Ascent Industries (ACNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ: ACNT) is a diversified industrial manufacturing company with operations in specialty chemicals and tubular products. The company serves customers in industries including chemicals, rubber, coatings, automotive, construction, and general manufacturing.

Through its Specialty Chemicals segment, Ascent manufactures and sells specialty chemical products such as rubber chemicals, dyes, and chemical intermediates. These products are used in a range of industrial and commercial applications, including rubber processing, textiles, coatings, and other manufacturing processes.

Its Tubular Products segment produces stainless steel and galvanized carbon steel pipe and tubing. These products are used in applications that require corrosion resistance, durability, or specialized performance, serving markets such as industrial equipment, transportation, construction, and energy.

The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and adopted the Ascent Industries Co. name in 2021. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ascent serves customers primarily in North America while also participating in international markets through the sale of its manufactured products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.60 to $14.78
• 50-Day Range: $14.58 to $15.80
• 52-Week Range: $11.86 to $17.92
• Volume: 20,315 shs
• Average Volume: 27,830 shs
• Market Capitalization: $132.45 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Ascent Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ascent Industries scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 218th out of 229 stocks in the materials 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 -32.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ascent Industries is -32.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ascent Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.81% 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 5.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ascent Industries has recently decreased by 16.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Ascent Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ascent Industries this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ascent Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $21,150.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.50% 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: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACNT
• CIK: 95953
• Web: www.ascentco.com
• Phone: (804) 822-3260
• Fax: 864-596-1501
• Employees: 198
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.45)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $870 thousand
• Net Margins: -5.31%
• Pretax Margin: -3.37%
• Return on Equity: -2.72%
• Return on Assets: -2.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 4.33
• Quick Ratio: 3.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $74.94 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 105.62
• Book Value: $9.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,010,000
• Free Float: 8,333,000
• Market Cap: $132.45 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49