Acorn Energy (ACFN) Competitors $25.56 +1.61 (+6.72%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACFN vs. PESI, OABI, TRVG, TCX, ARAI, ATLN, YMT, MXCT, PMTS, and RCMTShould you be buying Acorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acorn Energy include Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), OmniAb (OABI), Trivago N.V. ADS (TRVG), Tucows (TCX), Arrive AI (ARAI), Atlantic International (ATLN), Yimutian (YMT), MaxCyte (MXCT), CPI Card Group (PMTS), and RCM Technologies (RCMT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Acorn Energy vs. Its Competitors Perma-Fix Environmental Services OmniAb Trivago N.V. ADS Tucows Arrive AI Atlantic International Yimutian MaxCyte CPI Card Group RCM Technologies Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) and Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PESI or ACFN? Acorn Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perma-Fix Environmental Services. Perma-Fix Environmental Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPerma-Fix Environmental Services$60.02M4.29-$19.98M-$1.13-12.33Acorn Energy$10.99M5.81$6.29M$2.849.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PESI or ACFN? 25.5% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Acorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer PESI or ACFN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Perma-Fix Environmental Services 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Acorn Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, PESI or ACFN? Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acorn Energy has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PESI or ACFN? In the previous week, Perma-Fix Environmental Services and Perma-Fix Environmental Services both had 2 articles in the media. Acorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Perma-Fix Environmental Services' score of 0.30 indicating that Acorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Perma-Fix Environmental Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Acorn Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is PESI or ACFN more profitable? Acorn Energy has a net margin of 54.10% compared to Perma-Fix Environmental Services' net margin of -31.25%. Acorn Energy's return on equity of 57.23% beat Perma-Fix Environmental Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Perma-Fix Environmental Services-31.25% -21.73% -13.38% Acorn Energy 54.10%57.23%27.30% SummaryAcorn Energy beats Perma-Fix Environmental Services on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACFN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcorn EnergyServices – Engineering, Accounting, Surveying IndustryServices SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$59.91M$59.91M$1.52B$10.68BDividend YieldN/AN/A6.35%4.82%P/E Ratio9.009.004.7429.84Price / Sales5.815.815.88131.17Price / Cash29.9529.95181.1461.44Price / Book11.4111.413.676.60Net Income$6.29M$6.29M-$22.18M$276.82M7 Day Performance5.79%5.79%-0.41%2.07%1 Month Performance-10.35%-10.35%-12.87%2.62%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A-22.65%32.86% Acorn Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACFNAcorn Energy1.2817 of 5 stars$25.56+6.7%N/AN/A$59.91M$10.99M9.0020Positive NewsGap DownPESIPerma-Fix Environmental Services0.1338 of 5 stars$13.01+3.5%N/A-2.9%$240.30M$60.02M-11.51290News CoverageGap DownOABIOmniAb1.7045 of 5 stars$1.66-2.4%$6.67+301.6%-59.4%$238.97M$26.39M-2.777TRVGTrivago N.V. ADS2.6153 of 5 stars$3.08flat$4.18+35.7%+86.1%$216.76M$504.24M-308.00710News CoverageTCXTucows0.3267 of 5 stars$18.15+0.4%N/A-1.3%$201.07M$362.27M-2.031,000News CoverageARAIArrive AIN/A$5.77+0.9%N/AN/A$190.56MN/A0.007Analyst ForecastATLNAtlantic International0.1196 of 5 stars$3.07+2.0%N/AN/A$179.21M$442.61M-1.407News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpYMTYimutianN/A$1.55+1.3%N/AN/A$177.28MN/A0.00573MXCTMaxCyte3.9771 of 5 stars$1.61-9.0%$7.00+334.8%-57.6%$171.64M$38.63M-3.7480PMTSCPI Card Group3.582 of 5 stars$15.09-1.2%$34.00+125.3%-23.7%$171.08M$480.60M13.471,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRCMTRCM Technologies3.5288 of 5 stars$22.42-3.7%$33.50+49.4%+9.5%$166.14M$299.92M12.743,140 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PESI Alternatives OABI Alternatives TRVG Alternatives TCX Alternatives ARAI Alternatives ATLN Alternatives YMT Alternatives MXCT Alternatives PMTS Alternatives RCMT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACFN) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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