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Leap Therapeutics (LPTX) Competitors

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LPTX vs. APLT, KRON, BLUE, BYSI, GANX, ONCY, NBRV, PDSB, ACRV, and SKYE

Should you be buying Leap Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leap Therapeutics include Applied Therapeutics (APLT), Kronos Bio (KRON), bluebird bio (BLUE), BeyondSpring (BYSI), Gain Therapeutics (GANX), Oncolytics Biotech (ONCY), Nabriva Therapeutics (NBRV), PDS Biotechnology (PDSB), Acrivon Therapeutics (ACRV), and Skye Bioscience (SKYE). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Leap Therapeutics vs.

Leap Therapeutics (NASDAQ:LPTX) and Applied Therapeutics (NASDAQ:APLT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

30.5% of Leap Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Applied Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Leap Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Applied Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Leap Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Therapeutics. Leap Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Leap TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$81.41M-$1.84-0.20
Applied Therapeutics-$212K-173.44-$119.76M-$1.61-0.20

In the previous week, Applied Therapeutics had 3 more articles in the media than Leap Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Applied Therapeutics and 2 mentions for Leap Therapeutics. Leap Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Applied Therapeutics' score of -0.19 indicating that Leap Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Leap Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Applied Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Leap Therapeutics received 214 more outperform votes than Applied Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.37% of users gave Leap Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 57.55% of users gave Applied Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Leap TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
294
68.37%
Underperform Votes
136
31.63%
Applied TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
80
57.55%
Underperform Votes
59
42.45%

Leap Therapeutics has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Therapeutics has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Leap Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $4.92, suggesting a potential upside of 1,218.14%. Applied Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $6.10, suggesting a potential upside of 1,830.38%. Given Applied Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Therapeutics is more favorable than Leap Therapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Leap Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Applied Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Leap Therapeutics' return on equity of -116.24% beat Applied Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Leap TherapeuticsN/A -116.24% -93.18%
Applied Therapeutics N/A -260.75%-76.04%

Summary

Applied Therapeutics beats Leap Therapeutics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LPTX vs. The Competition

MetricLeap TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$15.10M$6.27B$5.29B$7.35B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%5.11%4.32%
P/E Ratio-0.196.6921.6917.68
Price / SalesN/A222.71373.7492.91
Price / CashN/A65.6738.1534.64
Price / Book0.165.776.363.94
Net Income-$81.41M$142.01M$3.20B$247.45M
7 Day Performance18.04%5.79%3.92%3.17%
1 Month Performance-12.19%-15.47%-10.36%-8.53%
1 Year Performance-87.57%-10.99%10.42%0.31%

Leap Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LPTX
Leap Therapeutics
1.7649 of 5 stars
$0.35
-4.1%
$4.92
+1,288.9%
-87.6%$14.61MN/A-0.1840Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
APLT
Applied Therapeutics
3.8372 of 5 stars
$0.41
-5.7%
$6.10
+1,387.8%
-94.1%$47.71M$-212,000.00-0.2530Earnings Report
Gap Up
KRON
Kronos Bio
3.4909 of 5 stars
$0.77
-1.1%
$1.63
+110.9%
-19.3%$46.98M$9.85M-0.54100Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Down
BLUE
bluebird bio
2.6133 of 5 stars
$4.77
-3.6%
$44.60
+835.0%
-79.0%$46.70M$83.81M-0.13520News Coverage
BYSI
BeyondSpring
N/A$1.15
-14.2%
N/A-30.0%$46.36M$1.88M0.0080Gap Down
High Trading Volume
GANX
Gain Therapeutics
3.0542 of 5 stars
$1.65
flat
$8.20
+397.0%
-44.9%$45.85M$50,000.00-1.5020Positive News
ONCY
Oncolytics Biotech
2.0352 of 5 stars
$0.53
+6.5%
$4.33
+721.3%
-47.4%$45.60MN/A-1.9530
NBRV
Nabriva Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/A$45.46M$35.59M0.0070
PDSB
PDS Biotechnology
1.5453 of 5 stars
$0.96
+1.4%
$9.00
+834.4%
-62.9%$43.73MN/A-0.8320Short Interest ↓
ACRV
Acrivon Therapeutics
1.9898 of 5 stars
$1.39
-7.9%
$23.17
+1,566.7%
-80.5%$43.58MN/A-0.5158Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
SKYE
Skye Bioscience
1.0568 of 5 stars
$1.39
+6.9%
$18.00
+1,195.0%
-89.8%$43.06MN/A-1.9311Analyst Revision
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This page (NASDAQ:LPTX) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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