Adicet Bio (ACET) Competitors

Adicet Bio (NASDAQ:ACET) and W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer ACET or GWW?

In the previous week, W.W. Grainger had 11 more articles in the media than Adicet Bio. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for W.W. Grainger and 9 mentions for Adicet Bio. W.W. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Adicet Bio's score of 0.58 indicating that W.W. Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adicet Bio	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
W.W. Grainger	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACET or GWW?

W.W. Grainger received 247 more outperform votes than Adicet Bio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.92% of users gave Adicet Bio an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave W.W. Grainger an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adicet Bio	Outperform Votes 300 57.92%	Underperform Votes 218 42.08%
W.W. Grainger	Outperform Votes 547 53.37%	Underperform Votes 478 46.63%

Is ACET or GWW a better dividend stock?

Adicet Bio pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. W.W. Grainger pays an annual dividend of $8.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Adicet Bio pays out -3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W.W. Grainger pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. W.W. Grainger has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. Adicet Bio is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ACET or GWW?

W.W. Grainger has higher revenue and earnings than Adicet Bio. Adicet Bio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.W. Grainger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adicet Bio	$24.99M	2.19	-$142.66M	-$1.34	-0.49
W.W. Grainger	$17.17B	2.88	$1.91B	$38.71	26.45

Is ACET or GWW more profitable?

W.W. Grainger has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Adicet Bio's net margin of 0.00%. W.W. Grainger's return on equity of 52.43% beat Adicet Bio's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adicet Bio	N/A	-53.85%	-46.45%
W.W. Grainger	11.12%	52.43%	22.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, ACET or GWW?

Adicet Bio has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.W. Grainger has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACET or GWW?

83.9% of Adicet Bio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of Adicet Bio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of W.W. Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ACET or GWW?

Adicet Bio currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,032.76%. W.W. Grainger has a consensus price target of $1,116.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Adicet Bio's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Adicet Bio is more favorable than W.W. Grainger.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adicet Bio	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
W.W. Grainger	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Summary

W.W. Grainger beats Adicet Bio on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.