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GLTO vs. MTEX, EDSA, ETHZ, LPCN, IBIO, ADAP, MTVA, BLRX, COCP, and ATHA

Should you be buying Galecto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Galecto include Mannatech (MTEX), Edesa Biotech (EDSA), Flag Ship Acquisition (ETHZ), Lipocine (LPCN), iBio (IBIO), Adaptimmune Therapeutics (ADAP), MetaVia (MTVA), BioLineRx (BLRX), Cocrystal Pharma (COCP), and Athira Pharma (ATHA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Galecto vs. Its Competitors

Mannatech (NASDAQ:MTEX) and Galecto (NASDAQ:GLTO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Mannatech had 1 more articles in the media than Galecto. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mannatech and 3 mentions for Galecto. Galecto's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Mannatech's score of 0.94 indicating that Galecto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mannatech
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Galecto
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mannatech has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galecto has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Galecto has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 253.36%. Given Galecto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Galecto is more favorable than Mannatech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mannatech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Galecto
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mannatech$117.87M0.13$2.49M-$2.04-4.04
GalectoN/AN/A-$21.44M-$13.13-0.22

13.0% of Mannatech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.2% of Galecto shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.5% of Mannatech shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Galecto shares are owned 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.

Galecto has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Mannatech's net margin of -3.46%. Mannatech's return on equity of -48.60% beat Galecto's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mannatech-3.46% -48.60% -10.70%
Galecto N/A -115.70%-95.42%

Summary

Galecto beats Mannatech on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GLTO vs. The Competition

MetricGalectoMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.74M$3.10B$5.74B$10.24B
Dividend YieldN/A2.32%5.69%4.59%
P/E Ratio-0.2221.3874.9326.41
Price / SalesN/A244.04457.2789.16
Price / CashN/A44.4425.8129.91
Price / Book0.269.6413.256.28
Net Income-$21.44M-$53.20M$3.29B$270.38M
7 Day Performance-8.41%0.44%0.47%2.70%
1 Month Performance-16.89%4.26%4.60%5.99%
1 Year Performance-78.11%9.43%73.42%25.94%

Galecto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GLTO
Galecto
3.432 of 5 stars
$2.83
-1.4%
$10.00
+253.4%
-77.8%$3.74MN/A-0.2240Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
MTEX
Mannatech
0.9775 of 5 stars
$8.87
-7.5%
N/A+7.2%$16.84M$117.87M-4.35250Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
EDSA
Edesa Biotech
1.4499 of 5 stars
$2.38
+2.4%
$5.00
+110.5%
-43.9%$16.71MN/A-1.8020Gap Up
ETHZ
Flag Ship Acquisition
N/A$2.72
-3.2%
N/AN/A$16.43MN/A-0.187News Coverage
Gap Up
LPCN
Lipocine
3.4598 of 5 stars
$2.96
+1.8%
$9.00
+204.0%
-35.4%$16.09M$11.20M-3.4110Positive News
IBIO
iBio
1.6936 of 5 stars
$0.80
-2.4%
$5.00
+526.6%
-51.6%$15.78M$375K0.00100Short Interest ↑
ADAP
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
2.1117 of 5 stars
$0.06
-2.2%
$1.35
+2,246.6%
-95.0%$15.27M$178.03M-0.09490News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
MTVA
MetaVia
2.4196 of 5 stars
$0.63
-0.6%
$7.50
+1,090.3%
N/A$15.25MN/A0.008Trading Halted
BLRX
BioLineRx
3.4803 of 5 stars
$3.67
-3.2%
$26.00
+608.4%
-83.7%$15.17M$28.94M-0.4040Positive News
COCP
Cocrystal Pharma
2.2651 of 5 stars
$1.46
-3.0%
$6.00
+312.4%
-5.4%$15.08MN/A-1.1910News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
ATHA
Athira Pharma
2.8608 of 5 stars
$0.38
-2.7%
$0.50
+32.3%
-31.8%$14.91MN/A-0.2440

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This page (NASDAQ:GLTO) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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