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$5.26 +0.63 (+13.69%)
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GLTO vs. LSB, LGVN, NAII, DRRX, CDIO, ATHE, LVTX, GDTC, EQ, and ENLV

Should you be buying Galecto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Galecto include Lakeshore Biopharma (LSB), Longeveron (LGVN), Natural Alternatives International (NAII), DURECT (DRRX), Cardio Diagnostics (CDIO), Alterity Therapeutics (ATHE), LAVA Therapeutics (LVTX), CytoMed Therapeutics (GDTC), Equillium (EQ), and Enlivex Therapeutics (ENLV). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Galecto vs.

Lakeshore Biopharma (NASDAQ:LSB) and Galecto (NASDAQ:GLTO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Galecto has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lakeshore Biopharma.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lakeshore Biopharma$80.82M0.31-$61.09MN/AN/A
GalectoN/AN/A-$38.35M-$19.14-0.28

Galecto received 32 more outperform votes than Lakeshore Biopharma when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lakeshore BiopharmaN/AN/A
GalectoOutperform Votes
32
60.38%
Underperform Votes
21
39.62%

Lakeshore Biopharma has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galecto has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

52.6% of Lakeshore Biopharma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Galecto shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Galecto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Lakeshore Biopharma's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Galecto's score of 0.00 indicating that Lakeshore Biopharma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Lakeshore Biopharma Positive
Galecto Neutral

Galecto has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.97%. Given Galecto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Galecto is more favorable than Lakeshore Biopharma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lakeshore Biopharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Galecto
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Lakeshore Biopharma's return on equity of 0.00% beat Galecto's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lakeshore BiopharmaN/A N/A N/A
Galecto N/A -76.96%-66.59%

Summary

Galecto beats Lakeshore Biopharma on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GLTO vs. The Competition

MetricGalectoPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.95M$6.21B$5.20B$9.14B
Dividend YieldN/A2.94%5.13%4.02%
P/E Ratio-0.289.2687.2517.09
Price / SalesN/A309.921,263.9177.22
Price / CashN/A61.4443.7736.04
Price / Book0.186.055.314.79
Net Income-$38.35M$154.90M$122.54M$224.99M
7 Day Performance10.36%1.35%1.44%2.37%
1 Month Performance12.00%0.41%2.51%4.40%
1 Year Performance-68.10%3.08%25.32%20.10%

Galecto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GLTO
Galecto
3.3533 of 5 stars
$5.26
+13.7%
$10.00
+90.0%
-68.1%$6.95MN/A-0.2840High Trading Volume
LSB
Lakeshore Biopharma
1.2606 of 5 stars
$2.86
-7.1%
N/AN/A$26.62M$672.27M0.00773Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
LGVN
Longeveron
3.4804 of 5 stars
$1.77
-1.1%
$8.67
+389.6%
-82.1%$26.26M$1.89M-0.2823Positive News
NAII
Natural Alternatives International
1.7155 of 5 stars
$4.20
-0.2%
N/A-33.2%$26.04M$112.98M-2.92290Analyst Forecast
Positive News
DRRX
DURECT
4.0314 of 5 stars
$0.83
+7.0%
$5.00
+506.1%
+16.1%$25.61M$8.59M-1.3580
CDIO
Cardio Diagnostics
3.1518 of 5 stars
$0.63
-6.4%
$2.00
+218.5%
-76.1%$25.40M$35,688.000.007Positive News
ATHE
Alterity Therapeutics
2.1682 of 5 stars
$3.45
+3.3%
$6.00
+73.9%
+83.9%$25.20MN/A0.0010Short Interest ↑
LVTX
LAVA Therapeutics
3.1165 of 5 stars
$0.99
+1.5%
$3.33
+236.7%
-40.9%$25.10M$7.35M-0.9660Positive News
GDTC
CytoMed Therapeutics
1.444 of 5 stars
$2.26
-18.1%
$5.00
+121.2%
-39.0%$24.72MN/A0.00N/APositive News
Gap Up
EQ
Equillium
2.254 of 5 stars
$0.70
-0.8%
$5.00
+619.3%
-22.3%$24.63M$45.91M-4.9640
ENLV
Enlivex Therapeutics
3.6144 of 5 stars
$1.15
+0.4%
$9.50
+726.1%
-58.8%$24.62MN/A-1.1770Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GLTO) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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