Do analysts prefer ACNT or FRD?

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 Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts rate ACNT or HUHU?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACNT or HUHU?

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than HUHUTECH International Group. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ascent Industries $74.94M 1.68 $870K $0.13 106.92 HUHUTECH International Group $21.43M 11.61 -$17.34M N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend OCC or ACNT?

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

Do analysts prefer INHD or ACNT?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Inno 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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INHD or ACNT?

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Inno. Inno is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inno $4.56M 21.83 -$7.08M -$149.09 N/A Ascent Industries $74.94M 1.68 $870K $0.13 106.92

Is INHD or ACNT more profitable?

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Inno's net margin of -86.76%. Ascent Industries' return on equity of -4.37% beat Inno's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inno -86.76% -13.08% -12.84% Ascent Industries 1.54% -4.37% -3.31%

Do analysts prefer ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind Energy has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.25%. Given Broadwind Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Broadwind Energy is more favorable than Ascent Industries. 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 Broadwind Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

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ACNT vs. FRD, HUHU, OCC, INHD, and BWEN

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 Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), and Broadwind Energy (BWEN). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Friedman Industries?

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Industries	$74.94M	1.68	$870K	$0.13	106.92
Friedman Industries	$646.91M	0.38	$19.53M	$2.76	12.47

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
Friedman Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Friedman Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Friedman Industries and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.96 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries	Very Positive
Friedman Industries	Positive

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of 1.54%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 13.70% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%
Friedman Industries	3.02%	13.70%	6.63%

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Ascent Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Friedman Industries beats Ascent Industries on 11 of the 15 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HUHUTECH International Group has a beta of -0.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Industries	$74.94M	1.68	$870K	$0.13	106.92
HUHUTECH International Group	$21.43M	11.61	-$17.34M	N/A	N/A

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, HUHUTECH International Group had 3 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HUHUTECH International Group and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat HUHUTECH International Group's score of 0.04 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries	Very Positive
HUHUTECH International Group	Neutral

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 Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%
HUHUTECH International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ascent Industries beats HUHUTECH International Group on 7 of the 11 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Optical Cable and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.94 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Optical Cable	Positive
Ascent Industries	Very Positive

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of 1.29%. Optical Cable's return on equity of 5.92% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Optical Cable	1.29%	5.92%	2.50%
Ascent Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%

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

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optical Cable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Optical Cable	$73.04M	2.22	-$1.46M	$0.12	153.08
Ascent Industries	$74.94M	1.68	$870K	$0.13	106.92

Optical Cable has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Optical Cable beats Ascent Industries on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Inno?

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

In the previous week, Inno had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inno and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Inno's score of 0.43 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inno	Neutral
Ascent Industries	Very Positive

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Inno's net margin of -86.76%. Ascent Industries' return on equity of -4.37% beat Inno's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inno	-86.76%	-13.08%	-12.84%
Ascent Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%

Inno has a beta of -2.8, suggesting that its share price is 380% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

0.2% of Inno shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Inno shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Inno. Inno is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inno	$4.56M	21.83	-$7.08M	-$149.09	N/A
Ascent Industries	$74.94M	1.68	$870K	$0.13	106.92

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inno	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

Summary

Ascent Industries beats Inno on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Industries compare to Broadwind Energy?

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

Broadwind Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. Broadwind Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Industries	$74.94M	1.68	$870K	$0.13	106.92
Broadwind Energy	$158.05M	0.64	$5.24M	$0.22	19.73

Broadwind Energy has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of 1.54%. Broadwind Energy's return on equity of -2.05% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%
Broadwind Energy	3.30%	-2.05%	-1.09%

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Broadwind Energy has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.25%. Given Broadwind Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Broadwind Energy is more favorable than Ascent Industries.

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
Broadwind Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Broadwind Energy has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Broadwind Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Broadwind Energy and 1 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Broadwind Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries	Very Positive
Broadwind Energy	Positive

Summary

Broadwind Energy beats Ascent Industries on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Ascent Industries	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$130.51M	$16.07B	$9.67B	$12.22B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.25%	3.54%	6.12%
P/E Ratio	106.93	41.20	25.61	24.17
Price / Sales	1.68	6.22	4,851.73	98.91
Price / Cash	104.18	38.87	27.98	54.37
Price / Book	1.50	5.15	4.56	6.35
Net Income	$870K	$445.48M	$792.16M	$337.63M
7 Day Performance	-0.43%	-1.10%	0.13%	0.43%
1 Month Performance	-0.79%	3.16%	-0.85%	0.14%
1 Year Performance	10.32%	32.74%	21.49%	27.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ACNT Ascent Industries	0.6915 of 5 stars	$13.90 -3.7%	N/A	+9.3%	$130.51M	$74.94M	106.93	710	Positive News High Trading Volume
FRD Friedman Industries	2.4858 of 5 stars	$34.86 0.0%	N/A	+110.8%	$247.84M	$646.91M	12.63	100	News Coverage Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
HUHU HUHUTECH International Group	0.4304 of 5 stars	$9.65 +20.2%	N/A	+102.1%	$204.71M	$21.43M	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
OCC Optical Cable	0.881 of 5 stars	$20.23 -2.4%	N/A	+540.1%	$182.90M	$73.04M	168.60	340	Analyst Downgrade
INHD Inno	0.3739 of 5 stars	$39.49 flat	N/A	N/A	$99.54M	$2.85M	N/A	11	Short Interest Increase

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Ascent Industries (ACNT) Competitors

ACNT vs. FRD, HUHU, OCC, INHD, and BWEN

How does Ascent Industries compare to Friedman Industries?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ACNT or FRD?

Do analysts prefer ACNT or FRD?

Does the media prefer ACNT or FRD?

Is ACNT or FRD more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACNT or FRD?

Which has more risk & volatility, ACNT or FRD?

Summary

How does Ascent Industries compare to HUHUTECH International Group?

Which has more risk and volatility, ACNT or HUHU?

Do analysts rate ACNT or HUHU?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACNT or HUHU?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ACNT or HUHU?

Does the media prefer ACNT or HUHU?

Is ACNT or HUHU more profitable?

Summary

How does Ascent Industries compare to Optical Cable?

Does the media favor OCC or ACNT?

Is OCC or ACNT more profitable?

Do analysts recommend OCC or ACNT?

Which has better valuation & earnings, OCC or ACNT?

Which has more risk and volatility, OCC or ACNT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OCC or ACNT?

Summary

How does Ascent Industries compare to Inno?

Does the media refer more to INHD or ACNT?

Is INHD or ACNT more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, INHD or ACNT?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INHD or ACNT?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INHD or ACNT?

Do analysts prefer INHD or ACNT?

Summary

How does Ascent Industries compare to Broadwind Energy?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACNT or BWEN?

Is ACNT or BWEN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACNT or BWEN?

Do analysts prefer ACNT or BWEN?

Which has more volatility & risk, ACNT or BWEN?

Does the media favor ACNT or BWEN?

Summary

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