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Moleculin Biotech (MBRX) Competitors

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$0.67 -0.02 (-3.05%)
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MBRX vs. FBLG, KPTI, LTRN, XLO, ESLA, LVTX, PLUR, SCYX, RANI, and TPST

Should you be buying Moleculin Biotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moleculin Biotech include FibroBiologics (FBLG), Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI), Lantern Pharma (LTRN), Xilio Therapeutics (XLO), Estrella Immunopharma (ESLA), LAVA Therapeutics (LVTX), Pluri (PLUR), SCYNEXIS (SCYX), Rani Therapeutics (RANI), and Tempest Therapeutics (TPST). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Moleculin Biotech vs. Its Competitors

Moleculin Biotech (NASDAQ:MBRX) and FibroBiologics (NASDAQ:FBLG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Moleculin Biotech received 218 more outperform votes than FibroBiologics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.33% of users gave FibroBiologics an outperform vote while only 49.47% of users gave Moleculin Biotech an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Moleculin BiotechOutperform Votes
232
49.47%
Underperform Votes
237
50.53%
FibroBiologicsOutperform Votes
14
93.33%
Underperform Votes
1
6.67%

Moleculin Biotech has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FibroBiologics has a beta of -0.8, meaning that its stock price is 180% less volatile than the S&P 500.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Moleculin BiotechN/AN/A-$29.77MN/AN/A
FibroBiologicsN/AN/A-$16.49M-$0.21-4.15

15.5% of Moleculin Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Moleculin Biotech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of FibroBiologics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Moleculin Biotech had 7 more articles in the media than FibroBiologics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Moleculin Biotech and 4 mentions for FibroBiologics. Moleculin Biotech's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat FibroBiologics' score of 0.64 indicating that Moleculin Biotech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Moleculin Biotech
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FibroBiologics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Moleculin BiotechN/A -157.44% -97.16%
FibroBiologics N/A N/A -225.34%

Moleculin Biotech presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 498.35%. FibroBiologics has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,389.97%. Given FibroBiologics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FibroBiologics is more favorable than Moleculin Biotech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Moleculin Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
FibroBiologics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Summary

FibroBiologics beats Moleculin Biotech on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MBRX vs. The Competition

MetricMoleculin BiotechPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.44M$6.94B$5.61B$8.62B
Dividend YieldN/A2.55%5.28%4.18%
P/E RatioN/A8.7927.2619.97
Price / SalesN/A263.06412.06157.64
Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.64
Price / Book0.066.597.064.69
Net Income-$29.77M$144.20M$3.24B$248.14M
7 Day Performance-3.13%3.81%2.56%2.39%
1 Month Performance-38.10%11.10%8.75%6.06%
1 Year Performance-84.53%3.95%31.30%13.57%

Moleculin Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MBRX
Moleculin Biotech
3.336 of 5 stars
$0.67
-3.0%
$4.00
+498.4%
-83.9%$9.44MN/A0.0020News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
FBLG
FibroBiologics
3.2829 of 5 stars
$0.94
-1.2%
$13.00
+1,276.0%
-88.9%$36.58MN/A-4.5010
KPTI
Karyopharm Therapeutics
4.037 of 5 stars
$4.21
-6.2%
$43.20
+926.1%
-71.0%$36.37M$142.13M-4.13380
LTRN
Lantern Pharma
2.7119 of 5 stars
$3.37
+1.5%
$25.00
+641.8%
-39.5%$36.35MN/A-1.8920
XLO
Xilio Therapeutics
3.553 of 5 stars
$0.70
flat
$4.00
+471.4%
-38.1%$36.25M$9.27M-0.4170Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
ESLA
Estrella Immunopharma
2.121 of 5 stars
$0.99
-7.2%
$16.00
+1,518.5%
+14.3%$35.75MN/A-3.80N/AShort Interest ↑
Gap Down
LVTX
LAVA Therapeutics
2.4928 of 5 stars
$1.36
+3.0%
$3.17
+132.8%
-42.2%$34.72M$4.99M-1.3260Positive News
PLUR
Pluri
2.0682 of 5 stars
$4.39
-7.6%
$12.00
+173.3%
-20.8%$34.39M$1.03M-0.78150Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
SCYX
SCYNEXIS
0.8829 of 5 stars
$0.86
-6.3%
N/A-60.0%$33.56M$2.63M-1.1660Positive News
RANI
Rani Therapeutics
2.0106 of 5 stars
$0.57
+2.5%
$9.40
+1,537.3%
-85.7%$33M$1.20M-0.54110
TPST
Tempest Therapeutics
2.5491 of 5 stars
$8.95
+8.5%
$30.00
+235.2%
-81.5%$32.95MN/A-5.8520News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:MBRX) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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