Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Competitors $1.83 0.00 (-0.14%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:14 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.83 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 07/25/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APWC vs. ACNT, FRD, LUD, OCC, BWEN, INHD, 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), Friedman Industries (FRD), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Optical Cable (OCC), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Inno (INHD), 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. Its Competitors Ascent Industries Friedman Industries Luda Technology Group Optical Cable Broadwind Energy Inno 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability. Is ACNT or APWC more profitable? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -6.56%. 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-6.56% -1.78% -1.12% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor ACNT or APWC? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 5 more articles in the media than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ascent Industries and 1 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.61 indicating that Asia Pacific Wire & Cable is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Positive Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACNT or APWC? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$177.87M0.73-$13.60M-$1.03-12.58Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$472.67M0.08$3.49MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACNT or APWC? 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Ascent Industries on 7 of the 11 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 Media 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 APWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAsia Pacific Wire & CableWIRE&CABLE PRDS IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$37.80M$2.59B$7.88B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A0.92%4.55%4.01%P/E RatioN/A13.3725.5620.05Price / Sales0.080.97101.4189.19Price / Cash3.957.3327.9258.56Price / Book0.182.014.465.87Net Income$3.49M$224.93M$795.63M$258.55M7 Day Performance7.08%4.90%1.41%3.73%1 Month Performance10.63%11.06%5.66%11.75%1 Year Performance19.67%5.51%31.95%18.03% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.8071 of 5 stars$1.83-0.1%N/A+24.7%$37.80M$472.67M0.001,208Positive NewsACNTAscent Industries0.596 of 5 stars$13.04+1.3%N/A+31.0%$130.53M$174.65M-12.66710FRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$16.31-1.5%N/AN/A$115.15M$444.60M18.97100LUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$3.95-8.6%N/AN/A$89.63M$44.86M0.00161News CoverageGap UpOCCOptical Cable1.557 of 5 stars$6.03+24.6%N/A+81.1%$49.63M$66.67M-15.87340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBWENBroadwind Energy3.2287 of 5 stars$1.89+0.5%$4.13+118.3%-13.0%$42.88M$142.36M-47.25490INHDInno0.3733 of 5 stars$1.50-0.7%N/A-80.5%$9.53M$890K0.0011News CoverageAQMSAqua Metals2.9193 of 5 stars$0.53+4.1%$21.50+3,978.1%-91.7%$5.25M$30K-0.1420News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHWMHowmet Aerospace4.245 of 5 stars$184.34+2.6%$147.00-20.3%+130.2%$74.41B$7.43B60.0423,930Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTArcelorMittal3.5899 of 5 stars$33.91-1.6%$32.95-2.8%+49.5%$27.78B$60.96B22.16125,416Upcoming EarningsTSTenaris3.2287 of 5 stars$38.22-1.2%$44.00+15.1%+20.3%$22.22B$12.00B11.6525,874Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives FRD Alternatives LUD Alternatives OCC Alternatives BWEN Alternatives INHD 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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