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$14.02 +0.09 (+0.65%)
Closing price 05/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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ACNT vs. IIIN, ASTL, HUHU, FRD, and OCC

Should you buy Ascent Industries stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ascent Industries with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ascent Industries include Insteel Industries (IIIN), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Friedman Industries (FRD), and Optical Cable (OCC). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Insteel Industries?

Insteel Industries (NYSE:IIIN) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Insteel Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Insteel Industries and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Insteel Industries Neutral
Ascent Industries Positive

Insteel Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. Insteel Industries 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 Ratio
Insteel Industries$647.71M0.80$41.02M$2.1812.27
Ascent Industries$74.94M1.69$870K$0.13107.85

Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Insteel Industries has a net margin of 6.16% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of 1.54%. Insteel Industries' return on equity of 11.72% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insteel Industries6.16% 11.72% 9.19%
Ascent Industries 1.54%-4.37%-3.31%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insteel Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Ascent Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Insteel Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Insteel Industries beats Ascent Industries on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Algoma Steel Group?

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group had 13 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Algoma Steel Group and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Algoma Steel Group's score of -0.24 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries Positive
Algoma Steel Group Neutral

Ascent Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group 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 Ratio
Ascent Industries$74.94M1.69$870K$0.13107.85
Algoma Steel Group$1.49B0.36-$704.89M-$6.72N/A

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market.

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -60.03%. Ascent Industries' return on equity of -4.37% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ascent Industries1.54% -4.37% -3.31%
Algoma Steel Group -60.03%-64.28%-22.82%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ascent Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Algoma Steel Group
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ascent Industries beats Algoma Steel Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to HUHUTECH International Group?

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, HUHUTECH International Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HUHUTECH International Group and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat HUHUTECH International Group's score of 0.94 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries Positive
HUHUTECH International Group Positive

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than HUHUTECH International Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Industries$74.94M1.69$870K$0.13107.85
HUHUTECH International Group$21.43M11.07-$17.34MN/AN/A

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HUHUTECH International Group has a beta of -0.74, indicating that its share price is 174% less volatile than the broader market.

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to HUHUTECH International Group's net margin of 0.00%. HUHUTECH International Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ascent Industries1.54% -4.37% -3.31%
HUHUTECH International Group N/A N/A N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ascent Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
HUHUTECH International Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ascent Industries beats HUHUTECH International Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Friedman Industries?

Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Friedman Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Ascent Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Friedman Industries and Friedman Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Friedman Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ascent Industries' score of 1.36 indicating that Friedman Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Friedman Industries Very Positive
Ascent Industries Positive

33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Friedman Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. Friedman Industries 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 Ratio
Friedman Industries$444.60M0.33$6.09M$2.229.41
Ascent Industries$74.94M1.69$870K$0.13107.85

Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 2.68% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of 1.54%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 11.36% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Friedman Industries2.68% 11.36% 5.86%
Ascent Industries 1.54%-4.37%-3.31%

Summary

Friedman Industries beats Ascent Industries on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Optical Cable?

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Optical Cable
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Ascent Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 2 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Optical Cable and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Optical Cable's score of 1.27 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Optical Cable Positive
Ascent Industries Positive

13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Optical Cable 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 Ratio
Optical Cable$73.04M1.59-$1.46M-$0.09N/A
Ascent Industries$74.94M1.69$870K$0.13107.85

Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. Optical Cable's return on equity of -4.14% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Optical Cable-1.01% -4.14% -1.89%
Ascent Industries 1.54%-4.37%-3.31%

Summary

Ascent Industries beats Optical Cable on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ACNT vs. The Competition

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MetricAscent IndustriesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$125.90M$15.96B$9.27B$12.37B
Dividend YieldN/A1.32%3.57%5.35%
P/E Ratio107.8544.3025.1025.63
Price / Sales1.696.945,127.0176.59
Price / Cash100.5037.2427.9256.33
Price / Book1.554.994.876.97
Net Income$870K$424.52M$792.39M$333.62M
7 Day Performance1.30%-1.26%2,645.65%1.09%
1 Month Performance1.74%5.68%3.40%3.08%
1 Year Performance17.03%35.90%37.86%35.68%

Ascent Industries Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACNT
Ascent Industries
0.936 of 5 stars		$14.02
+0.6%		N/A+20.3%$125.90M$74.94M107.85710
IIIN
Insteel Industries
2.1814 of 5 stars		$26.48
+2.9%		N/AN/A$500.02M$647.71M12.151,007
ASTL
Algoma Steel Group
1.4339 of 5 stars		$4.86
+3.0%		N/A-11.5%$496.48M$1.49BN/A2,400
HUHU
HUHUTECH International Group
0.8631 of 5 stars		$10.02
+3.2%		N/A+75.7%$247.29M$21.43MN/AN/A
FRD
Friedman Industries
2.0483 of 5 stars		$20.89
+2.1%		N/A+28.1%$145.51M$444.60M9.41100

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