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GLMD vs. MYNZ, QNTM, MBRX, LIAN, and XCUR

Should you buy Galmed Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Galmed Pharmaceuticals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Galmed Pharmaceuticals include Mainz Biomed (MYNZ), Quantum Biopharma (QNTM), Moleculin Biotech (MBRX), LianBio (LIAN), and Exicure (XCUR). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals compare to Mainz Biomed?

Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) and Mainz Biomed (NASDAQ:MYNZ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Mainz Biomed
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$1.24N/A
Mainz Biomed$659.94K17.30-$21.65M-$65.60N/A

Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mainz Biomed has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Mainz Biomed's return on equity of 0.00% beat Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/A -35.32% -30.94%
Mainz Biomed N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Galmed Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than Mainz Biomed. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Galmed Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for Mainz Biomed. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Mainz Biomed's score of 0.00 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive
Mainz Biomed Neutral

76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Mainz Biomed shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats Mainz Biomed on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals compare to Quantum Biopharma?

Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) and Quantum Biopharma (NASDAQ:QNTM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -35.32% beat Quantum Biopharma's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/A -35.32% -30.94%
Quantum Biopharma N/A -941.54%-224.41%

76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Quantum Biopharma shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Quantum Biopharma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Quantum Biopharma had 1 more articles in the media than Galmed Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Quantum Biopharma and 3 mentions for Galmed Pharmaceuticals. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Quantum Biopharma's score of 0.47 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive
Quantum Biopharma Neutral

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Quantum Biopharma
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Quantum Biopharma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Galmed Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$1.24N/A
Quantum BiopharmaN/AN/A-$26.17M-$8.25N/A

Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Quantum Biopharma has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats Quantum Biopharma on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals compare to Moleculin Biotech?

Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) and Moleculin Biotech (NASDAQ:MBRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Moleculin Biotech has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 875.61%. Given Moleculin Biotech's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Moleculin Biotech is more favorable than Galmed Pharmaceuticals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Moleculin Biotech
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moleculin Biotech has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Galmed Pharmaceuticals had 2 more articles in the media than Moleculin Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Galmed Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Moleculin Biotech. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Moleculin Biotech's score of 1.29 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive
Moleculin Biotech Positive

Moleculin Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/A -35.32% -30.94%
Moleculin Biotech N/A N/A -70.93%

Galmed Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moleculin Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$1.24N/A
Moleculin BiotechN/AN/A-$33.56M-$17.98N/A

76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Moleculin Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Moleculin Biotech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats Moleculin Biotech on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals compare to LianBio?

Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) and LianBio (NASDAQ:LIAN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
LianBio
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Galmed Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than LianBio. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Galmed Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for LianBio. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat LianBio's score of 0.00 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive
LianBio Neutral

Galmed Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LianBio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$1.24N/A
LianBioN/AN/A-$110.29M-$0.81N/A

LianBio's return on equity of -33.17% beat Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/A -35.32% -30.94%
LianBio N/A -33.17%-30.19%

Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LianBio has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of LianBio shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of LianBio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats LianBio on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Galmed Pharmaceuticals compare to Exicure?

Exicure (NASDAQ:XCUR) and Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

42.8% of Exicure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Exicure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Exicure and Exicure both had 3 articles in the media. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Exicure's score of 1.00 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Exicure Positive
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive

Exicure has a beta of 3.61, meaning that its share price is 261% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Exicure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity of -35.32% beat Exicure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ExicureN/A -179.41% -64.37%
Galmed Pharmaceuticals N/A -35.32%-30.94%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Exicure$500K20.82-$4.95M-$1.55N/A
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$1.24N/A

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats Exicure on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GLMD vs. The Competition

MetricGalmed PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.80M$2.99B$6.74B$12.51B
Dividend YieldN/A2.06%2.68%8.00%
P/E Ratio-0.4118.6626.9024.39
Price / SalesN/A822.95587.69117.46
Price / CashN/A56.8029.2249.36
Price / Book0.184.2210.926.33
Net Income-$10.31M$64.26M$3.58B$330.66M
7 Day Performance-10.37%-3.42%-2.25%-0.84%
1 Month Performance-16.67%2.26%3.08%-0.26%
1 Year Performance-75.60%20.47%26.23%19.99%

Galmed Pharmaceuticals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GLMD
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1.5166 of 5 stars
$0.51
-5.0%
N/A-72.2%$2.80MN/AN/A20
MYNZ
Mainz Biomed
0.1763 of 5 stars
$1.34
-6.9%
N/A-29.2%$12.14M$659.94KN/A30
QNTM
Quantum Biopharma
0.2216 of 5 stars
$3.17
-4.5%
N/A-81.1%$12.11MN/AN/AN/A
MBRX
Moleculin Biotech
2.8121 of 5 stars
$2.28
-1.6%
$22.00
+863.6%
-83.9%$12.06MN/AN/A20
LIAN
LianBio
N/A$0.11
flat
N/A-74.1%$11.95MN/AN/A110

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This page (NASDAQ:GLMD) was last updated on 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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