VCEL vs NGNE vs SLBT Stock Comparison

Vericel, Neurogene and SL Science Holding Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VCEL Vericel Corp
$51.78 +29.3% 1M +39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.64B
P/E
79.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$324.17M
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare
5 wins
NGNE Neurogene Inc.
$25.65 +0.8% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$578.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Gene and Cell Therapy Healthcare

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionVCELNGNESLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.64B $578.46M $1.96B VCEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 79.6x -5.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.2% -7.5% -91.3% VCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -30.1%/yr — VCEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 77.6% 177.0% VCEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 48/100 — VCEL

Percentile Scorecard

VCELNGNESLBT

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

AxisVCELNGNESLBT
Valuation 81 #123 of 634 49 #325 of 634 11 #567 of 634
Growth 94 #39 of 608 22 #476 of 608 –
Profitability 89 #65 of 557 54 #259 of 557 –
Financial Health 70 #195 of 654 72 #183 of 654 57 #281 of 654
Shareholder Returns 73 #109 of 403 42 #233 of 403 –
Overall 81 48 –
  • VCEL ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NGNE 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

PeriodVCELNGNESLBTSPY
1 month +29.3%+0.8%-40.8% -5.9%
3 months +15.7%-27.9%-67.0% -4.6%
6 months +47.4%-17.9%-88.6% +0.2%
Year to date +43.8%+24.5%-91.5% +7.5%
1 year +39.2%-7.5%-91.3% +8.2%
3 years +43.2%+87.5%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+23.3%— +19.0%
5 years +12.4%-83.3%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.4%-30.1%— +9.4%
10 years +2,308.4%-87.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +37.5%-18.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVCELNGNESLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%77.6%177.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.2%73.7%171.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.710.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.10-0.52 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-94.8%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-40.1%-93.0% -5.9%
52-week high $51.78$42.84$12.81 $779.14
52-week low $29.34$16.37$0.90 $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.

MultipleVCELNGNESLBT
P/E now vs peer median 79.6xmedian 17.8x -5.2xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.1x —median 8.1x —median 8.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 60.6xmedian 15.7x -3.0xmedian 15.7x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 21.0x -6.6xmedian 21.0x -1,045xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 2.0x 281.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.36 -0.15median 0.36 —median 0.36

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 monthsVCELNGNESLBT
Revenue $324.17M – –
Gross profit $241.41M – –
Operating income $26.97M -$121.35M –
Net income $33.31M -$111.16M –
Free cash flow $57.89M -$87.75M –
R&D $29.74M $88.50M –
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $-4.93 –
Cash & equivalents $133.50M $112.49M $8.31M
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 22.55M –
Enterprise value $2.03B -$424.54M $1.95B

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
MetricVCELNGNESLBT
P/E 79.6x -5.2x –
P/FCF 45.7x -6.6x -1,045x
P/Operating cash flow 40.5x -6.7x –
P/S 8.2x – –
P/B 6.9x 2.7x 281.5x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 2.7x 281.5x
EV/EBITDA 60.6x -3.0x –
EV/EBIT 91.7x -2.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.6x – –
EV/FCF 42.7x -4.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 37.9x -4.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 -0.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVCELNGNESLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 279.4% -26.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.5% -33.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 154.6% -31.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% -32.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 149.5% -23.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.1% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -18.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -19.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.1% -17.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% -19.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVCELNGNESLBT
Gross margin 74.5% – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% – –
Operating margin 8.3% – –
Pretax margin 10.5% – –
Net margin 10.3% – –
FCF margin 17.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% – –
Return on equity 9.1% -49.1% –
Return on assets 6.7% -44.0% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -52.2% –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 11.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVCELNGNESLBT
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 25.7% 11.1% 21.8%
Equity / assets 74.3% 88.9% 78.2%
Interest coverage 42.0x -60,673x –
Current ratio 5.1x 10.6x 4.4x
Quick ratio 4.6x 10.5x 4.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 10.5x 4.3x
Altman Z-score 12.26 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVCELNGNESLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -6.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% -6.4% 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.

ConsensusVCELNGNESLBT
Forward P/E 101.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $-5.76FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +74.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $324.56MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVCELNGNESLBT
Held by institutions 100.0% 76.8% –
Institutions holding 319 113 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.0% –
Institutions buying 188 61 –
Institutions selling 99 31 –
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.97 –

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.

VCELNGNESLBT
VCEL 1.00 0.08 -0.03
NGNE 0.08 1.00 -0.02
SLBT -0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VCEL, NGNE and SLBT?

Vericel (VCEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vericel (VCEL) $2.64B, Neurogene (NGNE) $578.46M, SL Science Holding (SLBT) $1.96B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vericel (VCEL) returned the most: Vericel (VCEL) +39.2%, Neurogene (NGNE) -7.5%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) -91.3%. Over five years, Vericel (VCEL) compounded fastest (Vericel (VCEL) +2.4%/yr, Neurogene (NGNE) -30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vericel (VCEL) has been the steadiest (Vericel (VCEL) 44.3%, Neurogene (NGNE) 77.6%, SL Science Holding (SLBT) 177.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VCEL, NGNE 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, Vericel (VCEL) 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.