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Vaccinex (VCNX) Competitors

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$0.74 -0.01 (-1.33%)
As of 04/17/2025 12:36 PM Eastern

VCNX vs. SLXN, BFRI, OMGA, MYNZ, AIM, GNPX, LIPO, AYTU, APLM, and GTBP

Should you be buying Vaccinex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vaccinex include Silexion Therapeutics (SLXN), Biofrontera (BFRI), Omega Therapeutics (OMGA), Mainz Biomed (MYNZ), AIM ImmunoTech (AIM), Genprex (GNPX), Lipella Pharmaceuticals (LIPO), Aytu BioPharma (AYTU), Apollomics (APLM), and GT Biopharma (GTBP). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Vaccinex vs.

Vaccinex (NASDAQ:VCNX) and Silexion Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLXN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

50.1% of Vaccinex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Silexion Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of Vaccinex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Silexion Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VaccinexN/A N/A -383.58%
Silexion Therapeutics N/A N/A -249.43%

Silexion Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vaccinex.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vaccinex$388K4.96-$20.25M-$48.27-0.02
Silexion TherapeuticsN/AN/A$260KN/AN/A

In the previous week, Vaccinex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Silexion Therapeutics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vaccinex Neutral
Silexion Therapeutics Neutral

Silexion Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 566.67%. Given Silexion Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Silexion Therapeutics is more favorable than Vaccinex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vaccinex
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Silexion Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Vaccinex received 121 more outperform votes than Silexion Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Silexion Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Vaccinex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
VaccinexOutperform Votes
123
60.00%
Underperform Votes
82
40.00%
Silexion TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
2
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

Vaccinex has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silexion Therapeutics has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Silexion Therapeutics beats Vaccinex on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VCNX vs. The Competition

MetricVaccinexPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.76M$6.44B$5.30B$7.34B
Dividend YieldN/A3.20%5.45%4.30%
P/E Ratio-0.026.8921.8617.80
Price / Sales4.96230.51380.6697.70
Price / CashN/A65.6738.2634.64
Price / Book-0.295.936.453.98
Net Income-$20.25M$142.99M$3.22B$247.81M
1 Month Performance19.35%-13.56%-9.76%-7.85%
1 Year Performance-84.77%-8.89%11.48%1.60%

Vaccinex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VCNX
Vaccinex
N/A$0.74
-1.3%
N/A-84.6%$2.76M$388,000.00-0.0240
SLXN
Silexion Therapeutics
N/A$0.85
+0.8%
$5.00
+486.8%
N/A$7.17MN/A0.00N/AGap Down
BFRI
Biofrontera
2.9871 of 5 stars
$0.80
-4.6%
$7.00
+773.9%
-49.1%$7.11M$37.32M-0.3570Short Interest ↓
Negative News
Gap Down
OMGA
Omega Therapeutics
1.7137 of 5 stars
$0.13
-21.8%
$9.20
+7,260.0%
-94.8%$6.92M$8.10M-0.09120Gap Up
MYNZ
Mainz Biomed
1.9113 of 5 stars
$3.37
+1.2%
$14.00
+315.4%
-91.1%$6.74M$893,991.00-0.0530Gap Down
AIM
AIM ImmunoTech
1.765 of 5 stars
$0.09
-22.3%
$2.75
+2,908.8%
-80.5%$6.61M$170,000.00-0.1920Gap Down
High Trading Volume
GNPX
Genprex
4.4105 of 5 stars
$0.26
-0.8%
$10.00
+3,680.7%
-89.1%$6.39MN/A0.0020Short Interest ↓
Positive News
LIPO
Lipella Pharmaceuticals
2.16 of 5 stars
$2.45
+0.4%
N/A-57.9%$6.25M$536,357.00-0.584Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
AYTU
Aytu BioPharma
0.8427 of 5 stars
$1.00
-3.7%
N/A-63.6%$6.17M$77.23M-0.69160Positive News
Gap Up
APLM
Apollomics
1.6963 of 5 stars
$5.63
-5.4%
$200.00
+3,452.4%
-88.3%$6.12M$1.22M0.0045Positive News
Gap Up
GTBP
GT Biopharma
3.4507 of 5 stars
$2.29
+2.7%
$11.00
+380.3%
-41.3%$5.81MN/A-0.338Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:VCNX) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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