Both in Pharmaceuticals

Ionis Pharmaceuticals vs Alkermes

Over the past year IONS returned −45.1% and ALKS returned +51.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.36.

IONS −45.1% ALKS +51.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricIONSALKS
Price$40.42$45.69
Market cap$6.72B$7.67B
Today−1.99%+1.78%
1 month−7.1%+6.9%
6 months−46.3%+26.0%
Year to date−48.9%+63.3%
1 year−45.6%+48.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)−40.7%+27.0%
Gross margin99.0%80.2%
Net margin−42.8%0.1%
P/E (TTM)—115.9×
Price / sales7.7×4.6×
Net cash$732.0M-$846.5M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)43.7%31.7%
Short % of float12.6%11.5%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).