ALKSAlkermes plc
+2.1% today · +46.0% over a year
4/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 47% of the instruments we score
Priced higher than most peers (P/E 114.8). No dividend.
Alkermes plc (ALKS) belongs to the Health care sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: Ireland. Its market value is about €6.8B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +46.0%, with an annualised volatility of 40% and a largest fall of 29%.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Health care companies in Europe (n = 45)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- Gross profit growth / assets (5 y)supports the score · better than 76% of peers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 81% of peers
- Gross profit / assetssupports the score · better than 89% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×. More in the glossary → Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 114.8
- P/B
- 4.2
- P/S
- 4.6
- EV/EBIT
- 72.1
- Market cap (EUR)
- €6.8B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 3.9%
- Return on invested capital
- 2.8%
- Gross margin
- 84.6%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.85
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Years of dividend growth
- 0
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- +2.1%
- 1 month
- +12.7%
- 1 year
- +46.0%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 40.0%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −29.2%
- Beta
- 0.92
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
Similar companies
Same sector and region, closest in market value.
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|---|---|---|---|
| STVNStevanato Group S.p.A. | 2/10 | 0.3% | −24.4% |
| QIAQiagen N.V. | 9/10 | 5.5% | 11.6% |
| QGENQiagen N.V. | 7/10 | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| CRSPCRISPR Therapeutics AG | 1/10 | 0.0% | −15.7% |
| FMEFresenius Medical Care AG | 7/10 | 3.7% | −9.2% |
| LIVNLivaNova PLC | 7/10 | 0.0% | 49.8% |
| SNSmith & Nephew plc | 6/10 | 2.6% | −18.7% |
News and filings
- Alkermes plc.: 8-K — Regulation FD disclosure; other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 21 Sep 2026
- Alkermes plc.: 8-K — Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 16 Sep 2026
- Alkermes plc.: 8-K — Material agreement
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 12 Aug 2026
- Alkermes plc.: 8-K/A (amendment) — Director or officer change
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 3 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 3 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 4/10 | 4 · — | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 5 → 4/10 | 5 · — | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| First rating | 5/10 | 5 · — | Available with Invest Pro |
Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.
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