Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Competitors $4.78 -0.16 (-3.14%) As of 11:04 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APDN vs. GLXG, CDTG, LDWY, LIFW, IDW, GMHS, QH, BIAF, RVYL, and SUGPShould you be buying Applied DNA Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied DNA Sciences include Galaxy Payroll Group (GLXG), CDT Environmental Technology Investment (CDTG), Lendway (LDWY), MSP Recovery (LIFW), IDW Media (IDW), Gamehaus (GMHS), Quhuo (QH), bioAffinity Technologies (BIAF), Ryvyl (RVYL), and SU Group (SUGP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied DNA Sciences vs. Its Competitors Galaxy Payroll Group CDT Environmental Technology Investment Lendway MSP Recovery IDW Media Gamehaus Quhuo bioAffinity Technologies Ryvyl SU Group Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) and Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APDN or GLXG? 22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, APDN or GLXG? Galaxy Payroll Group has higher revenue and earnings than Applied DNA Sciences. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied DNA Sciences$3.43M0.61-$6.99M-$537.48-0.01Galaxy Payroll Group$3.86M2.54$700KN/AN/A Is APDN or GLXG more profitable? Galaxy Payroll Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Applied DNA Sciences' net margin of -194.14%. Galaxy Payroll Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Applied DNA Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied DNA Sciences-194.14% -66.95% -50.34% Galaxy Payroll Group N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to APDN or GLXG? In the previous week, Applied DNA Sciences had 8 more articles in the media than Galaxy Payroll Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied DNA Sciences and 0 mentions for Galaxy Payroll Group. Galaxy Payroll Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Applied DNA Sciences' score of 0.16 indicating that Galaxy Payroll Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Applied DNA Sciences Neutral Galaxy Payroll Group Neutral SummaryGalaxy Payroll Group beats Applied DNA Sciences on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Applied DNA Sciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APDN 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 APDN 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 APDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApplied DNA SciencesPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.11M$2.10B$7.56B$9.01BDividend YieldN/A1.88%4.55%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.0139.5624.8920.06Price / Sales0.614.95114.21119.24Price / CashN/A60.2427.2756.90Price / Book0.029.854.365.59Net Income-$6.99M$110.42M$791.63M$248.50M7 Day Performance6.10%6.59%2.60%2.67%1 Month Performance-6.36%10.84%6.16%5.49%1 Year Performance-98.36%188.07%33.16%21.00% Applied DNA Sciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDNApplied DNA Sciences0.2308 of 5 stars$4.79-3.1%N/A-98.5%$2.11M$3.43M-0.0170News CoverageGap DownGLXGGalaxy Payroll GroupN/A$0.49-3.9%N/AN/A$9.06M$3.86M0.0026CDTGCDT Environmental Technology InvestmentN/A$0.82-2.5%N/A-81.6%$8.99M$29.76M0.00107Gap DownLDWYLendway0.537 of 5 stars$4.99+1.6%N/A+12.8%$8.69M$37.77M-2.0230Positive NewsGap DownLIFWMSP RecoveryN/A$1.27-8.6%N/A-88.3%$8.33M$10.73M-0.013IDWIDW MediaN/A$0.54-0.9%N/A+84.9%$7.27M$30.84M-1.5380GMHSGamehausN/A$1.63+5.2%N/AN/A$7.03M$145.24M0.00N/AGap UpQHQuhuo1.0131 of 5 stars$1.18+5.7%N/A+204.8%$6.88M$417.42M0.00680BIAFbioAffinity Technologies2.0241 of 5 stars$0.23-2.6%$6.00+2,506.4%-86.6%$6.73M$9.36M-0.3210Gap UpRVYLRyvyl1.7155 of 5 stars$0.78-1.1%N/A-50.0%$6.61M$56M-0.0950News CoverageGap DownSUGPSU Group1.4735 of 5 stars$0.50+8.9%N/A-81.6%$6.36M$23.43M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Galaxy Payroll Group Competitors CDT Environmental Technology Investment Competitors Lendway Competitors MSP Recovery Competitors IDW Media Competitors Gamehaus Competitors Quhuo Competitors bioAffinity Technologies Competitors Ryvyl Competitors SU Group Competitors 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:APDN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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