Ionis Pharmaceuticals (MEX:IONS) Risk Assessment


MEX:IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc MEX:IONS
72 GF Score
Price MXN1,150.00
GF Value MXN1,062.74
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Ionis Pharmaceuticals is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals  (MEX:IONS) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment Related Terms

MEX:IONS vs EXEL, BBIO, AXSM: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Risk Assessment vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Risk Assessment falls into.


MEX:IONS
72GF Score
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Is Ionis Pharmaceuticals (MEX:IONS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN1,150.00 is trading 8.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,062.74.

Key valuation signals for MEX:IONS:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: MXN1,062.74 vs. price of MXN1,150.00 (8.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:IONS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Address 2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92010
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is the leading developer of antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs. Its broad clinical and preclinical pipeline targets a wide variety of diseases, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, and rare diseases. Ionis and Biogen brought Spinraza to market in 2016 as a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and Biogen launched ALS drug Qalsody in 2023. Ionis brought two additional drugs to market via its cardiovascular-focused subsidiary Akcea, including ATTR amyloidosis drug Tegsedi (2018) and cardiology drug Waylivra (Europe, 2019). Ionis and AstraZeneca launched polyneuropathy drug Wainua in 2024. Ionis marked its first two independent launches in 2025 for Tryngolza (for FCS) and Dawnzera (for HAE).
72GF Score

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MXN1,150.00
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MXN1,062.74
GF Value