Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Competitors $1.70 +0.01 (+0.30%) As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APWC vs. ACNT, LUD, FRD, HUHU, BWEN, OCC, INHD, AQMS, HWM, and MTShould 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), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), and ArcelorMittal (MT). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable vs. Its Competitors Ascent Industries Luda Technology Group Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Energy Optical Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. 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. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned 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. Does the media refer more to ACNT or APWC? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ascent Industries and 2 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$174.65M0.73-$13.60M-$1.03-12.35Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$472.67M0.07$3.49MN/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 -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 Which has more risk & volatility, ACNT or APWC? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Ascent Industries on 6 of the 10 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$34.84M$2.44B$7.53B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A0.96%4.55%4.09%P/E RatioN/A12.6524.9720.24Price / Sales0.070.94116.26125.07Price / Cash3.646.9327.3557.47Price / Book0.161.904.365.67Net Income$3.49M$224.93M$791.63M$248.47M7 Day Performance1.56%3.94%2.40%3.29%1 Month Performance5.94%10.07%5.71%5.18%1 Year Performance9.35%-0.65%32.73%21.35% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.4907 of 5 stars$1.70+0.3%N/A+9.4%$34.84M$472.67M0.001,208News CoverageGap DownACNTAscent Industries0.2071 of 5 stars$12.61+0.1%N/A+35.5%$126.12M$177.87M-12.24710Positive NewsLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$5.15-6.9%N/AN/A$116.85M$44.86M0.00161Gap DownFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$16.56+3.0%N/AN/A$113.52M$444.60M19.26100HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.86+1.7%N/AN/A$100.62M$18.15M0.00N/ABWENBroadwind Energy3.7517 of 5 stars$1.81-2.2%$4.13+127.9%-42.7%$41.97M$143.14M-45.25490Gap UpOCCOptical Cable0.704 of 5 stars$2.90flatN/A+41.8%$23.86M$66.67M-7.63340INHDInno0.0217 of 5 stars$1.39-0.7%N/A-68.9%$8.89M$890K0.0011AQMSAqua Metals2.012 of 5 stars$0.49-6.7%$21.50+4,333.0%-91.9%$5.17M$30K-0.1320Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHWMHowmet Aerospace4.5831 of 5 stars$186.38+0.8%$142.13-23.7%+127.7%$74.64B$7.43B60.7123,930Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal4.0424 of 5 stars$31.60+1.1%$32.95+4.3%+40.1%$25.61B$62.44B20.65125,416 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives LUD Alternatives FRD Alternatives HUHU Alternatives BWEN Alternatives OCC Alternatives INHD Alternatives AQMS Alternatives HWM Alternatives MT 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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