Equillium (EQ) Competitors $0.42 +0.01 (+2.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.43 +0.01 (+2.36%) As of 04:02 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQ vs. MDCX, NBRV, APLT, PLUR, PRLD, MURA, ATNM, SCLX, GRCE, and XCURShould you be buying Equillium stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equillium include Medicus Pharma (MDCX), Nabriva Therapeutics (NBRV), Applied Therapeutics (APLT), Pluri (PLUR), Prelude Therapeutics (PRLD), Mural Oncology (MURA), Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM), Scilex (SCLX), Grace Therapeutics (GRCE), and Exicure (XCUR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Equillium vs. Its Competitors Medicus Pharma Nabriva Therapeutics Applied Therapeutics Pluri Prelude Therapeutics Mural Oncology Actinium Pharmaceuticals Scilex Grace Therapeutics Exicure Medicus Pharma (NASDAQ:MDCX) and Equillium (NASDAQ:EQ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MDCX or EQ? Equillium has higher revenue and earnings than Medicus Pharma. Medicus Pharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equillium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMedicus PharmaN/AN/A-$11.16M-$1.16-2.78Equillium$41.10M0.37-$8.07M-$0.39-1.09 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MDCX or EQ? 27.1% of Equillium shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Medicus Pharma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Equillium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MDCX or EQ more profitable? Medicus Pharma has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equillium's net margin of -19.62%. Equillium's return on equity of -74.34% beat Medicus Pharma's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medicus PharmaN/A -380.03% -224.22% Equillium -19.62%-74.34%-46.75% Do analysts rate MDCX or EQ? Medicus Pharma currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 629.81%. Equillium has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 607.55%. Given Medicus Pharma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Medicus Pharma is more favorable than Equillium.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Medicus Pharma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Equillium 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer MDCX or EQ? In the previous week, Medicus Pharma had 1 more articles in the media than Equillium. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Medicus Pharma and 3 mentions for Equillium. Medicus Pharma's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Equillium's score of 0.40 indicating that Medicus Pharma is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Medicus Pharma 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equillium 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEquillium beats Medicus Pharma on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Equillium News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQ 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 EQ 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 EQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquilliumMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.15M$2.93B$5.51B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A2.46%4.25%4.09%P/E Ratio-1.0920.2628.1319.87Price / Sales0.37260.96401.9788.80Price / CashN/A42.3835.5357.53Price / Book0.797.828.265.72Net Income-$8.07M-$55.11M$3.24B$257.80M7 Day Performance21.77%2.35%0.65%1.13%1 Month Performance28.48%13.13%8.13%11.37%1 Year Performance-54.25%1.94%28.59%17.01% Equillium Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQEquillium2.7066 of 5 stars$0.42+2.2%$3.00+607.5%-54.4%$15.15M$41.10M-1.0940News CoverageMDCXMedicus Pharma2.2211 of 5 stars$3.40+0.6%$23.50+591.2%N/A$45.88MN/A-2.93N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNBRVNabriva TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/A$45.46M$35.59M0.0070APLTApplied Therapeutics4.5576 of 5 stars$0.34+4.9%$6.10+1,717.6%-92.2%$45.30M$460K-0.7830Positive NewsPLURPluri3.3061 of 5 stars$5.79+0.2%$12.00+107.3%-13.7%$45.28M$330K-1.05150Positive NewsGap DownPRLDPrelude Therapeutics3.7073 of 5 stars$0.81+1.6%$4.50+457.8%-86.8%$44.82M$7M-0.48120Positive NewsMURAMural Oncology3.4426 of 5 stars$2.48-3.9%$12.00+383.9%-28.4%$44.55MN/A-0.32119Positive NewsATNMActinium Pharmaceuticals2.8357 of 5 stars$1.42-1.4%$4.00+181.7%N/A$44.30MN/A-1.0230Positive NewsSCLXScilex2.5614 of 5 stars$6.25-1.7%$455.00+7,180.0%-89.8%$44.21M$50.71M-0.2280Positive NewsGap UpGRCEGrace Therapeutics2.5756 of 5 stars$3.00-4.2%$12.00+300.0%N/A$43.28MN/A-3.37N/AGap DownXCURExicure1.3494 of 5 stars$6.47-4.6%N/A+1,926.0%$42.83M$500K-1.6950Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Medicus Pharma Competitors Nabriva Therapeutics Competitors Applied Therapeutics Competitors Pluri Competitors Prelude Therapeutics Competitors Mural Oncology Competitors Actinium Pharmaceuticals Competitors Scilex Competitors Grace Therapeutics Competitors Exicure 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:EQ) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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