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MBRX vs. LPCN, CING, MTEX, GELS, CARM, MRKR, CTXR, RVPH, PMN, and GOVX

Should you be buying Moleculin Biotech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Moleculin Biotech include Lipocine (LPCN), Cingulate (CING), Mannatech (MTEX), Gelteq (GELS), Carisma Therapeutics (CARM), Marker Therapeutics (MRKR), Citius Pharmaceuticals (CTXR), Reviva Pharmaceuticals (RVPH), Promis Neurosciences (PMN), and GeoVax Labs (GOVX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Moleculin Biotech vs. Its Competitors

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

Lipocine has higher revenue and earnings than Moleculin Biotech.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lipocine$11.20M1.59$10K-$1.02-3.25
Moleculin BiotechN/AN/A-$21.76MN/AN/A

Lipocine has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moleculin Biotech has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lipocine's return on equity of -26.68% beat Moleculin Biotech's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LipocineN/A -26.68% -24.77%
Moleculin Biotech N/A -278.80%-100.11%

9.1% of Lipocine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Moleculin Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Lipocine shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Moleculin Biotech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Moleculin Biotech had 3 more articles in the media than Lipocine. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Moleculin Biotech and 2 mentions for Lipocine. Moleculin Biotech's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Lipocine's score of 0.00 indicating that Moleculin Biotech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lipocine
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Moleculin Biotech
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lipocine presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 171.08%. Moleculin Biotech has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 649.06%. Given Moleculin Biotech's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moleculin Biotech is more favorable than Lipocine.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lipocine
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Moleculin Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Lipocine and Moleculin Biotech tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MBRX vs. The Competition

MetricMoleculin BiotechMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.08M$2.96B$5.56B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A2.42%5.25%4.03%
P/E RatioN/A8.0519.5820.23
Price / SalesN/A296.11442.27127.79
Price / CashN/A42.7337.5058.41
Price / Book0.307.748.085.60
Net Income-$21.76M-$54.96M$3.16B$248.43M
7 Day Performance52.57%6.04%3.77%5.15%
1 Month Performance-19.34%4.47%3.90%7.62%
1 Year Performance-84.25%6.12%34.22%21.56%

Moleculin Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MBRX
Moleculin Biotech
3.2706 of 5 stars
$0.53
-6.6%
$4.00
+649.1%
-82.4%$8.08MN/A0.0020News Coverage
Gap Down
LPCN
Lipocine
1.5854 of 5 stars
$3.16
-4.0%
$9.00
+184.8%
-58.4%$17.60M$11.20M-3.1010
CING
Cingulate
2.9693 of 5 stars
$4.07
+0.5%
$26.00
+538.8%
+1,116.8%$17.19MN/A-0.4820News Coverage
MTEX
Mannatech
0.2991 of 5 stars
$9.35
+3.9%
N/A+18.8%$17.11M$117.87M-93.50250High Trading Volume
GELS
Gelteq
N/A$1.73
-4.4%
N/AN/A$17.08M$100K0.00N/AGap Up
CARM
Carisma Therapeutics
2.4295 of 5 stars
$0.39
-2.2%
$1.93
+391.6%
-64.8%$16.74M$19.63M-0.2520Gap Down
MRKR
Marker Therapeutics
3.6945 of 5 stars
$1.53
+4.8%
$13.17
+760.6%
-63.4%$16.52M$6.59M-1.1560
CTXR
Citius Pharmaceuticals
2.4427 of 5 stars
$1.59
+3.9%
$53.00
+3,233.3%
-89.5%$16.27MN/A0.0020Gap Down
High Trading Volume
RVPH
Reviva Pharmaceuticals
2.4706 of 5 stars
$0.38
+12.9%
$9.00
+2,261.6%
-67.5%$16.20MN/A-0.485Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PMN
Promis Neurosciences
2.8195 of 5 stars
$0.48
+0.7%
$4.50
+830.1%
-82.4%$15.70MN/A-9.685Gap Up
GOVX
GeoVax Labs
3.5943 of 5 stars
$0.87
-9.8%
$11.10
+1,182.2%
-74.1%$15.29M$3.95M-0.2410Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:MBRX) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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