HBP vs. FRX, PLI, ABCN, EMC, TH, BCT, IPA, SCYB, COM, and NVH
Should you be buying Helix BioPharma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix BioPharma include Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FRX), ProMetic Life Sciences (PLI), VIVO Cannabis (ABCN), Emblem (EMC), Theratechnologies (TH), BriaCell Therapeutics (BCT), ImmunoPrecise Antibodies (IPA), Scythian Biosciences (SCYB), 138267 (COM.TO) (COM), and Novoheart (NVH). These companies are all part of the "biotechnology" industry.
Helix BioPharma vs. Its Competitors
Fennec Pharmaceuticals (TSE:FRX) and Helix BioPharma (TSE:HBP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
14.4% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Helix BioPharma shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Helix BioPharma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Helix BioPharma has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fennec Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -2.30%. Helix BioPharma's return on equity of 1,803.57% beat Fennec Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.
In the previous week, Fennec Pharmaceuticals had 1 more articles in the media than Helix BioPharma. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fennec Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Helix BioPharma. Fennec Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Helix BioPharma's score of 0.00 indicating that Fennec Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.091843, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix BioPharma has a beta of -0.449843, suggesting that its stock price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Fennec Pharmaceuticals has higher revenue and earnings than Helix BioPharma. Fennec Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helix BioPharma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fennec Pharmaceuticals beats Helix BioPharma on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:HBP) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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