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Acme United (ACU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.78 -0.02 (-0.05%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$39.68 -0.10 (-0.25%)
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About Acme United Stock (NYSE:ACU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.13
$40.00
50-Day Range
$36.25
$42.40
52-Week Range
$32.85
$50.00
Volume
12,530 shs
Average Volume
13,481 shs
Market Capitalization
$150.81 million
P/E Ratio
8.13
Dividend Yield
1.51%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Acme United Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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ACU MarketRank™: 

Acme United scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Acme United is 8.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.17.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Acme United is 8.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.10.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Acme United has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.30% of the float of Acme United has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Acme United has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Acme United has recently decreased by 68.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Acme United pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Acme United has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Acme United is 24.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Acme United's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.30% of the float of Acme United has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Acme United has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Acme United has recently decreased by 68.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Acme United has a news sentiment score of 1.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.92 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Acme United this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for ACU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Acme United insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    34.10% of the stock of Acme United is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    62.10% of the stock of Acme United is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Acme United's insider trading history.
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ACU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Acme United's stock was trading at $37.33 at the start of the year. Since then, ACU shares have increased by 6.6% and is now trading at $39.78.
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Acme United Co. (NYSE:ACU) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 17th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter. Acme United had a net margin of 10.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.70%.

Acme United's top institutional investors include Capital Management Corp VA (15.29%), Mink Brook Asset Management LLC (8.53%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (7.52%) and Royce & Associates LP (4.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian S Olschan, Paul G Driscoll, Brian Barker and Rex Lynn Davidson.
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Shares of ACU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Acme United investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/16 Dividend
3/26/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/16 Dividend
3/26/2025
Dividend Payable
4/16/2025
Last Earnings
4/17/2025
Today
6/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Cutlery, handtools, & general hardware
Sub-Industry
Construction Materials
Current Symbol
NYSE:ACU
CIK
2098
Employees
650
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
8.02
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$17.79 million
Pretax Margin
12.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$195.49 million
Cash Flow
$3.91 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.02
Book Value
$27.31 per share
Price / Book
1.44

Miscellaneous

Free Float
2,503,000
Market Cap
$148.68 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.64
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 6/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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