PGEN vs SLBT vs SLDB Stock Comparison

Precigen, SL Science Holding and Solid Biosciences Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.08 -22.2% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins
SLBT SL Science Holding Ltd
$1.21 -37.3% 1M -88.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Precigen leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Precigen 4, SL Science Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGENSLBTSLDBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $2.77B $949.78M SLBT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.1x — -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,875.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -392.8% — — –
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 +49.8% -88.3% +9.5% PGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr — -26.6%/yr PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.7% 175.5% 78.6% PGEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 42/100 PGEN

Percentile Scorecard

PGENSLBTSLDB

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

AxisPGENSLBTSLDB
Valuation 58 #265 of 625 11 #556 of 625 35 #407 of 625
Growth 48 #311 of 602 – 19 #486 of 602
Profitability 59 #225 of 549 – 49 #279 of 549
Financial Health 27 #480 of 654 58 #276 of 654 88 #79 of 654
Shareholder Returns 82 #66 of 367 – 20 #295 of 367
Overall 55 – 42
  • PGEN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLBT ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SLDB 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

PeriodPGENSLBTSLDBSPY
1 month -22.2%-37.3%-11.0% +0.9%
3 months +11.6%-53.5%-19.4% +5.9%
6 months +47.6%-87.9%-8.1% +8.5%
Year to date +45.5%-88.5%+14.9% +13.3%
1 year +49.8%-88.3%+9.5% +12.4%
3 years +502.0%—+242.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +82.0%—+50.8% +23.5%
5 years +25.9%—-78.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.7%—-26.6% +11.0%
10 years -76.4%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.4%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePGENSLBTSLDBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.7%175.5%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.0%170.6%77.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.232.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.500.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-91.0%-94.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-90.6%-41.9% -0.9%
52-week high $8.56$12.81$11.15 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$1.15$3.93 $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.

MultiplePGENSLBTSLDB
P/E now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x -4.5xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x —median 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -65.1xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x -2.6xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 19.0x -1,406xmedian 19.0x -5.0xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 50.0xmedian 2.2x 378.4xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.34 —median 0.34 -0.14median 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 monthsPGENSLBTSLDB
Revenue $85.72M – –
Gross profit $77.72M – –
Operating income -$39.50M – -$212.15M
Net income -$157.71M – -$207.10M
Free cash flow -$115.22M – -$187.82M
R&D $32.29M – $167.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 – $-1.44
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $8.31M $159.39M
Total debt $93.88M – –
Shares (diluted) 413.69M – 143.69M
Enterprise value $2.07B $2.76B -$232.57M

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
MetricPGENSLBTSLDB
P/E -6.4x – -4.5x
P/FCF -18.9x -1,406x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow -19.1x – -5.0x
P/S 25.4x – –
P/B 50.0x 378.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 53.0x 378.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -65.1x – -2.6x
EV/EBIT -56.5x – -2.6x
EV/Revenue 26.0x – –
EV/FCF -19.4x – -2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.6x – -3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 – -0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGENSLBTSLDB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,875% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 259,173% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% – -35.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – -22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.7% – -34.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -108.9% – -31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.8% – 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -123.2% – 32.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.3% – -52.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% – -19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -65.1% – -52.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.3% – -18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGENSLBTSLDB
Gross margin 90.7% – –
EBITDA margin -40.0% – –
Operating margin -46.1% – –
Pretax margin -184.0% – –
Net margin -392.8% – –
FCF margin -134.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin -133.2% – –
Return on equity -494.3% – -55.4%
Return on assets -102.1% – -49.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -31.6% – -54.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGENSLBTSLDB
Debt / assets 55.1% – –
Debt / equity 2.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – –
Debt / FCF -0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 21.8% 11.1%
Equity / assets 25.6% 78.2% 88.9%
Interest coverage -4.1x – –
Current ratio 4.6x 4.4x 13.8x
Quick ratio 3.8x 4.3x 13.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 4.3x 13.2x
Altman Z-score -8.36 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGENSLBTSLDB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -25.8%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% -25.8%
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.

ConsensusPGENSLBTSLDB
Forward P/E 35.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 – $-1.63FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +288.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $249.17MFY2026 – $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2,474.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +82.3% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGENSLBTSLDB
Held by institutions 39.2% – 79.7%
Institutions holding 210 – 157
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% – +18.9%
Institutions buying 123 – 101
Institutions selling 46 – 37
Buyers to sellers 2.67 – 2.73

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.

PGENSLBTSLDB
PGEN 1.00 0.00 0.31
SLBT 0.00 1.00 -0.02
SLDB 0.31 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGEN, SLBT and SLDB?

SL Science Holding (SLBT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precigen (PGEN) $2.38B, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $2.77B, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) $949.78M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precigen (PGEN) returned the most: Precigen (PGEN) +49.8%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -88.3%, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) +9.5%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (Precigen (PGEN) +4.7%/yr, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) -26.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Precigen (PGEN) has been the steadiest (Precigen (PGEN) 77.7%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 175.5%, Solid Biosciences (SLDB) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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