Accolade (ACCD) Competitors

ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) and Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Does the media prefer ACVA or ACCD?

In the previous week, ACV Auctions had 1 more articles in the media than Accolade. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ACV Auctions and 7 mentions for Accolade. ACV Auctions' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Accolade's score of 0.87 indicating that ACV Auctions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ACV Auctions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Accolade	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACVA or ACCD more profitable?

ACV Auctions has a net margin of -12.51% compared to Accolade's net margin of -40.36%. ACV Auctions' return on equity of -12.94% beat Accolade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACV Auctions	-12.51%	-12.94%	-5.75%
Accolade	-40.36%	-20.74%	-11.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, ACVA or ACCD?

ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accolade has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACVA or ACCD?

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Accolade shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of ACV Auctions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Accolade shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ACVA or ACCD?

ACV Auctions has higher revenue and earnings than Accolade. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accolade, 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
ACV Auctions	$637.16M	3.80	-$79.70M	-$0.49	-29.27
Accolade	$446.72M	1.29	-$99.81M	-$2.25	-3.12

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACVA or ACCD?

Accolade received 29 more outperform votes than ACV Auctions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.48% of users gave ACV Auctions an outperform vote while only 55.14% of users gave Accolade an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ACV Auctions	Outperform Votes 73 57.48%	Underperform Votes 54 42.52%
Accolade	Outperform Votes 102 55.14%	Underperform Votes 83 44.86%

Do analysts recommend ACVA or ACCD?

ACV Auctions presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.90%. Accolade has a consensus price target of $6.51, indicating a potential downside of 7.31%. Given ACV Auctions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than Accolade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACV Auctions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Accolade	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Summary

ACV Auctions beats Accolade on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.