This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. LightWave Acquisition (LWAC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock LWAC vs. CALT, ZYME, SBTX, MBX, AVTE, NLTX, CYBN, BIOA, VIRI, and WHWKShould you be buying LightWave Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LightWave Acquisition include Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (CALT), Zymeworks (ZYME), Silverback Therapeutics (SBTX), MBX Biosciences (MBX), Aerovate Therapeutics (AVTE), Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX), Cybin (CYBN), BioAge Labs (BIOA), Virios Therapeutics (VIRI), and Whitehawk Therapeutics (WHWK). LightWave Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) Zymeworks Silverback Therapeutics MBX Biosciences Aerovate Therapeutics Neoleukin Therapeutics Cybin BioAge Labs Virios Therapeutics Whitehawk Therapeutics Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (NASDAQ:CALT) and LightWave Acquisition (NASDAQ:LWAC) are both small-cap pharmaceutical preparations industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer CALT or LWAC? In the previous week, Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LightWave Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) Neutral LightWave Acquisition Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, CALT or LWAC? LightWave Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ). CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)$1.60B0.74-$43.96M-$1.85-21.62LightWave AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is CALT or LWAC more profitable? LightWave Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s net margin of -30.18%. LightWave Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)-30.18% -212.04% -27.96% LightWave Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CALT or LWAC? 2.8% of Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) and LightWave Acquisition tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LightWave Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LWAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LWAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LWAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLightWave AcquisitionPharmaceutical Preparations Industry SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$215.17M$827.18M$2.09B$9.75BDividend YieldN/A4.84%13.77%4.09%P/E RatioN/A1.1312.2825.96Price / SalesN/A25.942,737,138.77120.82Price / CashN/A19.5657.5358.38Price / BookN/A6.633.066.37Net IncomeN/A-$4.90M-$456.46M$265.56M LightWave Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LWACLightWave AcquisitionN/A$9.98flatN/AN/A$215.17MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeCALTCalliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)N/A$40.00flatN/AN/A$1.19B$1.60B-21.62180ZYMEZymeworks1.8325 of 5 stars$14.36+0.4%$21.43+49.2%+29.6%$1.08B$122.87M-9.57460SBTXSilverback TherapeuticsN/A$14.53+0.4%N/A+9.0%$523.92MN/A-6.0083Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMBXMBX Biosciences2.6152 of 5 stars$14.72+11.4%$37.63+155.6%N/A$443.78MN/A-3.2436AVTEAerovate TherapeuticsN/A$7.36+8.7%N/A-88.8%$213.33MN/A-2.4620Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNLTXNeoleukin TherapeuticsN/A$20.51+1.5%N/A-45.0%$192.75MN/A-6.5990High Trading VolumeCYBNCybin2.5036 of 5 stars$7.06-1.5%$85.00+1,104.0%N/A$169.14MN/A-1.6150News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBIOABioAge LabsN/A$4.55+2.0%N/AN/A$159.89M$3.86M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeVIRIVirios TherapeuticsN/A$4.93+0.2%$5.00+1.4%+2,052.3%$94.94MN/A-18.265WHWKWhitehawk TherapeuticsN/A$1.60-1.2%N/AN/A$76.35M$25.98M-26.6740High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CALT Competitors ZYME Competitors SBTX Competitors MBX Competitors AVTE Competitors NLTX Competitors CYBN Competitors BIOA Competitors VIRI Competitors WHWK Competitors 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:LWAC) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSilver’s Still Under $35… For Now.Silver is trading around $33—but insiders are betting on a $70 breakout by year’s end. 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