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GLTO vs. ME, NRSN, CLDI, SLGL, MEIP, COCP, SYBX, IPA, QNTM, and MTVA

Should you be buying Galecto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Galecto include 23andMe (ME), NeuroSense Therapeutics (NRSN), Calidi Biotherapeutics (CLDI), Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL), MEI Pharma (MEIP), Cocrystal Pharma (COCP), Synlogic (SYBX), ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (IPA), Quantum Biopharma (QNTM), and MetaVia (MTVA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Galecto vs.

23andMe (NASDAQ:ME) 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 earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Galecto has a net margin of 0.00% compared to 23andMe's net margin of -183.39%. Galecto's return on equity of -76.96% beat 23andMe's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
23andMe-183.39% -170.07% -62.13%
Galecto N/A -76.96%-66.59%

In the previous week, 23andMe had 5 more articles in the media than Galecto. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 23andMe and 3 mentions for Galecto. Galecto's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat 23andMe's score of 0.05 indicating that Galecto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
23andMe
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Galecto
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Galecto received 20 more outperform votes than 23andMe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave Galecto an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave 23andMe an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
23andMeOutperform Votes
12
46.15%
Underperform Votes
14
53.85%
GalectoOutperform Votes
32
60.38%
Underperform Votes
21
39.62%

Galecto has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 289.11%. Given Galecto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Galecto is more favorable than 23andMe.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
23andMe
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Galecto
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

23andMe has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galecto has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Galecto has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 23andMe. Galecto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 23andMe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
23andMe$208.78M0.06-$666.70M-$15.45-0.03
GalectoN/AN/A-$38.35M-$18.61-0.14

36.1% of 23andMe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Galecto shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of 23andMe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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.

Summary

Galecto beats 23andMe on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GLTO vs. The Competition

MetricGalectoPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.40M$6.33B$5.33B$7.57B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%5.11%4.32%
P/E Ratio-0.136.7921.7217.82
Price / SalesN/A225.96376.8894.61
Price / CashN/A65.6738.1534.64
Price / Book0.095.866.474.00
Net Income-$38.35M$141.86M$3.20B$247.23M
7 Day Performance5.33%4.50%2.86%1.45%
1 Month Performance-36.54%-12.65%-8.55%-6.24%
1 Year Performance-84.85%-11.06%10.58%0.60%

Galecto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GLTO
Galecto
2.4299 of 5 stars
$2.57
+3.2%
$10.00
+289.1%
-85.0%$3.40MN/A-0.1340Short Interest ↑
ME
23andMe
1.454 of 5 stars
$0.50
-35.3%
$9.40
+1,787.6%
-93.8%$13.36M$208.78M-0.03770Gap Down
High Trading Volume
NRSN
NeuroSense Therapeutics
0.4699 of 5 stars
$0.97
-2.0%
N/A-30.7%$13.26MN/A-1.5210Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
CLDI
Calidi Biotherapeutics
1.7233 of 5 stars
$0.50
flat
$15.00
+2,923.6%
N/A$13.13M$50,000.000.0038
SLGL
Sol-Gel Technologies
2.8389 of 5 stars
$0.47
+0.9%
$5.00
+963.8%
-41.9%$13.09M$11.71M-1.3850Positive News
MEIP
MEI Pharma
2.5136 of 5 stars
$1.93
-3.5%
$7.00
+262.7%
-37.2%$12.86M$65.30M-0.34100Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
COCP
Cocrystal Pharma
2.7447 of 5 stars
$1.26
-11.3%
$7.00
+455.6%
-4.2%$12.82MN/A-0.6810Positive News
Gap Down
SYBX
Synlogic
2.0911 of 5 stars
$1.08
flat
N/A-41.9%$12.63M$8,000.00-0.2680Positive News
Gap Down
IPA
ImmunoPrecise Antibodies
2.6982 of 5 stars
$0.40
+12.3%
$4.00
+889.6%
-66.9%$12.56M$24.00M-0.5280Short Interest ↓
QNTM
Quantum Biopharma
N/A$6.36
-10.0%
N/AN/A$12.21MN/A-0.41N/AGap Down
MTVA
MetaVia
2.2476 of 5 stars
$1.40
-4.0%
$12.00
+756.5%
N/A$12.13MN/A0.0010News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
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This page (NASDAQ:GLTO) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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