Broadwind (BWEN) Competitors

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

Is ACNT or BWEN more profitable?

Broadwind has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -0.80%. Broadwind's return on equity of 5.39% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Industries	-0.80%	-12.48%	-8.01%
Broadwind	2.01%	5.39%	2.48%

Do analysts recommend ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind has a consensus price target of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 164.42%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Broadwind is more favorable than Ascent Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascent Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Broadwind	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadwind, 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	$177.87M	0.75	-$26.63M	-$1.34	-9.85
Broadwind	$143.14M	0.24	$7.65M	$0.05	31.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind received 207 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 61.00% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ascent Industries	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Broadwind	Outperform Votes 208 61.00%	Underperform Votes 133 39.00%

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

26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Broadwind shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ACNT or BWEN?

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadwind has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ACNT or BWEN?

In the previous week, Ascent Industries and Ascent Industries both had 2 articles in the media. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Broadwind's score of 0.22 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
Broadwind	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Broadwind beats Ascent Industries on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.