Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Competitors $1.61 -0.01 (-0.62%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APWC vs. ACNT, HUHU, LUD, INHD, BWEN, OCC, AQMS, HWM, MT, and TSShould you be buying Asia Pacific Wire & Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable include Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Inno (INHD), Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), and Tenaris (TS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable vs. Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Luda Technology Group Inno Broadwind Optical Cable Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, ACNT or APWC? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ACNT or APWC? In the previous week, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and 2 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's score of 0.30 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACNT or APWC? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable received 120 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 35.38% of users gave Asia Pacific Wire & Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesAsia Pacific Wire & CableOutperform Votes12135.38% Underperform Votes22164.62% Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACNT or APWC? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$177.87M0.75-$26.63M-$1.34-9.85Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$472.67M0.07$3.87MN/AN/A Is ACNT or APWC more profitable? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -0.80%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACNT or APWC? 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Ascent Industries on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Asia Pacific Wire & Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APWC 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. 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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 APWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAsia Pacific Wire & CableNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$33.19M$10.54B$7.15B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A1.37%3.56%4.22%P/E RatioN/A32.6220.9418.48Price / Sales0.071.2582.27103.59Price / Cash3.209.8926.9434.62Price / Book0.151.993.754.25Net Income$3.87M$176.02M$807.45M$248.23M7 Day Performance3.80%3.41%2.47%0.89%1 Month Performance7.33%3.21%1.65%3.53%1 Year Performance15.83%20.51%14.32%5.08% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.4105 of 5 stars$1.61-0.6%N/A+16.7%$33.19M$472.67M0.001,190ACNTAscent Industries1.7844 of 5 stars$12.75-0.4%N/A+28.5%$128.51M$177.87M-75.00710Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.60+3.4%N/AN/A$96.83M$17.49M0.00N/AGap DownLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$3.87-7.0%N/AN/A$87.08M$51.26M0.00161Gap DownINHDInno0.7627 of 5 stars$8.56+37.4%N/A-13.5%$37.76M$916,878.000.0011Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBWENBroadwind3.7622 of 5 stars$1.66-1.2%$4.13+148.5%-26.4%$37.50M$143.14M11.86490OCCOptical Cable0.5082 of 5 stars$2.81-1.4%N/A+6.8%$23.04M$67.56M-5.20340Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAQMSAqua Metals2.0751 of 5 stars$1.49-4.5%$21.50+1,343.0%-85.7%$12.35M$30,000.00-0.3120Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace3.9078 of 5 stars$119.52-3.0%$125.06+4.6%+107.6%$48.41B$7.43B42.3821,400Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.9591 of 5 stars$26.58-2.4%$32.95+24.0%+18.6%$22.31B$62.44B16.11157,900Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TSTenaris3.4796 of 5 stars$32.66-1.8%$47.00+43.9%+0.8%$18.99B$12.52B9.0522,800Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives HUHU Alternatives LUD Alternatives INHD Alternatives BWEN Alternatives OCC Alternatives AQMS Alternatives HWM Alternatives MT Alternatives TS Alternatives 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:APWC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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