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GILD vs TWST

Side-by-side comparison of Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) and Twist Bioscience Corporation (TWST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both GILD and TWST operate in Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances) (Health Care), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GILD is the larger of the two at $162.43B, about 45.3x TWST ($3.58B).
  • Over the past year, GILD is up 26.7% and TWST is up 54.9% - TWST leads by 28.1 points.
  • GILD has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for TWST).
  • GILD has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 12 for TWST).
PerformanceGILD+26.74%TWST+54.85%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricGILDTWST
Company
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Twist Bioscience Corporation
Price
$130.84+1.56%
$58.38+2.91%
Market cap
$162.43B
$3.58B
1M return
-6.10%
+22.78%
1Y return
+26.74%
+54.85%
Industry
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
1992
2018
News (4w)
11
8
Recent ratings
25
12
GILD

Gilead Sciences Inc.

Gilead Sciences, Inc., a research-based biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines in the areas of unmet medical need in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/ Eviplera, Stribild, and Atripla products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; Veklury, an injection for intravenous use, for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019; and Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi, Vemlidy, and Viread for the treatment of liver diseases. It also offers Yescarta, Tecartus, Trodelvy, and Zydelig products for the treatment of hematology, oncology, and cell therapy patients. In addition, the company provides Letairis, an oral formulation for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; Ranexa, an oral formulation for the treatment of chronic angina; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation for the treatment of serious invasive fungal infections. Gilead Sciences, Inc. has collaboration agreements with Arcus Biosciences, Inc.; Pionyr; Tizona; Tango Therapeutics, Inc.; Jounce Therapeutics, Inc.; Galapagos; Janssen; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; Gadeta; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Merck; and Novo Nordisk A/S. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

TWST

Twist Bioscience Corporation

Twist Bioscience Corporation, a synthetic biology company, manufactures and sells synthetic DNA-based products. The company's DNA synthesis platform enables the manufacturing of synthetic DNA by writing DNA on a silicon chip. It offers synthetic DNA-based products, including synthetic genes, tools for sample preparation, antibody libraries for drug discovery and development, and DNA as a digital data storage medium. The company has collaboration agreements with ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd.; Victorian Clinical Genetic Services; Vivlion GmbH; and Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Research, Inc. Twist Bioscience Corporation was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

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