Candel Therapeutics (CADL) Competitors $5.56 -0.40 (-6.71%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.70 +0.14 (+2.43%) As of 05:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CADL vs. CALT, PAHC, NTLA, AMPH, XERS, COLL, SNDX, PHVS, VERV, and LENZShould you be buying Candel Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Candel Therapeutics include Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (CALT), Phibro Animal Health (PAHC), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH), Xeris Biopharma (XERS), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX), Pharvaris (PHVS), Verve Therapeutics (VERV), and LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Candel Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) Phibro Animal Health Intellia Therapeutics Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Xeris Biopharma Collegium Pharmaceutical Syndax Pharmaceuticals Pharvaris Verve Therapeutics LENZ Therapeutics Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (NASDAQ:CALT) and Candel Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CADL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CALT or CADL? 2.8% of Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Candel Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Candel Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CALT or CADL? Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) has higher revenue and earnings than Candel Therapeutics. Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Candel Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)$1.60B0.74-$43.96M-$1.85-21.62Candel Therapeutics$120K2,543.70-$55.18M-$0.69-8.06 Do analysts recommend CALT or CADL? Candel Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 295.68%. Given Candel Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Candel Therapeutics is more favorable than Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Candel Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Is CALT or CADL more profitable? Candel Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s net margin of -30.18%. Candel Therapeutics' return on equity of -52.81% beat Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)-30.18% -212.04% -27.96% Candel Therapeutics N/A -52.81%-29.61% Which has more volatility and risk, CALT or CADL? Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Candel Therapeutics has a beta of -0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CALT or CADL? In the previous week, Candel Therapeutics had 9 more articles in the media than Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Candel Therapeutics and 1 mentions for Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ). Candel Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Candel Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Candel Therapeutics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCandel Therapeutics beats Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Candel Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CADL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CADL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CADL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCandel TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$305.24M$3.07B$5.76B$9.65BDividend YieldN/A2.22%3.91%4.09%P/E Ratio-8.0620.4830.7825.12Price / Sales2,543.70355.18456.64116.46Price / CashN/A41.5625.2228.45Price / Book3.949.549.375.95Net Income-$55.18M-$54.74M$3.26B$265.46M7 Day Performance-12.44%2.39%1.88%0.96%1 Month Performance-17.51%4.60%3.73%2.47%1 Year Performance5.90%9.17%28.93%20.24% Candel Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CADLCandel Therapeutics2.7587 of 5 stars$5.56-6.7%$22.00+295.7%+13.1%$305.24M$120K-8.0660Earnings ReportCALTCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)N/A$40.00flatN/AN/A$1.19B$1.60B-21.62180PAHCPhibro Animal Health3.5623 of 5 stars$28.54+1.6%$24.40-14.5%+73.1%$1.14B$1.02B36.591,940Positive NewsNTLAIntellia Therapeutics4.4474 of 5 stars$10.74-0.5%$30.68+185.7%-52.6%$1.12B$57.88M-2.29600AMPHAmphastar Pharmaceuticals3.2012 of 5 stars$27.36+14.9%$30.00+9.6%-33.8%$1.11B$731.97M10.252,028High Trading VolumeXERSXeris Biopharma3.4026 of 5 stars$7.20+5.3%$6.25-13.2%+173.6%$1.10B$203.07M-34.28290COLLCollegium Pharmaceutical2.9368 of 5 stars$36.14+3.5%$42.33+17.1%+8.3%$1.10B$631.45M34.75210SNDXSyndax Pharmaceuticals4.0456 of 5 stars$12.51+0.2%$36.91+195.0%-20.4%$1.08B$23.68M-3.22110News CoverageInsider TradePHVSPharvaris2.7415 of 5 stars$20.84+3.6%$36.20+73.7%+18.2%$1.05BN/A-6.9230Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionVERVVerve Therapeutics3.0718 of 5 stars$11.13flat$14.57+30.9%N/A$992.13M$32.33M-5.27110LENZLENZ Therapeutics2.0326 of 5 stars$38.77+11.8%$49.60+27.9%+70.4%$989.15MN/A-20.41110Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CALT Competitors PAHC Competitors NTLA Competitors AMPH Competitors XERS Competitors COLL Competitors SNDX Competitors PHVS Competitors VERV Competitors LENZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CADL) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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