Ascent Industries (ACNT) Competitors $13.55 +0.11 (+0.82%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.54 -0.02 (-0.11%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACNT vs. ASTL, UAMY, FRD, HUHU, LUD, BWEN, APWC, OCC, INHD, and AQMSShould you be buying Ascent Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Industries include Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), United States Antimony (UAMY), Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Broadwind (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), and Aqua Metals (AQMS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Ascent Industries vs. Algoma Steel Group United States Antimony Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Luda Technology Group Broadwind Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Optical Cable Inno Aqua Metals Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, ACNT or ASTL? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACNT or ASTL? Algoma Steel Group received 3 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Algoma Steel Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Algoma Steel GroupOutperform Votes420.00% Underperform Votes1680.00% Is ACNT or ASTL more profitable? Ascent Industries has a net margin of -0.80% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -6.30%. Algoma Steel Group's return on equity of -10.63% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Algoma Steel Group -6.30%-10.63%-5.43% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACNT or ASTL? 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ACNT or ASTL? In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group had 7 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Algoma Steel Group and 0 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of 0.38 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Positive Algoma Steel Group Neutral Do analysts recommend ACNT or ASTL? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ascent Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Algoma Steel Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, ACNT or ASTL? Algoma Steel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Steel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$174.65M0.78-$26.63M-$1.03-13.16Algoma Steel Group$2.49B0.26$77.99M-$1.54-3.96 SummaryAlgoma Steel Group beats Ascent Industries on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ascent Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ACNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAscent IndustriesSteel pipe & tubes IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$135.69M$2.46B$7.78B$8.65BDividend YieldN/AN/A4.57%4.19%P/E Ratio-79.7414.9724.4220.18Price / Sales0.781.75103.87162.76Price / CashN/A14.9126.8934.64Price / Book1.282.274.234.72Net Income-$26.63M$75.02M$808.62M$247.88M7 Day Performance4.51%-0.71%1.76%4.37%1 Month Performance5.49%-10.27%10.41%10.69%1 Year Performance33.68%2.54%25.75%15.03% Ascent Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACNTAscent Industries0.5543 of 5 stars$13.55+0.8%N/A+31.8%$135.64M$174.65M-79.71710High Trading VolumeASTLAlgoma Steel Group2.981 of 5 stars$4.94-6.3%N/A-21.4%$518.37M$2.49B-3.892,730High Trading VolumeUAMYUnited States Antimony1.9524 of 5 stars$2.53+4.5%$3.38+33.4%+849.6%$298.35M$18.87M-63.2570News CoverageFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$16.73+3.3%N/AN/A$116.61M$447.62M20.65100Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.96+0.6%N/AN/A$104.41M$18.15M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$4.02-0.7%N/AN/A$91.21M$44.86M0.00161Gap DownBWENBroadwind4.1134 of 5 stars$1.66flat$4.13+148.5%-51.1%$37.66M$142.36M11.86490News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.7597 of 5 stars$1.69+4.9%N/A+3.8%$34.82M$472.67M0.001,190Positive NewsGap UpOCCOptical Cable0.4524 of 5 stars$2.90flatN/A+2.6%$23.78M$67.56M-5.37340Positive NewsEarnings ReportINHDInno0.1078 of 5 stars$1.50+20.0%N/A-79.5%$6.62M$1.56M0.0011Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAQMSAqua Metals1.8431 of 5 stars$0.79-1.1%$21.50+2,621.2%-88.5%$6.55M$30,000.00-0.1720 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Algoma Steel Group Competitors United States Antimony Competitors Friedman Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors Broadwind Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors 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:ACNT) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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