NXTS vs PTCT vs BIIB Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Ptc Therapeutics and Biogen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIIB Biogen Inc.
$252.73 +11.0% 1M +68.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.25B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.03B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Biogen leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Biogen 6, Ptc Therapeutics 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSPTCTBIIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $514.08K $5.23B $36.25B BIIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x -136.1x 43.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 56.4x 19.7x BIIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -42.8% +0.3% BIIB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.8% 8.3% BIIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 3.3% PTCT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -7.3x 3.2x PTCT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.8% -7.4% +68.0% BIIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.1%/yr +11.3%/yr -0.9%/yr PTCT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 168.9% 40.8% 34.0% BIIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 64/100 63/100 PTCT

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSPTCTBIIB

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

AxisNXTSPTCTBIIB
Valuation – 95 #34 of 625 92 #52 of 625
Growth 13 #523 of 602 42 #347 of 602 35 #392 of 602
Profitability 40 #329 of 551 86 #76 of 551 89 #64 of 551
Financial Health 43 #372 of 656 42 #381 of 656 35 #425 of 656
Shareholder Returns – 55 #165 of 365 –
Overall 32 64 63
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PTCT ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BIIB 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

PeriodNXTSPTCTBIIBSPY
1 month -60.5%-0.9%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months -62.6%-17.6%+22.9% +3.9%
6 months -87.8%-11.6%+37.8% +8.2%
Year to date -95.1%-18.3%+43.6% +12.9%
1 year -97.8%-7.4%+68.0% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+235.4%+7.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -89.5%+49.7%+2.5% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+70.4%-4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -86.1%+11.3%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+868.6%-13.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -66.5%+25.5%-1.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNXTSPTCTBIIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 168.9%40.8%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 153.3%40.9%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.330.720.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.182.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-69.4%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%-30.7%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $26.04$89.55$253.84 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$59.24$147.86 $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.

MultipleNXTSPTCTBIIB
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.2x -134.3xmedian 17.2x 44.7xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.0x 5.1xmedian 9.0x 3.7xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 16.3x 21.1xmedian 16.3x 23.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.7x -130.1xmedian 18.7x 13.8xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.2x -31.3xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.33 -2.13median 0.33 -1.37median 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 monthsNXTSPTCTBIIB
Revenue – $1.01B $10.03B
Gross profit – $938.07M $7.42B
Operating income -$5.28M $125.60M $1.01B
Net income -$14.06M -$38.38M $834.60M
Free cash flow – -$39.78M $2.70B
R&D $532.00K $433.31M $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 $-0.42 $5.61
Cash & equivalents $7.62M $1.05B $1.29B
Total debt $3.22M $905.19M $7.29B
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 92.02M 148.70M
Enterprise value -$22.13M -$2.53B $22.91B

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
MetricNXTSPTCTBIIB
P/E 0.0x -134.3x 44.7x
P/FCF – -130.1x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -169.6x 13.0x
P/S – 5.1x 3.7x
P/B 0.2x -31.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -0.2x -9.1x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 21.1x 23.4x
EV/EBIT 1.5x 30.7x 42.9x
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF – -96.8x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -126.2x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -2.13 -1.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSPTCTBIIB
Revenue growth (1Y) – -42.8% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -45.3% -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% -82.5% -43.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 30.3% -31.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% -106.1% -45.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 60.4% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% -105.2% -46.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 63.1% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -104.3% 36.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 50.2% 26.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -105.7% 36.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% 33.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSPTCTBIIB
Gross margin – 93.0% 74.0%
EBITDA margin – 18.1% 18.5%
Operating margin – 12.5% 10.1%
Pretax margin – -6.6% 10.1%
Net margin – -3.8% 8.3%
FCF margin – -3.9% 26.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -3.0% 28.7%
Return on equity -157.0% – 4.5%
Return on assets -71.9% -1.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 3.3%
Return on capital employed -31.5% 5.5% 3.8%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSPTCTBIIB
Debt / assets 2.3% 27.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x -5.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -7.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF – -22.8x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 105.1% 41.3%
Equity / assets 10.2% -5.1% 58.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.7x 3.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.2x 3.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 3.2x 2.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.79 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSPTCTBIIB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -2.0% –
Shareholder yield – -2.0% –
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.

ConsensusNXTSPTCTBIIB
Forward P/E – 56.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.10FY2026 $12.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -85.9%FY2026 -16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +125.5% +36.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.33BFY2026 $9.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -23.2%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.0% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSPTCTBIIB
Held by institutions – 100.0% 96.4%
Institutions holding – 381 1,036
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.0% +6.0%
Institutions buying – 218 548
Institutions selling – 111 294
Buyers to sellers – 1.96 1.86

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.

NXTSPTCTBIIB
NXTS 1.00 0.02 0.05
PTCT 0.02 1.00 0.29
BIIB 0.05 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, PTCT and BIIB?

Biogen (BIIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.08K, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) $5.23B, Biogen (BIIB) $36.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Biogen (BIIB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -42.8%, Biogen (BIIB) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Biogen (BIIB) has the highest net margin (Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -3.8%, Biogen (BIIB) 8.3%). On return on invested capital, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) leads (Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 12.5%, Biogen (BIIB) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Biogen (BIIB) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) -7.4%, Biogen (BIIB) +68.0%. Over five years, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.1%/yr, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) +11.3%/yr, Biogen (BIIB) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Biogen (BIIB) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, Ptc Therapeutics (PTCT) 40.8%, Biogen (BIIB) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXTS, PTCT and BIIB?

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