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Acme United (ACU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$37.87 -0.44 (-1.15%)
As of 05/9/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Acme United Stock (NYSE:ACU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.28
$38.03
50-Day Range
$36.25
$42.40
52-Week Range
$32.85
$50.00
Volume
9,329 shs
Average Volume
14,638 shs
Market Capitalization
$142.16 million
P/E Ratio
7.74
Dividend Yield
1.58%
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.

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ACU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Acme United's stock was trading at $37.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ACU shares have increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $37.87.
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Acme United Co. (NYSE:ACU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 17th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Acme United had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.70% and a net margin of 10.25%.

Acme United's top institutional shareholders include Capital Management Corp VA (15.29%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (7.52%), Royce & Associates LP (4.36%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.38%). 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
5/11/2025
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
7.74
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
$3.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.02
Book Value
$27.31 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Free Float
2,503,000
Market Cap
$142.16 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.64
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 5/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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