Ascent Industries (ACNT) Competitors $12.61 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACNT vs. UAMY, LUD, FRD, HUHU, BWEN, APWC, OCC, INHD, AQMS, and HWMShould you be buying Ascent Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Industries include United States Antimony (UAMY), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Ascent Industries vs. Its Competitors United States Antimony Luda Technology Group Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Energy Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Optical Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ACNT or UAMY? United States Antimony has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Industries. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$177.87M0.71-$13.60M-$1.03-12.24United States Antimony$18.87M13.76-$6.35M-$0.04-54.50 Does the media favor ACNT or UAMY? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 5 more articles in the media than United States Antimony. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ascent Industries and 4 mentions for United States Antimony. United States Antimony's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.23 indicating that United States Antimony is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral United States Antimony 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ACNT or UAMY? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Antimony has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ACNT or UAMY? United States Antimony has a consensus target price of $3.38, indicating a potential upside of 54.82%. Given United States Antimony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Ascent Industries.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) 0.00United States Antimony 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Is ACNT or UAMY more profitable? Ascent Industries has a net margin of -6.56% compared to United States Antimony's net margin of -45.32%. Ascent Industries' return on equity of -1.78% beat United States Antimony's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-6.56% -1.78% -1.12% United States Antimony -45.32%-16.58%-14.69% Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACNT or UAMY? 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of United States Antimony shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAscent Industries beats United States Antimony on 9 of the 17 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 ACNT 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 IndustriesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$126.12M$12.83B$7.50B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A23.86%4.56%4.13%P/E Ratio-12.2428.3924.5719.67Price / Sales0.715.24113.14110.29Price / Cash50.7916.3626.5327.49Price / Book1.363.764.335.42Net Income-$13.60M$521.16M$790.28M$248.34M7 Day Performance-0.32%1.99%1.52%0.81%1 Month Performance-2.17%7.12%4.53%5.01%1 Year Performance36.32%36.62%31.08%18.10% Ascent Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACNTAscent Industries0.4763 of 5 stars$12.61+0.1%N/A+29.2%$126.12M$177.87M-12.24710News CoveragePositive NewsUAMYUnited States Antimony2.0288 of 5 stars$2.72-0.4%$3.38+24.1%+548.6%$323.96M$18.87M-68.0070LUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$6.09+2.0%N/AN/A$138.18M$44.86M0.00161Gap DownFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$16.20-3.1%N/AN/A$117.96M$444.60M18.84100News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.88-9.6%N/AN/A$113.67M$18.15M0.00N/ABWENBroadwind Energy3.7167 of 5 stars$1.79+1.1%$4.13+130.4%-44.8%$40.16M$143.14M-44.75490APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.1238 of 5 stars$1.64-1.6%N/A+7.3%$34.35M$472.67M0.001,208OCCOptical Cable1.6143 of 5 stars$2.76+2.2%N/A+7.0%$22.22M$66.67M-7.26340Positive NewsGap UpINHDInno0.1472 of 5 stars$1.39-4.1%N/A-78.5%$9.21M$1.56M0.0011AQMSAqua Metals2.3281 of 5 stars$0.59-6.3%$21.50+3,528.7%-92.4%$5.65M$30K-0.1520Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHWMHowmet Aerospace4.4835 of 5 stars$175.76+1.4%$142.13-19.1%+140.1%$69.97B$7.43B57.2523,930Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United States Antimony Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors Friedman Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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