Galectin Therapeutics (GALT) Competitors $5.37 -0.57 (-9.60%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.50 +0.13 (+2.42%) As of 09/12/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GALT vs. SION, STOK, MLYS, PHAR, NUVB, SYRE, CRON, ORIC, ATAI, and PRAXShould you be buying Galectin Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Galectin Therapeutics include Sionna Therapeutics (SION), Stoke Therapeutics (STOK), Mineralys Therapeutics (MLYS), Pharming Group (PHAR), Nuvation Bio (NUVB), Spyre Therapeutics (SYRE), Cronos Group (CRON), Oric Pharmaceuticals (ORIC), atai Life Sciences (ATAI), and Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Galectin Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Sionna Therapeutics Stoke Therapeutics Mineralys Therapeutics Pharming Group Nuvation Bio Spyre Therapeutics Cronos Group Oric Pharmaceuticals atai Life Sciences Praxis Precision Medicines Sionna Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SION) and Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GALT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SION or GALT? 11.7% of Galectin Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Sionna Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.1% of Galectin Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SION or GALT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSionna TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$61.69MN/AN/AGalectin TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$47.05M-$0.64-8.39 Do analysts recommend SION or GALT? Sionna Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.45%. Galectin Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Sionna Therapeutics' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sionna Therapeutics is more favorable than Galectin Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sionna Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Galectin Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SION or GALT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sionna TherapeuticsN/A N/A N/A Galectin Therapeutics N/A N/A -225.32% Does the media prefer SION or GALT? In the previous week, Sionna Therapeutics had 10 more articles in the media than Galectin Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sionna Therapeutics and 3 mentions for Galectin Therapeutics. Galectin Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Sionna Therapeutics' score of 0.76 indicating that Galectin Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sionna Therapeutics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Galectin Therapeutics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySionna Therapeutics beats Galectin Therapeutics on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Galectin Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GALT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 GALT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGalectin TherapeuticsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$380.52M$2.59B$5.87B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A56.51%5.68%4.59%P/E Ratio-8.3923.5374.5225.93Price / SalesN/A699.42549.78198.13Price / CashN/A171.1637.5660.44Price / Book-3.205.3712.166.29Net Income-$47.05M$32.95M$3.28B$270.77M7 Day Performance16.74%1.28%0.87%3.88%1 Month Performance46.32%6.09%4.96%4.88%1 Year Performance87.11%-2.15%60.74%26.01% Galectin Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GALTGalectin Therapeutics1.3317 of 5 stars$5.37-9.6%$6.00+11.7%+98.2%$380.52MN/A-8.399Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSIONSionna Therapeutics2.8099 of 5 stars$24.62-4.3%$38.50+56.4%N/A$1.09BN/A0.0035Gap UpSTOKStoke Therapeutics3.9686 of 5 stars$19.76-0.1%$25.57+29.4%+71.1%$1.08B$36.56M23.25100Positive NewsMLYSMineralys Therapeutics3 of 5 stars$15.48+1.7%$34.40+122.2%+220.1%$1.03BN/A-4.3528Analyst ForecastPHARPharming Group2.0718 of 5 stars$14.84+1.7%$30.00+102.2%+95.1%$1.02B$297.20M-114.15280News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpNUVBNuvation Bio2.6187 of 5 stars$2.98+1.9%$7.33+146.5%+3.0%$1.02B$7.87M-4.7260Gap DownSYRESpyre Therapeutics2.3307 of 5 stars$16.49-1.4%$53.40+223.8%-45.0%$996.01M$890K-4.8573Positive NewsCRONCronos Group2.517 of 5 stars$2.60flatN/A+17.1%$995.90M$117.61M52.00450ORICOric Pharmaceuticals4.5439 of 5 stars$10.23+2.0%$17.63+72.3%+19.0%$993.57MN/A-5.4180Positive NewsATAIatai Life Sciences2.8896 of 5 stars$4.58-1.5%$11.25+145.6%+276.4%$981.67M$310K-6.6480Positive NewsPRAXPraxis Precision Medicines2.4564 of 5 stars$45.54-1.0%$85.88+88.6%-35.8%$958.42M$8.55M-3.71110Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SION Alternatives STOK Alternatives MLYS Alternatives PHAR Alternatives NUVB Alternatives SYRE Alternatives CRON Alternatives ORIC Alternatives ATAI Alternatives PRAX Alternatives 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:GALT) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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