NXTS vs VRTX vs ARGX Stock Comparison

Nexentis Technologies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Argenx Se Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARGX Argenx Se
$873.71 -7.6% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$53.25B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.82B
Div. yield
–
Biotechnology Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Argenx Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Argenx Se 5, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSVRTXARGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $432.55K $131.27B $53.25B VRTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 29.8x 28.4x ARGX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.8x 28.0x ARGX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.2% +61.5% ARGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.0% 32.3% VRTX
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 -98.1% +24.0% +7.6% VRTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -86.3%/yr +23.4%/yr +24.4%/yr ARGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 168.8% 29.0% 36.9% VRTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 76/100 92/100 ARGX

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSVRTXARGX

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

AxisNXTSVRTXARGX
Valuation – 80 #128 of 624 84 #99 of 624
Growth 13 #526 of 603 60 #245 of 603 95 #34 of 603
Profitability 40 #334 of 555 95 #30 of 555 98 #10 of 555
Financial Health 43 #373 of 657 53 #307 of 657 –
Shareholder Returns – 92 #29 of 370 –
Overall 32 76 92
  • NXTS ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • VRTX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ARGX 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

PeriodNXTSVRTXARGXSPY
1 month -63.7%+1.5%-7.6% -1.0%
3 months -70.6%+9.8%-4.8% +2.9%
6 months -89.4%+21.8%+12.0% +6.4%
Year to date -95.5%+15.6%+3.9% +11.4%
1 year -98.1%+24.0%+7.6% +13.1%
3 years -99.9%+41.8%+81.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -90.0%+12.4%+22.0% +21.5%
5 years -100.0%+185.5%+198.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -86.3%+23.4%+24.4% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+548.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -66.8%+20.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNXTSVRTXARGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 168.8%29.0%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 152.8%25.6%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.490.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.580.830.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-29.1%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.1%-6.1%-17.5% -2.5%
52-week high $28.63$557.96$1,058.90 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$409.47$663.93 $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.

MultipleNXTSVRTXARGX
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.2x 30.2xmedian 17.2x 28.5xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 8.8x 10.5xmedian 8.8x 9.3xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 16.0x 25.0xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.8x 35.0xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.1x 6.6xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.32 2.98median 0.32 0.27median 0.32

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 monthsNXTSVRTXARGX
Revenue – $12.59B $5.82B
Gross profit – $10.82B $5.24B
Operating income -$5.28M $4.78B $1.74B
Net income -$14.06M $4.41B $1.88B
Free cash flow – $3.80B –
R&D $532.00K $3.91B $1.80B
EPS (diluted) $-17.10 $17.26 $28.43
Cash & equivalents $7.62M $6.14B –
Total debt $3.22M – –
Shares (diluted) 816.14K 255.20M 66.03M
Enterprise value -$22.21M $103.28B $53.25B

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
MetricNXTSVRTXARGX
P/E 0.0x 30.2x 28.5x
P/FCF – 35.0x –
P/Operating cash flow – 30.9x –
P/S – 10.5x 9.3x
P/B 0.2x 6.6x –
P/Tangible book -0.2x 6.7x –
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 25.0x –
EV/EBIT 1.5x 26.1x 31.1x
EV/Revenue – 9.9x 9.3x
EV/FCF – 32.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 2.98 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSVRTXARGX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.2% 61.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% 80.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.1% 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 80.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% 21.8% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 6.4% 85.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.2% 21.1% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 9.4% 115.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -567.8% 22.9% 20.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 10.1% 104.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSVRTXARGX
Gross margin – 86.0% 90.0%
EBITDA margin – 39.7% –
Operating margin – 38.0% 29.9%
Pretax margin – 41.9% 32.6%
Net margin – 35.0% 32.3%
FCF margin – 30.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 34.1% –
Return on equity -157.0% 22.2% –
Return on assets -71.9% 16.3% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -31.5% 20.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSVRTXARGX
Debt / assets 2.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.8% 26.2% –
Equity / assets 10.2% 73.8% –
Interest coverage – – 10,120x
Current ratio 3.7x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 3.2x 2.5x –
Cash ratio 3.2x 2.0x –
Altman Z-score – 13.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSVRTXARGX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield – 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusNXTSVRTXARGX
Forward P/E – 28.8xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $18.20FY2026 $31.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1.1%FY2026 +59.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $12.66BFY2026 $5.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.8%FY2026 +40.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.7% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSVRTXARGX
Held by institutions – 95.1% 46.1%
Institutions holding – 1,745 504
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.9% -2.0%
Institutions buying – 902 264
Institutions selling – 605 160
Buyers to sellers – 1.49 1.65

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.

NXTSVRTXARGX
NXTS 1.00 0.06 0.12
VRTX 0.06 1.00 0.35
ARGX 0.12 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXTS, VRTX and ARGX?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $432.55K, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) $131.27B, Argenx Se (ARGX) $53.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXTS, VRTX and ARGX?

Argenx Se (ARGX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 0.0x, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.8x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Argenx Se (ARGX) is cheapest (Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 28.8x, Argenx Se (ARGX) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Argenx Se (ARGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +10.2%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +61.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has the highest net margin (Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 35.0%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) returned the most: Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -98.1%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +24.0%, Argenx Se (ARGX) +7.6%. Over five years, Argenx Se (ARGX) compounded fastest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -86.3%/yr, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) +23.4%/yr, Argenx Se (ARGX) +24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has been the steadiest (Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.8%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) 29.0%, Argenx Se (ARGX) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXTS, VRTX and ARGX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Argenx Se (ARGX) leads on 5. 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.