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UCB

BRU:UCB BE0003739530
45
  • Value
    30
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    53
  • Combined
    59
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

UCB SA is a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company specializing in central nervous system (CNS) and immunology diseases. Its main business includes CNS disorders like epilepsy and immunology disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. UCB SA operates globally, with a focus on Europe and North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $39,605 million, profits of $4,555 million, revenue of $6,369 million, and 9378 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock UCB are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for UCB. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 81% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 53 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 53% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 30 which means that the share price of UCB is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 45, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Growth
Country Belgium
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Size Small
Website ucb.com
Index
BEL20
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 6 79 74
Growth
81 90 89 19
Safety
Safety
53 24 24 38
Sentiment
45 61 10 38
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45 37 45 30
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
54 49 36 49
Opinions Change
50 59 24 48
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 14 56
Market Pulse
22 69 47 27
Sentiment
45 61 10 38
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 6 79 74
Growth
81 90 89 19
Safety Safety
53 24 24 38
Combined
59 24 82 32
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
30 11 46 54
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
24 15 54 71
Price vs. Book (P/B)
53 21 81 78
Dividend Yield
43 32 70 65
Value
30 6 79 74
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
66 94 54 6
Profit Growth
79 54 77 48
Capital Growth
43 56 76 21
Stock Returns
74 96 52 54
Growth
81 90 89 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
59 61 48 43
Refinancing
22 18 23 24
Liquidity
62 31 40 56
Safety Safety
53 24 24 38

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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