Salarius Pharmaceuticals (SLRX) Competitors $0.78 -0.22 (-21.69%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.76 -0.03 (-3.55%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLRX vs. ENSC, QLGN, SPRB, VIVS, MTNB, ORGS, GLTO, ADIL, GRI, and REVBShould you be buying Salarius Pharmaceuticals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Salarius Pharmaceuticals include Ensysce Biosciences (ENSC), Qualigen Therapeutics (QLGN), Spruce Biosciences (SPRB), VivoSim Labs (VIVS), Matinas Biopharma (MTNB), Orgenesis (ORGS), Galecto (GLTO), Adial Pharmaceuticals (ADIL), GRI Bio (GRI), and Revelation Biosciences (REVB). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Salarius Pharmaceuticals vs. Its Competitors Ensysce Biosciences Qualigen Therapeutics Spruce Biosciences VivoSim Labs Matinas Biopharma Orgenesis Galecto Adial Pharmaceuticals GRI Bio Revelation Biosciences Salarius Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SLRX) and Ensysce Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENSC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Does the media prefer SLRX or ENSC? In the previous week, Salarius Pharmaceuticals had 11 more articles in the media than Ensysce Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Salarius Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Ensysce Biosciences. Ensysce Biosciences' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Salarius Pharmaceuticals' score of 0.19 indicating that Ensysce Biosciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Salarius Pharmaceuticals Neutral Ensysce Biosciences Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SLRX or ENSC? 11.9% of Salarius Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of Ensysce Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Salarius Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Ensysce Biosciences shares are owned 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. Which has more risk & volatility, SLRX or ENSC? Salarius Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ensysce Biosciences has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SLRX or ENSC more profitable? Salarius Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ensysce Biosciences' net margin of -109.49%. Ensysce Biosciences' return on equity of -192.54% beat Salarius Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salarius PharmaceuticalsN/A -324.13% -174.40% Ensysce Biosciences -109.49%-192.54%-121.77% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SLRX or ENSC? Ensysce Biosciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Salarius Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSalarius PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$5.58M-$4.82-0.16Ensysce BiosciencesN/AN/A-$7.99M-$6.54-0.32 SummarySalarius Pharmaceuticals beats Ensysce Biosciences on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Salarius Pharmaceuticals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLRX 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 SLRX 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 SLRX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSalarius PharmaceuticalsMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.67M$2.46B$5.59B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A1.77%4.71%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.169.4927.9619.93Price / SalesN/A427.91389.5465.88Price / CashN/A165.5736.3258.75Price / Book0.824.968.375.77Net Income-$5.58M$31.62M$3.25B$259.10M7 Day Performance11.83%-3.27%-2.50%-3.41%1 Month Performance-12.62%9.78%7.98%8.53%1 Year Performance-76.28%-5.75%34.65%15.75% Salarius Pharmaceuticals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRXSalarius Pharmaceuticals0.3001 of 5 stars$0.78-21.7%N/A-73.2%$1.67MN/A-0.1620Trending NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeENSCEnsysce Biosciences0.9559 of 5 stars$2.17+1.9%N/A-67.4%$5.05M$5.21M-0.3310QLGNQualigen TherapeuticsN/A$3.07+2.0%N/A-78.0%$4.92M$4.98M0.0050News CoverageGap DownSPRBSpruce Biosciences2.1263 of 5 stars$0.12+5.7%$1.75+1,404.7%-77.6%$4.91M$4.91M-0.1220Stock SplitVIVSVivoSim LabsN/A$1.98+4.8%N/AN/A$4.91M$140K-0.1920MTNBMatinas BiopharmaN/A$0.95-0.6%N/AN/A$4.85MN/A-0.2030ORGSOrgenesis1.7241 of 5 stars$1.01-2.9%N/AN/A$4.85M$662K0.00150Upcoming EarningsGap UpGLTOGalecto3.6995 of 5 stars$3.60+0.3%$10.00+177.8%-74.4%$4.74MN/A-0.2340ADILAdial Pharmaceuticals2.7131 of 5 stars$0.51+12.4%$8.00+1,477.9%-42.8%$4.71MN/A-0.3520GRIGRI Bio2.9121 of 5 stars$1.99+9.3%$22.00+1,005.5%-85.9%$4.54MN/A-0.171Gap UpREVBRevelation Biosciences1.8712 of 5 stars$3.06+3.7%N/A-96.7%$4.53MN/A-0.0110Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ENSC Competitors QLGN Competitors SPRB Competitors VIVS Competitors MTNB Competitors ORGS Competitors GLTO Competitors ADIL Competitors GRI Competitors REVB 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:SLRX) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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