ALKS
Alkermes plc
ALKS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
OSCR
Oscar Health, Inc.
OSCR has the edge over ALKS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ALKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
ALKS's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
OSCR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
OSCR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALKS PE Valuation
ALKS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
OSCR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $31.94 | — |
| Current | 13x | $31.94 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $52.73 | +65% |
| Fair | 35x | $87.23 | +173% |
| Expensive | 130x | $322 | +907% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OSCR's PE is 13x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
ALKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ALKS's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
OSCR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ALKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.02 | -101% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.38 | -82% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.90 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | -34% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.02 | +2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.08 | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.09 | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.17 | +3.3% |
ALKS has swung to a loss: it lost $0.02 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
OSCR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.61 | +5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.47 | +$3.47 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.45 | +$2.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.54 | -235% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.69 | -1790% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.00 | -$0.92 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.69 | -$0.54 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.40 | +$0.82 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.10 | +$1.32 |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ALKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $480.1M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $496M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $392.9M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $384.5M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $394.2M | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $390.7M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $306.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $430M | +14% |
ALKS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $480M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.5% | -15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | -17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | -5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -7.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 38% | -9.5 points |
ALKS has the edge over OSCR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OSCR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $3B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | +67% |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5% | +7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | -5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.3% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.1% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2% | +4 points |
OSCR's operating margin was 3.5% last quarter, up 7.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ALKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.1M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $137M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | -$169.8M | -291% |
| Q4 2025 | $170.1M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.4M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $137.2M | -1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $88.7M | +595% |
| Q4 2024 | $180.6M | +100% |
ALKS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $227M over the past year.
OSCR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -$238.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +316% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +200% |
| Q4 2025 | $662.8M | +95% |
| Q3 2025 | -$973.7M | -$466M |
| Q2 2025 | $499.8M | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $869.5M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $340M | +17% |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +2.9M shares |
| 1 year | +4.7% | +7.9M shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +9.2% | +14.9M shares |
| Available history | +12% | +19.3M shares |
ALKS has the edge over OSCR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $27.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $115.6M |
OSCR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +13M shares |
| 1 year | +34% | +87.2M shares |
| 3 years | +55% | +123M shares |
| 5 years | +66% | +138M shares |
| Available history | +71% | +143M shares |
OSCR has 346M diluted shares, up 34% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
ALKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
ALKS's net debt is about 6.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
OSCR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -110.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -9.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -13.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -10.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -24.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -217.7x | Net Cash |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.5 | Neutral |
ALKS's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
OSCR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.9 | Neutral |
OSCR's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
ALKS PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | ALKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 119x | 26x | 362% above |
| PE % | 96 | 29 | 67 pts above |
ALKS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
OSCR PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | OSCR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 26x | 50% below |
| PE % | 3 | 35 | 32 pts below |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on valuation relative to its sector.
ALKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $43.3 | 8.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.8 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $39.2 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.7 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.2 | 51% above |
ALKS is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 51% above its 200-week average.
OSCR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.2 | 2.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.1 | 2.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.9 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.3 | 65% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.5 | 106% above |
OSCR is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 106% above its 200-week average.
ALKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.4 | $21.5 | +5% |
| 2021 | $21.5 | $24.1 | +12% |
| 2022 | $24.1 | $25.5 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | $25.5 | $27.7 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | $27.7 | $29.6 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | $29.6 | $28.5 | -3.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $28.5 | $47.0 | +65% |
ALKS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 65% so far in 2026.
OSCR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.0 | $8.02 | -74% |
| 2022 | $8.02 | $2.21 | -72% |
| 2023 | $2.21 | $9.15 | +314% |
| 2024 | $9.15 | $13.8 | +51% |
| 2025 | $13.8 | $14.9 | +8% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $31.9 | +114% |
OSCR has the edge over ALKS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.