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XFOR vs. SCLX, CABA, LFVN, MIST, AVTX, THTX, CHRS, GLSI, CLLS, and CYBN

Should you be buying X4 Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of X4 Pharmaceuticals include Scilex (SCLX), Cabaletta Bio (CABA), Lifevantage (LFVN), Milestone Pharmaceuticals (MIST), Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX), Theratechnologies (THTX), Coherus Oncology (CHRS), Greenwich LifeSciences (GLSI), Cellectis (CLLS), and Cybin (CYBN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

X4 Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) and X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, X4 Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Scilex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for X4 Pharmaceuticals and 2 mentions for Scilex. Scilex's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat X4 Pharmaceuticals' score of 1.16 indicating that Scilex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scilex
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
X4 Pharmaceuticals
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Scilex has a net margin of -179.12% compared to X4 Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -311.15%. Scilex's return on equity of 0.00% beat X4 Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scilex-179.12% N/A -109.95%
X4 Pharmaceuticals -311.15%-375.31%-72.87%

Scilex currently has a consensus target price of $455.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,916.84%. X4 Pharmaceuticals has a consensus target price of $34.17, indicating a potential upside of 964.38%. Given Scilex's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Scilex is more favorable than X4 Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scilex
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
X4 Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

69.7% of Scilex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of X4 Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Scilex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of X4 Pharmaceuticals shares are held 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.

Scilex has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, X4 Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

X4 Pharmaceuticals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Scilex. Scilex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than X4 Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scilex$56.59M2.77-$72.81M-$29.02-0.78
X4 Pharmaceuticals$32.77M1.12-$37.45M-$14.84-0.22

Summary

Scilex and X4 Pharmaceuticals tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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XFOR vs. The Competition

MetricX4 PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$36.62M$3.09B$5.70B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A2.32%5.72%4.60%
P/E Ratio-0.2221.3075.8626.51
Price / Sales1.12380.87491.12165.50
Price / CashN/A44.4425.8129.89
Price / Book0.829.6112.846.32
Net Income-$37.45M-$53.28M$3.28B$270.51M
7 Day Performance-2.13%0.32%0.22%2.15%
1 Month Performance12.63%4.59%4.61%6.35%
1 Year Performance-83.85%9.24%68.33%25.49%

X4 Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
XFOR
X4 Pharmaceuticals
4.6864 of 5 stars
$3.21
+7.4%
$34.17
+964.4%
-86.0%$36.62M$32.77M-0.2280Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
SCLX
Scilex
2.2004 of 5 stars
$22.17
-2.8%
$455.00
+1,952.3%
-36.1%$158.59M$56.59M-0.7680Positive News
CABA
Cabaletta Bio
3.0584 of 5 stars
$1.68
-1.2%
$14.50
+763.1%
-53.5%$155.49MN/A-0.6250Positive News
LFVN
Lifevantage
3.9973 of 5 stars
$11.44
-5.5%
$30.50
+166.6%
+1.7%$153.69M$228.53M15.46260High Trading Volume
MIST
Milestone Pharmaceuticals
2.4456 of 5 stars
$1.75
-2.8%
$5.00
+185.7%
+29.6%$152.99M$1M-2.0830Positive News
AVTX
Avalo Therapeutics
3.9005 of 5 stars
$11.41
-1.6%
$30.00
+162.9%
+12.9%$152.57M$440K0.0040News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
THTX
Theratechnologies
N/A$3.27
flat
N/A+143.7%$150.35M$85.87M-17.21140Short Interest ↓
CHRS
Coherus Oncology
4.2001 of 5 stars
$1.37
+6.2%
$4.51
+229.4%
-2.3%$149.93M$272.21M0.88330
GLSI
Greenwich LifeSciences
1.5378 of 5 stars
$11.17
+2.2%
$42.00
+276.0%
-21.8%$148.98MN/A-8.213
CLLS
Cellectis
3.3518 of 5 stars
$2.74
+2.2%
$4.00
+46.0%
+32.9%$148.96M$49.22M-3.34290Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
CYBN
Cybin
2.1401 of 5 stars
$6.27
-6.8%
$85.00
+1,255.7%
N/A$147.91MN/A-1.4350

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This page (NASDAQ:XFOR) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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