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AstraZeneca shares have a market-typical stock price level. While they are good value, they show below average growth, and are riskily financed. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company AstraZeneca is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country United Kingdom
Industry Pharmaceuticals
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Size class XX-Large

Large companies - similar industry as AstraZeneca

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Sanofi (XXL, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Sanofi (XXL, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 100 48 72 100
2. Fresenius (XL, DE)  Health Care Services
2. Fresenius (XL, DE)   Health Care Services 87 69 65 96
3. Fresenius Medical Care (XL, DE)  Health Care Services
3. Fresenius Medical Care (XL, DE)   Health Care Services 89 43 65 82
4. Alcon (XL, CH)  Health Care Supplies
4. Alcon (XL, CH)   Health Care Supplies 29 63 73 73
5. Philips (XL, NL)  Health Care Equipment
5. Philips (XL, NL)   Health Care Equipment 91 23 38 47
6. Merck (DE) (XL, DE)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Merck (DE) (XL, DE)   Pharmaceuticals 93 6 48 43
7. Medtronic (XXL, IE)  Health Care Equipment
7. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment 57 37 49 43
8. Bayer (XXL, DE)  Pharmaceuticals
8. Bayer (XXL, DE)   Pharmaceuticals 93 13 34 34
9. Sandoz (XL, CH)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Sandoz (XL, CH)   Pharmaceuticals 41 88 12 32
10. Siemens Healthineers (XL, DE)  Health Care Equipment
10. Siemens Healthineers (XL, DE)   Health Care Equipment 73 45 10 23

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Large companies - similar region as AstraZeneca

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Vodafone (XL, GB)  Wireless Telecommunication
1. Vodafone (XL, GB)   Wireless Telecommunication 92 62 67 90
2. Kingfisher (XL, GB)  Home Improvement Retail
2. Kingfisher (XL, GB)   Home Improvement Retail 73 23 92 86
3. Compass (XL, GB)  Restaurants
3. Compass (XL, GB)   Restaurants 3 93 89 85
4. Sainsbury (XL, GB)  Food Retail
4. Sainsbury (XL, GB)   Food Retail 96 47 28 76
5. Rolls-Royce (XL, GB)  Aerospace & Defense
5. Rolls-Royce (XL, GB)   Aerospace & Defense 43 95 32 72
6. Centrica (XL, GB)  Multi-Utilities
6. Centrica (XL, GB)   Multi-Utilities 71 13 91 67
7. SSE (XL, GB)  Electric Utilities
7. SSE (XL, GB)   Electric Utilities 38 62 74 66
8. ABF (XL, GB)  Packaged Foods & Meats
8. ABF (XL, GB)   Packaged Foods & Meats 67 17 81 57
9. British American Tobacco (XXL, GB)  Tobacco
9. British American Tobacco (XXL, GB)   Tobacco 63 63 31 49
10. RELX (XL, GB)  Research & Consulting
10. RELX (XL, GB)   Research & Consulting 1 100 37 49

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as AstraZeneca

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Perrigo (M, IE)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Perrigo (M, IE)   Pharmaceuticals 99 66 81 100
2. Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (M, HU)  Pharmaceuticals
2. Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (M, HU)   Pharmaceuticals 99 76 94 100
3. Ipsen (L, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Ipsen (L, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 89 30 81 92
4. Orion (M, FI)  Pharmaceuticals
4. Orion (M, FI)   Pharmaceuticals 29 96 63 85
5. Virbac (M, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
5. Virbac (M, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 59 66 70 81
6. Krka (M, SI)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Krka (M, SI)   Pharmaceuticals 29 71 98 81
7. Hikma Pharmaceuticals (M, GB)  Pharmaceuticals
7. Hikma Pharmaceuticals (M, GB)   Pharmaceuticals 83 60 21 59
8. UCB (L, BE)  Pharmaceuticals
8. UCB (L, BE)   Pharmaceuticals 15 96 28 40
9. Recordati (M, IT)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Recordati (M, IT)   Pharmaceuticals 35 58 10 19
10. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (M, IE)  Pharmaceuticals
10. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (M, IE)   Pharmaceuticals 51 10 26 6

July 24, 2025


Mid sized companies - similar region as AstraZeneca

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Barratt Developments (M, GB)  Homebuilding
1. Barratt Developments (M, GB)   Homebuilding 81 85 94 100
2. Quilter (M, GB)  Asset Management & Custody
2. Quilter (M, GB)   Asset Management & Custody 57 69 94 98
3. Persimmon (M, GB)  Homebuilding
3. Persimmon (M, GB)   Homebuilding 61 65 100 96
4. Computacenter (M, GB)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
4. Computacenter (M, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 99 21 83 94
5. Natwest (M, GB)  Diversified Banks
5. Natwest (M, GB)   Diversified Banks 67 75 68 94
6. ITV (M, GB)  Broadcasting
6. ITV (M, GB)   Broadcasting 81 37 90 90
7. Keller (M, GB)  Construction & Engineering
7. Keller (M, GB)   Construction & Engineering 83 39 91 89
8. easyjet (L, GB)  Airlines
8. easyjet (L, GB)   Airlines 67 73 58 88
9. Taylor Wimpey (M, GB)  Homebuilding
9. Taylor Wimpey (M, GB)   Homebuilding 85 31 96 88
10. Smith & Nephew (L, GB)  Health Care Equipment
10. Smith & Nephew (L, GB)   Health Care Equipment 81 67 47 86

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