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$5.43 -0.14 (-2.51%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

SCLX vs. LFCR, RFAI, MENS, UNCY, and NRXP

Should you buy Scilex stock or one of its competitors? Scilex's main competitors and comparable companies include Lifecore Biomedical (LFCR), RF Acquisition Corp II (RFAI), Jyong Biotech (MENS), Unicycive Therapeutics (UNCY), and NRx Pharmaceuticals (NRXP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.

How does Scilex compare to Lifecore Biomedical?

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) and Lifecore Biomedical (NASDAQ:LFCR) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scilex$30.25M1.52-$358.73M-$49.70N/A
Lifecore Biomedical$128.87M1.33-$40.50M-$1.07N/A

Lifecore Biomedical has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.17%. Given Lifecore Biomedical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lifecore Biomedical is more favorable than Scilex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scilex
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Lifecore Biomedical
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

69.7% of Scilex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Lifecore Biomedical shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Scilex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Lifecore Biomedical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Scilex has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lifecore Biomedical has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Lifecore Biomedical has a net margin of -29.93% compared to Scilex's net margin of -1,414.57%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scilex-1,414.57% N/A -147.00%
Lifecore Biomedical -29.93%N/A -16.16%

In the previous week, Scilex had 2 more articles in the media than Lifecore Biomedical. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scilex and 1 mentions for Lifecore Biomedical. Lifecore Biomedical's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Scilex's score of 0.51 indicating that Lifecore Biomedical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Scilex Positive
Lifecore Biomedical Very Positive

Summary

Lifecore Biomedical beats Scilex on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scilex compare to RF Acquisition Corp II?

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) and RF Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:RFAI) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

RF Acquisition Corp II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Scilex's net margin of -1,414.57%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scilex-1,414.57% N/A -147.00%
RF Acquisition Corp II N/A N/A N/A

69.7% of Scilex shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Scilex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.1% of RF Acquisition Corp II shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scilex
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
RF Acquisition Corp II
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

RF Acquisition Corp II has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Scilex.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scilex$30.25M1.52-$358.73M-$49.70N/A
RF Acquisition Corp IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, RF Acquisition Corp II had 3 more articles in the media than Scilex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RF Acquisition Corp II and 3 mentions for Scilex. Scilex's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat RF Acquisition Corp II's score of 0.15 indicating that Scilex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scilex
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
RF Acquisition Corp II
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

RF Acquisition Corp II beats Scilex on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scilex compare to Jyong Biotech?

Jyong Biotech (NASDAQ:MENS) and Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Jyong Biotech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Scilex's net margin of -1,414.57%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jyong BiotechN/A N/A N/A
Scilex -1,414.57%N/A -147.00%

Jyong Biotech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scilex.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jyong BiotechN/AN/A-$4.67MN/AN/A
Scilex$30.25M1.52-$358.73M-$49.70N/A

69.7% of Scilex shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Scilex shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Scilex had 2 more articles in the media than Jyong Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scilex and 1 mentions for Jyong Biotech. Jyong Biotech's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Scilex's score of 0.51 indicating that Jyong Biotech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Jyong Biotech Very Positive
Scilex Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Jyong Biotech
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Scilex
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Jyong Biotech has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scilex has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Jyong Biotech beats Scilex on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scilex compare to Unicycive Therapeutics?

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) and Unicycive Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UNCY) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Unicycive Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Scilex's net margin of -1,414.57%. Scilex's return on equity of 0.00% beat Unicycive Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scilex-1,414.57% N/A -147.00%
Unicycive Therapeutics N/A -91.50%-61.47%

Scilex has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unicycive Therapeutics has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Unicycive Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $18.75, suggesting a potential upside of 256.46%. Given Unicycive Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unicycive Therapeutics is more favorable than Scilex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scilex
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Unicycive Therapeutics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

69.7% of Scilex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Unicycive Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Scilex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Unicycive Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Unicycive Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Scilex. Unicycive Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scilex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scilex$30.25M1.52-$358.73M-$49.70N/A
Unicycive Therapeutics$680K215.43-$26.56M-$1.75N/A

In the previous week, Scilex had 2 more articles in the media than Unicycive Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scilex and 1 mentions for Unicycive Therapeutics. Unicycive Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Scilex's score of 0.51 indicating that Unicycive Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Scilex Positive
Unicycive Therapeutics Very Positive

Summary

Unicycive Therapeutics beats Scilex on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scilex compare to NRx Pharmaceuticals?

Scilex (NASDAQ:SCLX) and NRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRXP) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

69.7% of Scilex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of NRx Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Scilex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of NRx Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scilex$30.25M1.52-$358.73M-$49.70N/A
NRx Pharmaceuticals$3.39M45.29-$28.62M-$0.55N/A

NRx Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 871.83%. Given NRx Pharmaceuticals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NRx Pharmaceuticals is more favorable than Scilex.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Scilex
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
NRx Pharmaceuticals
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

In the previous week, NRx Pharmaceuticals had 15 more articles in the media than Scilex. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for NRx Pharmaceuticals and 3 mentions for Scilex. Scilex's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat NRx Pharmaceuticals' score of -0.30 indicating that Scilex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scilex
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NRx Pharmaceuticals
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NRx Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of -691.81% compared to Scilex's net margin of -1,414.57%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scilex-1,414.57% N/A -147.00%
NRx Pharmaceuticals -691.81%N/A -63.92%

Scilex has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NRx Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its share price is 118% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

NRx Pharmaceuticals beats Scilex on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SCLX vs. The Competition

MetricScilexPharmaceuticals IndustryHealthcare SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$46.12M$12.15B$7.20B$12.90B
Dividend YieldN/A2.62%2.54%11.28%
P/E Ratio-0.11787.65273.1625.45
Price / Sales1.52789.00640.1989.89
Price / CashN/A91.9576.7453.00
Price / Book-0.1511.9712.986.14
Net Income-$358.73M$2.83B$3.48B$348.86M
7 Day Performance-5.24%0.39%0.13%-0.80%
1 Month Performance-17.73%5.34%7.08%4.13%
1 Year Performance-69.43%6.05%24.67%15.17%

Scilex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SCLX
Scilex
0.8752 of 5 stars
$5.43
-2.5%
N/A-69.4%$46.12M$30.25MN/A80
LFCR
Lifecore Biomedical
2.4643 of 5 stars
$4.71
+3.6%
$6.50
+37.9%
-40.3%$178.44M$128.87MN/A690
RFAI
RF Acquisition Corp II
0.9708 of 5 stars
$50.05
-1.9%
N/A+391.7%$175.66MN/AN/AN/A
MENS
Jyong Biotech
N/A$2.24
+0.7%
N/A-95.7%$170.76MN/AN/A31
UNCY
Unicycive Therapeutics
3.2227 of 5 stars
$5.43
+1.7%
$18.75
+245.3%
+25.5%$151.67MN/AN/A9

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This page (NASDAQ:SCLX) was last updated on 8/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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