Ascent Industries (ACNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ascent Industries Co. an industrials company, produces and distributes stainless steel pipe and tube and specialty chemicals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Tubular Products and Specialty Chemicals. It manufactures welded pipes and tubes, primarily from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys; and ornamental stainless steel tubes for automotive, commercial transportation, marine, food services, construction, furniture, healthcare, and other industries. The company also produces defoamers, surfactants, and lubricating agents for end users, including companies that supply agrochemical paper, metal working, coatings, water treatment, paint, mining, oil and gas, and janitorial and other applications. In addition, it provides contract manufacturing services, as well as operates as a multi-purpose plant to process various difficult to handle materials, including flammable solvents, viscous liquids, and granular solids. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.13 to $14.64
• 50-Day Range: $12.12 to $14.97
• 52-Week Range: $11.62 to $17.92
• Volume: 49,190 shs
• Average Volume: 71,231 shs
• Market Capitalization: $128.46 million
• P/E Ratio: 109.32
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Ascent Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ascent Industries scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 174 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Ascent Industries has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ascent Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ascent Industries is 109.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ascent Industries is 109.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ascent Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.71% of the float of Ascent Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ascent Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ascent Industries has recently increased by 6.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ascent Industries does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ascent Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Ascent Industries has a news sentiment score of -0.20. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Ascent Industries in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $143,803.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1119% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ascent Industries insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $143,803.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.31% of the stock of Ascent Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.05% of the stock of Ascent Industries is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/26/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/10/2026
• 16th Annual East Coast IDEAS Conference: 6/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - GENL INDL
• Sub-Industry: Steel Works
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACNT
• CIK: 95953
• Web: www.ascentco.com
• Phone: (804) 822-3260
• Fax: 864-596-1501
• Employees: 710
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 109.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $870 thousand
• Net Margins: 1.54%
• Pretax Margin: -7.09%
• Return on Equity: -4.37%
• Return on Assets: -3.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 8.69
• Quick Ratio: 7.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $74.94 million
• Price / Sales: 1.71
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 104.25
• Book Value: $9.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,040,000
• Free Float: 8,197,000
• Market Cap: $128.46 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57