margin – 69.5% 93.0%
EBITDA margin – 42.2% 18.1%
Operating margin – 30.0% 12.5%
Pretax margin – 27.0% -6.6%
Net margin – 23.0% -3.8%
FCF margin – 26.7% -3.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.8% -3.0%
Return on equity -157.0% 83.8% –
Return on assets -71.9% 9.3% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – 14.3% 12.5%
Return on capital employed -31.5% 16.7% 5.5%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 8.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSAMGNPTCT
Debt / assets 2.3% 59.9% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 4.9x -5.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.7x -7.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x -22.8x
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 87.8% 105.1%
Equity / assets 10.2% 12.2% -5.1%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio 3.7x 1.4x 3.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.9x 3.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.5x 2.9x
Altman Z-score – 2.33 0.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSAMGNPTCT
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.9%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% -1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusNXTSAMGNPTCT
Forward P/E – 20.7xFY2026 57.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.81FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.1%FY2026 -85.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.2% +125.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $41.51BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.9%FY2026 -23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.3% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSAMGNPTCT
Held by institutions – 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 3,160 381
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.5% +5.0%
Institutions buying – 1,452 218
Institutions selling – 1,217 111
Buyers to sellers – 1.19 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.

NXTSAMGNPTCT
NXTS 1.00 0.03 0.02
AMGN 0.03 1.00 0.26
PTCT 0.02 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, AMGN and PTCT?

Amgen (AMGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $568.36K, Amgen (AMGN) $248.13B, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) $5.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amgen (AMGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amgen (AMGN) +9.1%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -42.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amgen (AMGN) has the highest net margin (Amgen (AMGN) 23.0%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -3.8%). On return on invested capital, Amgen (AMGN) leads (Amgen (AMGN) 14.3%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amgen (AMGN) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.4%, Amgen (AMGN) +54.7%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -6.6%. Over five years, Amgen (AMGN) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -85.8%/yr, Amgen (AMGN) +16.9%/yr, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.00%, Amgen (AMGN) 0.02%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 0.00%. Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) and Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amgen (AMGN) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 169.0%, Amgen (AMGN) 29.7%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXTS, AMGN 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, Amgen (AMGN) leads on 9. 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.