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Galectin Therapeutics Inc

GALT

4.640USD

+0.050+1.09%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
297.24MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Galectin Therapeutics Inc

4.640

+0.050+1.09%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
229 / 507
Overall Ranking
408 / 4723
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
6.000
Target Price
+36.05%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing novel therapies to improve the lives of patients with chronic liver disease and cancer. The Company's drug candidates are based on its method of targeting galectin proteins, which are key mediators of biologic and pathologic functions. The Company's lead drug, belapectin, is a carbohydrate-based drug that inhibits the galectin-3 protein, which is directly involved in multiple inflammatory, fibrotic, and malignant diseases, for which it has Fast Track designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The lead development program is in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH, formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH) with cirrhosis, the most advanced form of MASH-related fibrosis. The Company's additional development programs are in treatment of combination immunotherapy for advanced head and neck cancers and other malignancies.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 21.42.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -7.13, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 29.00M shares, decreasing 5.40% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 2.18M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.18.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

There is no financial score for this company; the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average is 6.93.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
0.00
Change
0

Financials

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

Operational Efficiency

Growth Potential

Shareholder Returns

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 2.80, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.06. Its current P/E ratio is -7.13, which is -74.49% below the recent high of -1.82 and 51.87% above the recent low of -3.43.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.00
Change
0.8

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 229/507
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.03. The average price target for Galectin Therapeutics Inc is 6.00, with a high of 6.00 and a low of 6.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
6.000
Target Price
+30.72%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

554
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Galectin Therapeutics Inc
GALT
1
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Exact Sciences Corp
EXAS
26
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
26
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
26
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
111

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.28, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.32. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 6.20 and the support level at 3.32, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.17
Change
0.11

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.131
Neutral
RSI(14)
54.361
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
19.541
Sell
ATR(14)
0.462
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-30.011
Neutral
Williams %R
78.926
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
1.270
Sell
StochRSI(14)
18.714
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
4.702
Sell
MA10
4.867
Sell
MA20
4.545
Buy
MA50
3.816
Buy
MA100
2.727
Buy
MA200
2.106
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.96. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 45.84%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.88%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.18M shares, representing 3.41% of shares outstanding, with 0.60% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Uihlein (Richard E)
10.34M
--
10X Fund, L.P.
5.92M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.19M
+2.57%
Osaic Holdings, Inc.
1.22M
+3.63%
Czirr (James C)
1.09M
+42.20%
Lewis (Joel)
930.30K
-5.72%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.34M
-13.12%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
852.71K
-2.05%
Eldred (Kary N.)
499.63K
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.08, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.33. The company's beta value is 0.87. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.08
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.88
VaR
+7.14%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+71.98%
240-Day Volatility
+141.45%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+18.80%
120 days
+60.40%
5 years
+60.40%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-16.20%
120 days
-26.44%
5 years
-48.00%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.36
120 days
+2.18
5 years
+0.55
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+71.98%
3 years
+79.99%
5 years
+83.52%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.98
3 years
+1.01
5 years
+0.16
Skewness
240 days
+1.37
3 years
+1.48
5 years
+1.56
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+141.45%
5 years
+100.56%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.48%
5 years
+3.72%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+380.36%
240 days
+380.36%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+71.53%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+55.52%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.05%
120 days
+0.69%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-17.55%
60 days
+125.62%
120 days
+49.43%

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