Galectin Therapeutics Inc.

NasdaqCM:GALT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$261.1m

Galectin Therapeutics Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Galectin Therapeutics' CEO is Joel Lewis, appointed in Sep 2020, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is $1.19M, comprised of 52.1% salary and 47.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.29% of the company’s shares, worth $3.38M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 9.7 years respectively.

Key information

Joel Lewis

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage52.13%
CEO tenure5.3yrs
CEO ownership1.3%
Management average tenure3.4yrs
Board average tenure9.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Galectin rises as FDA approves to begin human trial of combination immunotherapy in head and neck cancer

Oct 12

Galectin Therapeutics GAAP EPS of -$0.16

Aug 15

Galectin: Ability To Potentially Target Unmet Medical Need

Jul 11

Galectin: Pursuing A Subset In The NASH Space

Jul 01

Read This Before Buying Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) Shares

Feb 25
Read This Before Buying Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) Shares

Is Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GALT) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

Jan 21
Is Galectin Therapeutics (NASDAQ:GALT) In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans?

How Much Of Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) Do Insiders Own?

Dec 09
How Much Of Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) Do Insiders Own?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joel Lewis's remuneration changed compared to Galectin Therapeutics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$37m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$40m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$45m

Dec 31 2024US$1mUS$620k

-US$47m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$45m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$48m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$45m

Dec 31 2023US$964kUS$574k

-US$45m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$45m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$40m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$40m

Dec 31 2022US$974kUS$523k

-US$39m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$35m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$35m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$34m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$500k

-US$31m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$31m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$29m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$26m

Dec 31 2020US$1mUS$165k

-US$24m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$21m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$15m

Dec 31 2019US$189kn/a

-US$20m

Compensation vs Market: Joel's total compensation ($USD1.19M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.45M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joel's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Joel Lewis (55 yo)

5.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,189,674
Compensation

Mr. Joel Lewis serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Galectin Therapeutics, Inc since September 2, 2020 and Director since December 14, 2017. He served as the Managing Director of Shareholder...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joel Lewis
President5.3yrsUS$1.19m1.29%
$ 3.4m
Jack Callicutt
CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Secretary12.5yrsUS$716.95k0.012%
$ 30.8k
Khurram Jamil
Chief Medical Officer1.4yrsUS$1.02m0%
$ 0
Robert Tritt
General Counselno datano datano data
Jim Wilkins
Head of CMC & Pharmaceutical Development1yrno datano data
Beth Knowles
Executive Assistant & Officer Managerno datano datano data
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: GALT's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joel Lewis
President8.1yrsUS$1.19m1.29%
$ 3.4m
Gilbert Amelio
Independent Director16.9yrsUS$113.50k0.094%
$ 245.5k
Gilbert Omenn
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$108.00k0.13%
$ 333.1k
Richard Uihlein
Independent Chairman8.1yrsUS$98.00k16.05%
$ 41.9m
Marc Rubin
Independent Director14.3yrsUS$101.50k0.021%
$ 55.0k
Anatole Klyosov
 Co-founder & Member of the Scientific Boardno dataUS$203.69kno data
Harold Shlevin
Director6.1yrsUS$98.00k0.010%
$ 26.3k
Kevin Mayo
Member of the Scientific Boardno datano datano data
Kevin Freeman
Independent Vice Chairman of the Board14.7yrsUS$114.00k0.24%
$ 621.0k
Stephen A. Harrison
Member of Clinical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Naga Chalasani
Member of Clinical Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Richard Zordani
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$113.00k0.070%
$ 181.7k
9.7yrs
Average Tenure
75yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: GALT's board of directors are considered experienced (9.7 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/05 22:26
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/02 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Galectin Therapeutics Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Keay NakaeAscendiant Capital Markets LLC
Mayank MamtaniB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Antonio ArceH.C. Wainwright & Co.