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CADL vs. SNDX, BGM, WVE, MLYS, ETNB, COLL, DYN, ELVN, RCUS, and CMRX

Should you be buying Candel Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Candel Therapeutics include Syndax Pharmaceuticals (SNDX), Qilian International Holding Group (BGM), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), 89bio (ETNB), Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL), Dyne Therapeutics (DYN), Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), and Chimerix (CMRX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Candel Therapeutics vs.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNDX) and Candel Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CADL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Syndax Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Candel Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Syndax Pharmaceuticals and 3 mentions for Candel Therapeutics. Syndax Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Candel Therapeutics' score of 0.64 indicating that Syndax Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Candel Therapeutics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Syndax Pharmaceuticals$23.68M41.80-$209.36M-$3.73-3.08
Candel Therapeutics$120K1,798.87-$37.94M-$1.75-2.61

Syndax Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -64.34% beat Candel Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Syndax PharmaceuticalsN/A -64.34% -57.72%
Candel Therapeutics N/A -629.29%-173.39%

Syndax Pharmaceuticals presently has a consensus target price of $36.20, indicating a potential upside of 214.65%. Candel Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 359.52%. Given Candel Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Candel Therapeutics is more favorable than Syndax Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Candel Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Syndax Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Candel Therapeutics has a beta of -0.95, indicating that its stock price is 195% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals received 374 more outperform votes than Candel Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.00% of users gave Candel Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 65.38% of users gave Syndax Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Syndax PharmaceuticalsOutperform Votes
391
65.38%
Underperform Votes
207
34.62%
Candel TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
17
68.00%
Underperform Votes
8
32.00%

13.9% of Candel Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Syndax Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.6% of Candel Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Candel Therapeutics beats Syndax Pharmaceuticals on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CADL vs. The Competition

MetricCandel TherapeuticsBiological Products IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$215.86M$2.84B$5.31B$7.35B
Dividend YieldN/A1.86%5.47%4.31%
P/E Ratio-2.6430.4821.9417.81
Price / Sales1,798.87441.91380.9497.68
Price / CashN/A168.6838.3134.64
Price / Book10.393.466.453.98
Net Income-$37.94M-$72.06M$3.22B$247.81M
7 Day Performance-8.05%2.57%5.85%3.19%
1 Month Performance-44.61%-15.93%-9.58%-7.70%
1 Year Performance-11.61%-25.72%11.85%1.49%

Candel Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CADL
Candel Therapeutics
2.3458 of 5 stars
$4.57
+0.9%
$21.00
+359.5%
-11.6%$215.86M$120,000.00-2.6460Short Interest ↑
SNDX
Syndax Pharmaceuticals
3.4211 of 5 stars
$11.24
+0.7%
$36.20
+222.1%
-44.7%$967.14M$23.68M-3.10110News Coverage
Gap Down
BGM
Qilian International Holding Group
N/A$9.65
-3.6%
N/AN/A$938.19M$25.10M0.00298Positive News
WVE
Wave Life Sciences
4.1844 of 5 stars
$6.00
+6.2%
$22.18
+269.7%
+21.6%$920.92M$108.30M-5.41240Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
MLYS
Mineralys Therapeutics
2.4019 of 5 stars
$13.92
+3.9%
$33.00
+137.1%
+18.2%$873.97MN/A-3.8228Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
ETNB
89bio
2.771 of 5 stars
$5.92
+7.1%
$27.56
+365.5%
-33.3%$864.23MN/A-2.0340Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Gap Down
COLL
Collegium Pharmaceutical
4.0976 of 5 stars
$26.73
+1.6%
$43.60
+63.1%
-22.5%$858.89M$631.45M11.52210Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
DYN
Dyne Therapeutics
3.4967 of 5 stars
$7.47
+6.1%
$47.46
+535.4%
-65.8%$845.01MN/A-2.10100
ELVN
Enliven Therapeutics
2.6272 of 5 stars
$17.19
+4.1%
$40.33
+134.6%
-4.3%$842.38MN/A-9.0550Gap Up
RCUS
Arcus Biosciences
2.428 of 5 stars
$7.67
-6.2%
$30.25
+294.4%
-46.0%$806.41M$258M-2.43500Positive News
CMRX
Chimerix
2.8633 of 5 stars
$8.54
+0.2%
$8.53
-0.1%
+865.6%$801.09M$212,000.00-9.0990Analyst Forecast
News Coverage

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