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UCB shares are more expensive than other comparable stocks. While they show above average growth, they are riskily financed, and are poor value. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company UCB is really as positive as the high price of the shares suggests. If you come to the conclusion that the future for this company is only average, that could be a reason to sell this share.


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Country Belgium
Industry Pharmaceuticals
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Size class X-Large

Large companies - similar industry as UCB

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Sanofi (XXL, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Sanofi (XXL, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 100 52 72 100
2. Perrigo (XL, IE)  Pharmaceuticals
2. Perrigo (XL, IE)   Pharmaceuticals 99 76 81 100
3. Ipsen (XL, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Ipsen (XL, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 89 16 85 87
4. Merck (DE) (XXL, DE)  Pharmaceuticals
4. Merck (DE) (XXL, DE)   Pharmaceuticals 93 6 48 39
5. GSK (XXL, GB)  Pharmaceuticals
5. GSK (XXL, GB)   Pharmaceuticals 93 22 21 37
6. Bayer (XXL, DE)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Bayer (XXL, DE)   Pharmaceuticals 95 11 32 36
7. Sandoz (XL, CH)  Pharmaceuticals
7. Sandoz (XL, CH)   Pharmaceuticals 47 88 12 35
8. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (XL, IE)  Pharmaceuticals
8. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (XL, IE)   Pharmaceuticals 57 40 32 26
9. Roche (XXL, CH)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Roche (XXL, CH)   Pharmaceuticals 69 34 21 19
10. AstraZeneca (XXL, GB)  Pharmaceuticals
10. AstraZeneca (XXL, GB)   Pharmaceuticals 59 46 8 17

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Large companies - similar region as UCB

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Tessenderlo (XL, BE)  Diversified Chemicals
1. Tessenderlo (XL, BE)   Diversified Chemicals 75 97 94 100
2. Ageas (XL, BE)  Multi-line Insurance
2. Ageas (XL, BE)   Multi-line Insurance 79 75 87 94
3. Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (XL, BE)  Multi-Sector Holdings
3. Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (XL, BE)   Multi-Sector Holdings 84 58 53 88
4. Bekaert (XL, BE)  Steel
4. Bekaert (XL, BE)   Steel 93 47 74 86
5. Greenyard (XL, BE)  Packaged Foods & Meats
5. Greenyard (XL, BE)   Packaged Foods & Meats 87 95 6 78
6. Ackermans & Van Haaren (XL, BE)  Construction & Engineering
6. Ackermans & Van Haaren (XL, BE)   Construction & Engineering 61 69 25 59
7. Proximus (XL, BE)  Integrated Telecommunication
7. Proximus (XL, BE)   Integrated Telecommunication 100 23 26 45
8. Etablissementen Franz Colruyt (XL, BE)  Food Retail
8. Etablissementen Franz Colruyt (XL, BE)   Food Retail 63 5 84 37
9. bpost (XL, BE)  Air Freight & Logistics
9. bpost (XL, BE)   Air Freight & Logistics 100 12 24 34
10. Solvay (XL, BE)  Diversified Chemicals
10. Solvay (XL, BE)   Diversified Chemicals 77 37 14 32

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as UCB

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (L, HU)  Pharmaceuticals
1. Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (L, HU)   Pharmaceuticals 99 84 94 100
2. Vetoquinol (M, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
2. Vetoquinol (M, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 79 36 96 94
3. Faes Farma, (M, ES)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Faes Farma, (M, ES)   Pharmaceuticals 73 48 96 93
4. Almirall (L, ES)  Pharmaceuticals
4. Almirall (L, ES)   Pharmaceuticals 67 78 60 90
5. Boiron (M, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
5. Boiron (M, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 100 4 94 89
6. Krka (L, SI)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Krka (L, SI)   Pharmaceuticals 33 65 98 85
7. Orion (L, FI)  Pharmaceuticals
7. Orion (L, FI)   Pharmaceuticals 31 70 74 72
8. Hikma Pharmaceuticals (L, GB)  Pharmaceuticals
8. Hikma Pharmaceuticals (L, GB)   Pharmaceuticals 79 66 26 65
9. Virbac (L, FR)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Virbac (L, FR)   Pharmaceuticals 61 28 70 56
10. ALK-Abelló (M, DK)  Pharmaceuticals
10. ALK-Abelló (M, DK)   Pharmaceuticals 1 94 50 45

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Mid sized companies - similar region as UCB

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Barco (L, BE)  Electronic Equipment
1. Barco (L, BE)   Electronic Equipment 90 45 100 98
2. Compagnie d'Entreprises (L, BE)  Construction & Engineering
2. Compagnie d'Entreprises (L, BE)   Construction & Engineering 100 83 55 97
3. Fagron (L, BE)  Health Care Distributors
3. Fagron (L, BE)   Health Care Distributors 41 96 63 84
4. Melexis (L, BE)  Semiconductors
4. Melexis (L, BE)   Semiconductors 50 65 67 82
5. Agfa-Gevaert (L, BE)  Health Care Technology
5. Agfa-Gevaert (L, BE)   Health Care Technology 56 48 70 75
6. X-FAB Silicon Foundries (L, BE)  Semiconductors
6. X-FAB Silicon Foundries (L, BE)   Semiconductors 68 49 42 58
7. Recticel (M, BE)  Commodity Chemicals
7. Recticel (M, BE)   Commodity Chemicals 37 29 89 57
8. Kinepolis Group (M, BE)  Movies & Entertainment
8. Kinepolis Group (M, BE)   Movies & Entertainment 45 95 21 55
9. Ontex Group (L, BE)  Personal Products
9. Ontex Group (L, BE)   Personal Products 87 7 52 50
10. Fluxys Belgium (M, BE)  Oil & Gas Transportation
10. Fluxys Belgium (M, BE)   Oil & Gas Transportation 58 54 34 49

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