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GBIO vs. CLYM, CABA, MCRB, TCRX, VNRX, SRZN, EPIX, PLRX, MGNX, and ZURA

Should you be buying Generation Bio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Generation Bio include Climb Bio (CLYM), Cabaletta Bio (CABA), Seres Therapeutics (MCRB), TScan Therapeutics (TCRX), VolitionRx (VNRX), Surrozen (SRZN), ESSA Pharma (EPIX), Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX), MacroGenics (MGNX), and Zura Bio (ZURA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Generation Bio vs. Its Competitors

Climb Bio (NASDAQ:CLYM) and Generation Bio (NASDAQ:GBIO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Generation Bio had 1 more articles in the media than Climb Bio. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Generation Bio and 2 mentions for Climb Bio. Climb Bio's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Generation Bio's score of 0.87 indicating that Climb Bio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Climb Bio
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Generation Bio
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Climb BioN/AN/A-$73.90M-$2.38-0.58
Generation Bio$19.89M1.30-$131.67M-$1.08-0.36

Climb Bio has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generation Bio has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Climb Bio has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Generation Bio's net margin of -292.92%. Climb Bio's return on equity of -43.95% beat Generation Bio's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Climb BioN/A -43.95% -42.94%
Generation Bio -292.92%-75.84%-30.40%

Climb Bio presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 556.93%. Generation Bio has a consensus target price of $7.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1,797.86%. Given Generation Bio's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Generation Bio is more favorable than Climb Bio.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Climb Bio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25
Generation Bio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

69.8% of Climb Bio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Generation Bio shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Climb Bio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Generation Bio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Generation Bio beats Climb Bio on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GBIO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GBIO vs. The Competition

MetricGeneration BioMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$25.90M$2.94B$5.56B$9.11B
Dividend YieldN/A2.42%5.06%4.01%
P/E Ratio-0.3620.8528.2620.26
Price / Sales1.30303.05437.10166.10
Price / CashN/A42.1137.1257.67
Price / Book0.307.638.045.49
Net Income-$131.67M-$55.05M$3.19B$250.45M
7 Day Performance11.03%8.43%3.62%4.79%
1 Month Performance4.69%8.14%5.98%9.59%
1 Year Performance-85.85%1.62%29.39%16.41%

Generation Bio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GBIO
Generation Bio
3.8708 of 5 stars
$0.39
+3.6%
$7.33
+1,797.9%
-85.8%$25.90M$19.89M-0.36150High Trading Volume
CLYM
Climb Bio
3.5148 of 5 stars
$1.24
+5.1%
$9.00
+625.8%
N/A$79.74MN/A-0.529News Coverage
Positive News
CABA
Cabaletta Bio
2.6192 of 5 stars
$1.52
-3.2%
$14.43
+849.2%
-78.9%$79.67MN/A-0.6050News Coverage
MCRB
Seres Therapeutics
3.3341 of 5 stars
$11.11
+22.1%
$73.67
+563.1%
-41.3%$79.46M$126.32M-2.42330Positive News
High Trading Volume
TCRX
TScan Therapeutics
3.6117 of 5 stars
$1.45
+3.6%
$7.80
+437.9%
-73.1%$79.23M$2.82M-1.33100News Coverage
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VNRX
VolitionRx
2.129 of 5 stars
$0.76
-9.3%
$3.50
+360.5%
+1.3%$78.30M$1.31M-2.1180News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
SRZN
Surrozen
2.7807 of 5 stars
$8.94
-0.9%
$38.50
+330.6%
-7.3%$77.24M$10.65M-0.3680Positive News
High Trading Volume
EPIX
ESSA Pharma
1.9452 of 5 stars
$1.70
-1.7%
$2.00
+17.6%
-68.2%$76.79MN/A-2.7050Positive News
PLRX
Pliant Therapeutics
4.4979 of 5 stars
$1.16
-7.2%
$13.31
+1,047.6%
-88.9%$76.73M$1.58M-0.3290News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
MGNX
MacroGenics
4.2577 of 5 stars
$1.21
+1.7%
$5.71
+372.3%
-65.7%$75.08M$149.96M-1.36430News Coverage
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ZURA
Zura Bio
2.9083 of 5 stars
$1.05
flat
$14.33
+1,265.1%
-64.7%$71.79MN/A-1.503News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:GBIO) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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