Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS) Competitors $1.94 -0.01 (-0.51%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RGLS vs. ZBIO, RIGL, VSTM, VNDA, EBS, XOMA, IRWD, CDXS, SGMO, and LXRXShould you be buying Regulus Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regulus Therapeutics include Zenas Biopharma (ZBIO), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Verastem (VSTM), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Emergent BioSolutions (EBS), XOMA (XOMA), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Codexis (CDXS), Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO), and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry. Regulus Therapeutics vs. Zenas Biopharma Rigel Pharmaceuticals Verastem Vanda Pharmaceuticals Emergent BioSolutions XOMA Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Codexis Sangamo Therapeutics Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RGLS) and Zenas Biopharma (NASDAQ:ZBIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RGLS or ZBIO? 92.4% of Regulus Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Regulus Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate RGLS or ZBIO? Regulus Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 557.22%. Zenas Biopharma has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 380.19%. Given Regulus Therapeutics' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Regulus Therapeutics is more favorable than Zenas Biopharma.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Regulus Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Zenas Biopharma 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RGLS or ZBIO? Regulus Therapeutics received 492 more outperform votes than Zenas Biopharma when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Zenas Biopharma an outperform vote while only 63.99% of users gave Regulus Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRegulus TherapeuticsOutperform Votes49463.99% Underperform Votes27836.01% Zenas BiopharmaOutperform Votes2100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Does the media favor RGLS or ZBIO? In the previous week, Zenas Biopharma had 9 more articles in the media than Regulus Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Zenas Biopharma and 3 mentions for Regulus Therapeutics. Regulus Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Zenas Biopharma's score of 0.05 indicating that Regulus Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Regulus Therapeutics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Zenas Biopharma 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is RGLS or ZBIO more profitable? Zenas Biopharma's return on equity of 0.00% beat Regulus Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Regulus TherapeuticsN/A -53.07% -48.58% Zenas Biopharma N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, RGLS or ZBIO? Regulus Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zenas Biopharma. Zenas Biopharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regulus Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRegulus TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$30.04M-$0.87-2.23Zenas Biopharma$5M69.64-$148.39M-$3.55-2.35 SummaryRegulus Therapeutics beats Zenas Biopharma on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Regulus Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RGLS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 RGLS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRegulus TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$128.51M$6.26B$5.29B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A3.24%5.11%4.32%P/E Ratio-1.816.6921.6517.68Price / SalesN/A222.70371.0992.89Price / CashN/A65.6738.1534.64Price / Book1.855.776.373.94Net Income-$30.04M$142.01M$3.20B$247.45M7 Day Performance13.45%2.88%1.79%0.48%1 Month Performance31.08%-13.93%-9.41%-7.08%1 Year Performance-24.22%-12.36%9.61%-0.35% Regulus Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RGLSRegulus Therapeutics2.424 of 5 stars$1.94-0.5%$12.75+557.2%-29.9%$128.51MN/A-1.8130Short Interest ↑Gap DownZBIOZenas BiopharmaN/A$7.75+0.5%$40.00+416.1%N/A$323.94M$5M-2.18N/ANews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRIGLRigel Pharmaceuticals2.7678 of 5 stars$17.04-1.2%$36.80+116.0%+48.2%$304.39M$179.28M121.72160News CoveragePositive NewsVSTMVerastem3.0735 of 5 stars$5.10-1.2%$13.88+172.1%-56.5%$262.58M$10M-1.6050VNDAVanda Pharmaceuticals4.1686 of 5 stars$4.19+1.2%$16.50+293.8%+7.6%$244.34M$198.77M-13.09290News CoveragePositive NewsEBSEmergent BioSolutions4.3126 of 5 stars$4.43-1.9%$14.33+223.3%+134.1%$240.88M$1.01B-1.082,420Positive NewsXOMAXOMA4.3661 of 5 stars$19.23-1.1%$72.00+274.4%-14.5%$230.36M$10.22M-5.5310Gap UpIRWDIronwood Pharmaceuticals4.5629 of 5 stars$1.27-5.2%$8.60+577.2%-90.7%$203.24M$351.41M-42.33220Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownCDXSCodexis3.1454 of 5 stars$2.06-3.3%$8.33+304.5%-16.4%$170.64M$59.35M-2.37250Gap DownSGMOSangamo Therapeutics2.2007 of 5 stars$0.71+7.7%$5.17+630.9%+33.0%$158.85M$57.80M-0.94480Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLXRXLexicon Pharmaceuticals2.8166 of 5 stars$0.52+23.5%$3.67+608.7%-72.6%$127.40M$31.08M-0.69140Analyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Zenas Biopharma Alternatives Rigel Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Verastem Alternatives Vanda Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Emergent BioSolutions Alternatives XOMA Alternatives Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Codexis Alternatives Sangamo Therapeutics Alternatives Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Alternatives 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:RGLS) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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