Arcellx (NASDAQ:ACLX – Get Rating) and Achilles Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACHL – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.8% of Arcellx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Achilles Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Achilles Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Arcellx and Achilles Therapeutics, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Arcellx | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Achilles Therapeutics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Arcellx currently has a consensus price target of $43.88, suggesting a potential upside of 39.55%. Achilles Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 900.00%. Given Achilles Therapeutics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Achilles Therapeutics is more favorable than Arcellx.
Profitability
This table compares Arcellx and Achilles Therapeutics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Arcellx | N/A | -68.99% | -42.26% |
| Achilles Therapeutics | N/A | -26.40% | -23.89% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Arcellx and Achilles Therapeutics' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Arcellx | N/A | N/A | -$64.97 million | ($44.41) | -0.71 |
| Achilles Therapeutics | N/A | N/A | -$61.10 million | ($1.66) | -0.48 |
Arcellx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Achilles Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Achilles Therapeutics beats Arcellx on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Arcellx
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Arcellx, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the development of various immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases. The company's lead ddCAR product candidate is CART-ddBCMA, which is in phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) multiple myeloma (MM). It is also developing ACLX-001, an immunotherapeutic combination composed of ARC-T cells and bi-valent SparX proteins targeting BCMA to treat r/r MM; ACLX-002 and ACLX-003 for treating r/r acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS); and other AML/MDS product candidates, as well as solid tumor programs. The company was formerly known as Encarta Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Arcellx, Inc. in January 2016. Arcellx, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
About Achilles Therapeutics
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Achilles Therapeutics Plc, a clinical stage immuno-oncology biopharmaceutical company, develops precision T cell therapies to treat various solid tumors. The company's lead product candidates include CHIRON, which is in Phase I/IIa clinical trial for use in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer; and THETIS, a product candidate in Phase I/IIa clinical trial for use in the treatment of metastatic or recurrent melanoma. It is also developing products for use in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, triple negative breast cancer, and bladder cancer. The company was formerly known as Achilles TX Limited and changed its name to Achilles Therapeutics Plc in February 2021. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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