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$22.67 -3.13 (-12.13%)
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SLGL vs. CHEK, DRCT, SLS, ENTA, LFVN, ACTU, NKTX, NVCT, CYBN, and BIOA

Should you be buying Sol-Gel Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sol-Gel Technologies include Check-Cap (CHEK), Direct Digital (DRCT), SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SLS), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA), Lifevantage (LFVN), Actuate Therapeutics (ACTU), Nkarta (NKTX), Nuvectis Pharma (NVCT), Cybin (CYBN), and BioAge Labs (BIOA).

Sol-Gel Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) and Sol-Gel Technologies (NASDAQ:SLGL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, Sol-Gel Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Check-Cap. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sol-Gel Technologies and 1 mentions for Check-Cap. Sol-Gel Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Check-Cap's score of 0.05 indicating that Sol-Gel Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Check-Cap
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Sol-Gel Technologies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Check-Cap has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sol-Gel Technologies' net margin of -14.25%. Check-Cap's return on equity of 0.00% beat Sol-Gel Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Check-CapN/A N/A N/A
Sol-Gel Technologies -14.25%-11.80%-9.39%

1.1% of Check-Cap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Sol-Gel Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.5% of Sol-Gel Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sol-Gel Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Check-Cap. Sol-Gel Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check-Cap, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Check-CapN/AN/A-$17.57M-$3.00-0.21
Sol-Gel Technologies$23.93M2.64-$10.58M-$1.23-18.43

Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sol-Gel Technologies has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sol-Gel Technologies beats Check-Cap on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SLGL vs. The Competition

MetricSol-Gel TechnologiesMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$63.16M$4.11B$5.83B$9.73B
Dividend YieldN/A1.24%3.84%4.09%
P/E Ratio-18.4311.2631.1625.99
Price / Sales2.6412.23474.86122.97
Price / CashN/A6.9837.1558.38
Price / Book1.984.929.116.38
Net Income-$10.58M-$109.62M$3.26B$265.56M
7 Day Performance46.83%5.00%2.06%1.89%
1 Month Performance143.50%25.67%5.08%1.23%
1 Year Performance226.23%34.52%31.26%21.10%

Sol-Gel Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLGL
Sol-Gel Technologies
1.0982 of 5 stars
$22.67
-12.1%
N/A+330.0%$63.16M$23.93M-18.4350News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Down
Trading Halted
High Trading Volume
CHEK
Check-Cap
0.4077 of 5 stars
$0.66
-0.6%
N/A-67.0%$3.89MN/A-0.2280Short Interest ↑
DRCT
Direct Digital
2.5286 of 5 stars
$0.40
-3.2%
$6.00
+1,412.5%
-87.3%$9.23M$62.29M-0.2260
SLS
SELLAS Life Sciences Group
2.9316 of 5 stars
$1.73
+6.1%
$7.00
+304.6%
+34.4%$171.63M$1M-5.4110
ENTA
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
3.666 of 5 stars
$8.17
+2.1%
$21.67
+165.2%
-32.4%$171.02M$64.81M-1.89160
LFVN
Lifevantage
3.9835 of 5 stars
$13.69
+1.5%
$30.50
+122.8%
+48.4%$169.81M$222.35M19.84260News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ACTU
Actuate Therapeutics
N/A$8.25
+1.6%
$20.50
+148.5%
-10.9%$166.22MN/A0.0010News Coverage
Analyst Revision
NKTX
Nkarta
2.0708 of 5 stars
$2.35
+0.9%
$13.60
+478.7%
-56.9%$165.49MN/A-1.59140
NVCT
Nuvectis Pharma
3.8378 of 5 stars
$6.45
+0.3%
$15.33
+137.7%
-11.3%$163.69MN/A-5.518Positive News
CYBN
Cybin
2.5036 of 5 stars
$6.92
-2.0%
$85.00
+1,128.3%
N/A$163.24MN/A-1.5850News Coverage
Analyst Revision
BIOA
BioAge Labs
N/A$4.52
-0.7%
N/AN/A$163.12M$3.86M0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:SLGL) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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