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Helix BioPharma (HBP) Competitors

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C$1.52 +0.01 (+0.66%)
As of 09/12/2025 11:02 AM Eastern

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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fennec PharmaceuticalsC$33.30M10.68-C$800.44K-C$0.45-28.40
Helix BioPharmaN/AN/A-C$50.55M-C$1.03-1.48

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
Helix BioPharma
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Helix BioPharma had 4 more articles in the media than Fennec Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Helix BioPharma and 0 mentions for Fennec Pharmaceuticals. Fennec Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Helix BioPharma's score of 0.19 indicating that Fennec Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Positive
Helix BioPharma Neutral

Fennec Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.091843, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix BioPharma has a beta of -0.449843, suggesting that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500.

14.2% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Helix BioPharma shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Helix BioPharma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fennec Pharmaceuticals-2.30% 29.94% 8.88%
Helix BioPharma N/A 1,803.57%-279.98%

Summary

Fennec Pharmaceuticals beats Helix BioPharma on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HBP vs. The Competition

MetricHelix BioPharmaBiotechnology IndustryMedical SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$116.10MC$236.97MC$5.87BC$9.40B
Dividend Yield1.50%3.78%5.68%6.51%
P/E Ratio-1.4841.0874.5225.78
Price / SalesN/A5,000.68518.919.40
Price / Cash11.3213.1937.5683.29
Price / Book-10.93103.7512.165.54
Net Income-C$50.55M-C$90.99MC$3.28BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance4.83%2.70%0.78%1.40%
1 Month Performance35.71%21.05%4.87%7.72%
1 Year Performance21.60%530.95%60.72%36.76%

Helix BioPharma Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HBP
Helix BioPharma
N/AC$1.52
+0.7%
N/A+21.6%C$116.10MN/A-1.489
FRX
Fennec Pharmaceuticals
N/AC$12.40
-0.2%
N/A+74.4%C$345.12MC$33.30M-27.5610News Coverage
PLI
ProMetic Life Sciences
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$317.06MC$39.91M-0.22487
ABCN
VIVO Cannabis
N/AC$1.32
+5.6%
N/A+0.0%C$256.62MN/A0.00N/AGap Up
EMC
Emblem
N/A$1.88
+1.6%
N/A+0.0%$245.45M$5.71M-9.89N/A
TH
Theratechnologies
N/AC$4.53
+0.7%
N/A+172.0%C$208.29MC$84.38M-23.84103News Coverage
BCT
BriaCell Therapeutics
N/AC$10.60
-3.8%
C$15.00
+41.5%
+0.0%C$168.68MN/A-28.195
IPA
ImmunoPrecise Antibodies
N/AC$6.50
+0.8%
N/A+0.0%C$162.08MC$19.47M-7.3080Gap Down
SCYB
Scythian Biosciences
N/AC$3.49
-5.9%
N/A+0.0%C$102.38MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
COM
138267 (COM.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$102.19MN/A0.00N/A
NVH
Novoheart
N/AC$0.53
+1.9%
N/A+0.0%C$99.98MC$423.50K-13.95N/A

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This page (TSE:HBP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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