ALDX (Aldeyra Therapeutics) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)

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What is Aldeyra Therapeutics Moat Score?

Aldeyra Therapeutics has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Aldeyra Therapeutics has Narrow Moat: Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc has a discernible but modest moat due to its valuable intellectual property and ongoing R&D efforts in the biotech sector. However, it faces significant competition and regulatory challenges, limiting its ability to establish a stronger moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Aldeyra Therapeutics might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Aldeyra Therapeutics's Moat Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Aldeyra Therapeutics's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Aldeyra Therapeutics's Moat Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Aldeyra Therapeutics's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Aldeyra Therapeutics (NAS:ALDX) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Aldeyra Therapeutics Business Description

Industry

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137:Germany

Address

131 Hartwell Avenue, Suite 320, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421

Website

https://www.aldeyra.com

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company engaged in developing and commercializing next-generation medicines to improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated and metabolic diseases. The company's product candidate, Reproxalap, is a treatment in late-stage development for dry eye disease and allergic conjunctivitis. In addition, it also has additional product candidates in development for proliferative vitreoretinopathy, primary vitreoretinal lymphoma and other retinal diseases, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Company products includes ADX248, ADX743, ADX631, ADX246, ADX629, ADX2191.

Executives

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Stephen Machatha	officer: Chief Development Officer	131 HARTWELL AVENUE, SUITE 320, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Bruce Greenberg	officer: See Remarks	C/O ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 131 HARTWELL AVENUE, SUITE 320, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Todd C Brady	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O EVOKE PHARMA, INC., 505 LOMAS SANTA FE DRIVE, SOLANA BEACH CA 92075
Nancy Miller-rich	director	C/O INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 10 HUDSON YARDS, 37TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10001
Martin Joseph Joyce	director	1050 HINGHAM STREET, ROCKLAND MA 02370
Joseph Edelman	10 percent owner	C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Perceptive Advisors Llc	10 percent owner	51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Richard Douglas	director	ONE KENDALL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Ben Bronstein	director	15 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David J Clark	officer: Chief Medical Officer	131 HARTWELL AVE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
David Mcmullin	officer: SVP Corp. Dev. & Strategy	C/O ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 131 HARTWELL AVENUE, SUITE 320, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Joshua Reed	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 131 HARTWELL AVENUE, SUITE 320, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Jesse I Treu	director, 10 percent owner
Stephen J Tulipano	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O JAVELIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 125 CAMBRIDGE PARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140