PGEN vs IOVA vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Precigen, Iovance Biotherapeutics and SL Science Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.64 -17.5% 1M +65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Iovance Biotherapeutics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Iovance Biotherapeutics 4, Precigen 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGENIOVASLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $3.86B $2.68B IOVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.1x -13.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,875.0% +34.5% — PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -392.8% -89.1% — IOVA
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 +65.6% +378.0% -88.7% IOVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr -17.0%/yr — PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 108.2% 175.5% PGEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 — IOVA

Percentile Scorecard

PGENIOVASLBT

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

AxisPGENIOVASLBT
Valuation 60 #252 of 624 65 #222 of 624 11 #556 of 624
Growth 48 #314 of 601 81 #115 of 601 –
Profitability 59 #224 of 541 63 #203 of 541 –
Financial Health 27 #475 of 647 62 #244 of 647 58 #271 of 647
Shareholder Returns 82 #67 of 359 41 #213 of 359 –
Overall 55 62 –
  • PGEN ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • IOVA ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT 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

PeriodPGENIOVASLBTSPY
1 month -17.5%-33.8%-36.1% +0.7%
3 months +11.8%+103.8%-56.5% +3.7%
6 months +59.6%+184.5%-87.4% +7.1%
Year to date +58.9%+250.2%-88.9% +12.8%
1 year +65.6%+378.0%-88.7% +11.9%
3 years +520.6%+158.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +83.8%+37.3%— +22.8%
5 years +37.5%-60.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.6%-17.0%— +10.9%
10 years -74.2%+53.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -12.7%+4.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePGENIOVASLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%108.2%175.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%93.0%170.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.400.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.843.49-0.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-93.4%-91.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-35.7%-90.9% -1.2%
52-week high $8.56$14.86$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$1.81$1.15 $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.

MultiplePGENIOVASLBT
P/E now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 17.8x -14.9xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 9.1x 13.3xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -70.9xmedian 15.0x -15.3xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 21.7x -14.6xmedian 21.7x -1,359xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.2x 365.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.35 -0.50median 0.35 —median 0.35

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 monthsPGENIOVASLBT
Revenue $85.72M $324.97M –
Gross profit $77.72M $157.29M –
Operating income -$39.50M -$301.31M –
Net income -$157.71M -$289.51M –
Free cash flow -$115.22M -$296.40M –
R&D $32.29M $267.72M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $-0.64 –
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $110.80M $8.31M
Total debt $93.88M – –
Shares (diluted) 413.69M 450.19M –
Enterprise value $2.07B $2.66B $2.67B

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
MetricPGENIOVASLBT
P/E -7.0x -14.9x –
P/FCF -20.6x -14.6x -1,359x
P/Operating cash flow -20.8x -16.4x –
P/S 27.7x 13.3x –
P/B 54.6x 5.9x 365.9x
P/Tangible book 57.9x 9.2x 365.9x
EV/EBITDA -70.9x -15.3x –
EV/EBIT -61.6x -13.4x –
EV/Revenue 28.4x 12.4x –
EV/FCF -21.1x -13.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -21.3x -15.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 -0.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGENIOVASLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,875% 34.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.1% 1,009% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 259,173% 95.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 11.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.7% 25.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -108.9% 11.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% 44.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -123.2% 29.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.3% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 7.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.1% 8.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 5.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGENIOVASLBT
Gross margin 90.7% 48.4% –
EBITDA margin -40.0% -81.4% –
Operating margin -46.1% -92.7% –
Pretax margin -184.0% -90.4% –
Net margin -392.8% -89.1% –
FCF margin -134.4% -91.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -133.2% -81.3% –
Return on equity -494.3% -39.7% –
Return on assets -102.1% -31.4% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -31.6% -37.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% 14.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGENIOVASLBT
Debt / assets 55.1% – –
Debt / equity 2.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 19.6% 21.8%
Equity / assets 25.6% 80.4% 78.2%
Interest coverage -4.1x – –
Current ratio 4.6x 4.3x 4.4x
Quick ratio 3.8x 3.7x 4.3x
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.8x 4.3x
Altman Z-score -7.41 9.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGENIOVASLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -6.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -6.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPGENIOVASLBT
Forward P/E 39.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +288.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.17MFY2026 $434.71MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2,474.1%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +82.3% +33.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGENIOVASLBT
Held by institutions 39.2% 63.3% –
Institutions holding 211 292 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +6.5% –
Institutions buying 123 174 –
Institutions selling 46 66 –
Buyers to sellers 2.67 2.64 –

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.

PGENIOVASLBT
PGEN 1.00 0.20 0.00
IOVA 0.20 1.00 0.01
SLBT 0.00 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGEN, IOVA and SLBT?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precigen (PGEN) $2.38B, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) $3.86B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) has the highest net margin (Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -89.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) returned the most: Precigen (PGEN) +65.6%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) +378.0%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.7%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (Precigen (PGEN) +6.6%/yr, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) -17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Precigen (PGEN) has been the steadiest (Precigen (PGEN) 78.1%, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) 108.2%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PGEN, IOVA and SLBT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) leads on 4. 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.