Adicet Bio (NASDAQ:ACET) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $1.20 EPS

Adicet Bio (NASDAQ:ACETGet Free Report) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($1.88) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($3.08) by $1.20, Zacks reports.

Adicet Bio Price Performance

Shares of ACET stock opened at $7.77 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $74.53 million, a PE ratio of -0.43 and a beta of 1.50. Adicet Bio has a 1 year low of $6.01 and a 1 year high of $17.44. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Adicet Bio

In related news, major shareholder Ra Capital Management, L.P. purchased 74,751 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $7.27 per share, for a total transaction of $543,439.77. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 1,182,624 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,597,676.48. This represents a 6.75% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 223,596 shares of company stock worth $1,603,934. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Adicet Bio by 1.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,816,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,882,000 after acquiring an additional 63,691 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of Adicet Bio by 66.6% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 854,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $692,000 after purchasing an additional 341,761 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new position in Adicet Bio during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,276,000. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Adicet Bio by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 583,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 96,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Adicet Bio in the 4th quarter worth about $2,310,000. Institutional investors own 83.89% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACET has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on Adicet Bio from $128.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Weiss Ratings cut Adicet Bio from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Monday. HC Wainwright cut their target price on shares of Adicet Bio from $50.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Adicet Bio to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Adicet Bio in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $48.80.

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About Adicet Bio

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Adicet Bio, Inc (NASDAQ: ACET) is a clinical‐stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of off‐the‐shelf, allogeneic gamma delta (γδ) T cell therapies for oncology and autoimmune disorders. The company’s proprietary platform enables the genetic engineering of γδ T cells with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and other molecular modifications to enhance tumor targeting, expansion, and persistence. By leveraging the innate tumor-recognition properties of γδ T cells, Adicet seeks to overcome the manufacturing and safety challenges associated with autologous cell therapies.

Adicet’s lead product candidate, ADI-001, is a CAR‐engineered allogeneic γδ T cell therapy directed against CD20 for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies.

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