SLDB vs BEAM vs PGEN Stock Comparison

Solid Biosciences, Beam Therapeutics and Precigen Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc.
$28.78 +18.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$156.04M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins
PGEN Precigen, Inc.
$6.08 -22.2% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$85.72M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLDBBEAMPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $931.10M $2.97B $2.18B BEAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -35.1x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 35.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +158.9% +1,875.0% PGEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -54.7% -392.8% BEAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x -1.6x PGEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +8.9% +49.8% PGEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.6%/yr -20.2%/yr +4.7%/yr PGEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.6% 70.7% 77.7% BEAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 69/100 55/100 BEAM

Percentile Scorecard

SLDBBEAMPGEN

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

AxisSLDBBEAMPGEN
Valuation 35 #407 of 625 57 #272 of 625 58 #265 of 625
Growth 19 #486 of 602 77 #139 of 602 48 #311 of 602
Profitability 49 #279 of 549 64 #197 of 549 59 #225 of 549
Financial Health 88 #79 of 654 81 #123 of 654 27 #480 of 654
Shareholder Returns 20 #295 of 367 68 #119 of 367 82 #66 of 367
Overall 42 69 55
  • SLDB ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BEAM ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • PGEN 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

PeriodSLDBBEAMPGENSPY
1 month -11.0%+18.8%-22.2% +0.9%
3 months -19.4%+10.6%+11.6% +5.9%
6 months -8.1%-2.0%+47.6% +8.5%
Year to date +14.9%+3.8%+45.5% +13.3%
1 year +9.5%+8.9%+49.8% +12.4%
3 years +242.9%+54.6%+502.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.8%+15.6%+82.0% +23.5%
5 years -78.7%-67.6%+25.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.6%-20.2%+4.7% +11.0%
10 years ——-76.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-13.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSLDBBEAMPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.6%70.7%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.0%64.0%69.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.132.091.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.130.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-85.3%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.9%-24.1%-29.0% -0.9%
52-week high $11.15$37.92$8.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$20.60$3.10 $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.

MultipleSLDBBEAMPGEN
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 17.4x -35.1xmedian 17.4x -6.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 9.1x 19.0xmedian 9.1x 25.4xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 17.1x -5.4xmedian 17.1x -65.1xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 19.0x -8.0xmedian 19.0x -18.9xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 50.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 0.34 -0.83median 0.34 0.05median 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 monthsSLDBBEAMPGEN
Revenue – $156.04M $85.72M
Gross profit – – $77.72M
Operating income -$212.15M -$378.02M -$39.50M
Net income -$207.10M -$86.52M -$157.71M
Free cash flow -$187.82M -$372.77M -$115.22M
R&D $167.40M $408.66M $32.29M
EPS (diluted) $-1.44 $-0.82 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $159.39M $219.83M $16.33M
Total debt – $100.26M $93.88M
Shares (diluted) 143.69M 104.33M 413.69M
Enterprise value -$251.25M -$1.71B $1.86B

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
MetricSLDBBEAMPGEN
P/E -4.5x -35.1x -6.4x
P/FCF -5.0x -8.0x -18.9x
P/Operating cash flow -5.0x -8.3x -19.1x
P/S – 19.0x 25.4x
P/B 2.5x 2.8x 50.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.8x 53.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -5.4x -65.1x
EV/EBIT -2.6x -5.1x -56.5x
EV/Revenue – 12.3x 26.0x
EV/FCF -2.9x -5.1x -19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x -5.3x -19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 -0.83 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLDBBEAMPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 158.9% 1,875%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.9% 57.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 259,173%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 69.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -35.3% 15.2% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.8% 0.3% 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.4% 78.2% -26.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 35.8% -108.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% 79.0% -93.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 42.4% -123.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% -4.2% -72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -2.0% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.3% -4.8% -65.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% 0.7% -15.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLDBBEAMPGEN
Gross margin – – 90.7%
EBITDA margin – -228.0% -40.0%
Operating margin – -242.3% -46.1%
Pretax margin – -54.4% -184.0%
Net margin – -54.7% -392.8%
FCF margin – -238.9% -134.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -230.3% -133.2%
Return on equity -55.4% -7.6% -494.3%
Return on assets -49.1% -5.9% -102.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -54.0% -27.9% -31.6%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 4.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 52.2% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLDBBEAMPGEN
Debt / assets – 7.2% 55.1%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x -1.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 11.1% 23.0% 74.4%
Equity / assets 88.9% 77.0% 25.6%
Interest coverage – – -4.1x
Current ratio 13.8x 14.6x 4.6x
Quick ratio 13.2x 14.3x 3.8x
Cash ratio 13.2x 14.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.84 -8.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLDBBEAMPGEN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -25.8% -0.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -25.8% -0.5% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusSLDBBEAMPGEN
Forward P/E – – 35.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.63FY2026 $-4.22FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +288.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $49.46MFY2026 $249.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -64.6%FY2026 +2,474.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.6% +82.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLDBBEAMPGEN
Held by institutions 79.7% 100.0% 39.2%
Institutions holding 157 277 210
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +1.0% +4.9%
Institutions buying 101 154 123
Institutions selling 37 75 46
Buyers to sellers 2.73 2.05 2.67

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.

SLDBBEAMPGEN
SLDB 1.00 0.53 0.31
BEAM 0.53 1.00 0.25
PGEN 0.31 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLDB, BEAM and PGEN?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solid Biosciences (SLDB) $931.10M, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) $2.97B, Precigen (PGEN) $2.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precigen (PGEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +158.9%, Precigen (PGEN) +1,875.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has the highest net margin (Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -54.7%, Precigen (PGEN) -392.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precigen (PGEN) returned the most: Solid Biosciences (SLDB) +9.5%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) +8.9%, Precigen (PGEN) +49.8%. Over five years, Precigen (PGEN) compounded fastest (Solid Biosciences (SLDB) -26.6%/yr, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) -20.2%/yr, Precigen (PGEN) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) has been the steadiest (Solid Biosciences (SLDB) 78.6%, Beam Therapeutics (BEAM) 70.7%, Precigen (PGEN) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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