Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Competitors $1.67 +0.04 (+2.45%) As of 06/12/2025 02:08 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APWC vs. ACNT, FRD, HUHU, LUD, BWEN, OCC, AQMS, INHD, 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), Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Inno (INHD), 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 Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Luda Technology Group Broadwind Optical Cable Aqua Metals Inno 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media favor ACNT or APWC? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ascent Industries and 2 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.08 indicating that Asia Pacific Wire & Cable is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Neutral Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Neutral 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 Which has better earnings and 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-$26.63M-$1.03-12.38Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$472.67M0.07$3.87MN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACNT or APWC? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable received 120 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 35.07% of users gave Asia Pacific Wire & Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Asia Pacific Wire & CableOutperform Votes12135.07% Underperform Votes22464.93% Which has more volatility and risk, ACNT or APWC? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACNT or APWC? 26.0% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Ascent Industries on 8 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 APWC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 & CableNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$33.60M$11.98B$7.79B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.20%4.56%4.17%P/E RatioN/A36.8625.5119.96Price / Sales0.071.33113.33157.63Price / Cash3.209.8926.8434.64Price / Book0.162.144.234.69Net Income$3.87M$176.02M$807.24M$248.14M7 Day Performance1.21%-1.37%0.58%0.95%1 Month Performance6.37%-2.22%8.71%5.74%1 Year Performance6.03%11.87%26.07%14.73% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.3908 of 5 stars$1.67+2.5%N/A+11.3%$33.60M$472.67M0.001,190Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpACNTAscent Industries0.4756 of 5 stars$13.44+2.3%N/A+24.9%$131.53M$174.65M-79.06710News CoverageInsider TradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$16.42-2.6%N/AN/A$114.45M$447.62M20.27100News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$5.03+2.3%N/AN/A$103.57M$18.15M0.00N/APositive NewsLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$4.56-0.7%N/AN/A$103.47M$44.86M0.00161BWENBroadwind4.3515 of 5 stars$1.96+7.1%$4.13+110.5%-52.8%$44.47M$142.36M14.00490Gap UpOCCOptical Cable1.0301 of 5 stars$2.81-0.7%N/A-9.0%$23.04M$69.00M-5.20340Gap UpAQMSAqua Metals2.9157 of 5 stars$0.89+17.0%$21.50+2,315.7%-89.9%$7.96M$30K-0.1920Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeINHDInno0.6524 of 5 stars$1.32flatN/A-82.4%$6.98M$1.56M0.0011Short Interest ↓Gap UpHWMHowmet Aerospace3.8486 of 5 stars$172.88-1.4%$134.59-22.1%+105.4%$69.79B$7.55B61.3121,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMTArcelorMittal3.287 of 5 stars$30.36+0.8%$32.95+8.5%+26.5%$24.87B$60.96B18.40157,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives FRD Alternatives HUHU Alternatives LUD Alternatives BWEN Alternatives OCC Alternatives AQMS Alternatives INHD 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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