Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)

• Moderna, Inc. MRNA 255.51 ▲ +5.82%
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX 547.08 ▲ +0.84%

Moderna, Inc. and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated are both Biotechnology companies. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $137.5B against $96.4B — 1.4× the size. Moderna, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at 34.6×. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.5% against −27.6%. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has the higher net margin (30.7% vs −141.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.9% vs −93.5%). Across the 19 metrics below, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated leads on 17 and Moderna, Inc. on 2.