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NKGN vs. PULM, SNOA, GLMD, NCNA, and INM

Should you buy NKGen Biotech stock or one of its competitors? NKGen Biotech's main competitors and comparable companies include Pulmatrix (PULM), Sonoma Pharmaceuticals (SNOA), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (GLMD), NuCana (NCNA), and InMed Pharmaceuticals (INM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.

How does NKGen Biotech compare to Pulmatrix?

Pulmatrix (NASDAQ:PULM) and NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Pulmatrix has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NKGen Biotech has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Pulmatrix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PulmatrixN/A -125.65% -95.19%
NKGen Biotech N/A N/A -479.36%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pulmatrix
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
NKGen Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

11.8% of Pulmatrix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Pulmatrix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Pulmatrix had 2 more articles in the media than NKGen Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pulmatrix and 0 mentions for NKGen Biotech. Pulmatrix's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that Pulmatrix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pulmatrix Positive
NKGen Biotech Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pulmatrix$7.81M0.64-$5.16M-$1.10N/A
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$1.68N/A

Summary

Pulmatrix beats NKGen Biotech on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NKGen Biotech compare to Sonoma Pharmaceuticals?

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNOA) and NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than NKGen Biotech. Sonoma Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NKGen Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals$19.53M0.29-$3.17M-$1.22N/A
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$1.68N/A

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NKGen Biotech has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

2.0% of Sonoma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sonoma Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Sonoma Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than NKGen Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sonoma Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for NKGen Biotech. Sonoma Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that Sonoma Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Very Positive
NKGen Biotech Neutral

NKGen Biotech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sonoma Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -10.33%. NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Sonoma Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals-10.33% -21.41% -6.08%
NKGen Biotech N/A N/A -479.36%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
NKGen Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals beats NKGen Biotech on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NKGen Biotech compare to Galmed Pharmaceuticals?

NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) and Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EOCN) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NKGen Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Galmed Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than NKGen Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Galmed Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for NKGen Biotech. Galmed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that Galmed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NKGen Biotech Neutral
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Positive

Galmed Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NKGen Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$1.68N/A
Galmed PharmaceuticalsN/AN/A-$10.31M-$15.18N/A

NKGen Biotech has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Galmed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Galmed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NKGen BiotechN/A N/A -479.36%
Galmed Pharmaceuticals N/A -73.68%-60.88%

76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Galmed Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Galmed Pharmaceuticals beats NKGen Biotech on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NKGen Biotech compare to NuCana?

NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) and NuCana (NASDAQ:NCNA) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of NuCana shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of NuCana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NuCana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NKGen Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$1.68N/A
NuCanaN/AN/A-$38.71M-$3.81N/A

In the previous week, NuCana had 1 more articles in the media than NKGen Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NuCana and 0 mentions for NKGen Biotech. NuCana's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that NuCana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NKGen Biotech Neutral
NuCana Very Positive

NKGen Biotech has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NuCana has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its share price is 130% more volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NKGen Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
NuCana
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat NuCana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NKGen BiotechN/A N/A -479.36%
NuCana N/A -41.90%-33.69%

Summary

NuCana beats NKGen Biotech on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NKGen Biotech compare to InMed Pharmaceuticals?

NKGen Biotech (NYSE:NKGN) and InMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INM) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, InMed Pharmaceuticals had 9 more articles in the media than NKGen Biotech. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for InMed Pharmaceuticals and 0 mentions for NKGen Biotech. InMed Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat NKGen Biotech's score of 0.00 indicating that InMed Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NKGen Biotech Neutral
InMed Pharmaceuticals Positive

76.2% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of InMed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of NKGen Biotech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of InMed Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

InMed Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than NKGen Biotech. InMed Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NKGen Biotech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NKGen BiotechN/AN/A-$82.94M-$1.68N/A
InMed Pharmaceuticals$4.94M0.89-$12.56M-$1.64N/A

NKGen Biotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat InMed Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NKGen BiotechN/A N/A -479.36%
InMed Pharmaceuticals N/A -156.08%-123.90%

NKGen Biotech has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, InMed Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NKGen Biotech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
InMed Pharmaceuticals
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

InMed Pharmaceuticals beats NKGen Biotech on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NKGN vs. The Competition

MetricNKGen BiotechPharmaceuticals IndustryHealthcare SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.45M$12.35B$7.25B$22.90B
Dividend YieldN/A2.63%2.52%3.72%
P/E Ratio0.00807.81275.4428.17
Price / SalesN/A748.69562.0520.91
Price / CashN/A86.6577.1637.05
Price / Book0.009.2610.644.67
Net Income-$82.94M$2.83B$3.49B$1.07B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-3.62%-3.21%-0.67%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-7.66%-7.65%-4.30%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-5.44%2.92%5.52%

NKGen Biotech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NKGN
NKGen Biotech
N/A$0.01
flat
N/AN/A$1.45MN/AN/A26
PULM
Pulmatrix
1.0293 of 5 stars
$1.46
-4.4%
N/A-71.8%$5.58M$7.81MN/A2
SNOA
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals
0.7915 of 5 stars
$1.23
+6.0%
N/A-71.0%$5.55M$19.53MN/A260
GLMD
Galmed Pharmaceuticals
N/A$4.59
-0.9%
N/AN/A$4.78MN/AN/A20
NCNA
NuCana
1.3278 of 5 stars
$1.10
-2.7%
N/A-81.8%$4.70MN/AN/A11

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This page (NYSE:NKGN) was last updated on 10/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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