Broadwind (BWEN) Competitors

Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is BWEN or ACNT 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
Broadwind	2.01%	5.39%	2.48%
Ascent Industries	-0.80%	-12.48%	-8.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, BWEN or ACNT?

Broadwind has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BWEN or ACNT?

In the previous week, Broadwind had 5 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Broadwind and 2 mentions for Ascent Industries. Broadwind's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.43 indicating that Broadwind is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Broadwind	Positive
Ascent Industries	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BWEN or ACNT?

Broadwind has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ascent Industries. Broadwind is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, 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
Broadwind	$142.36M	0.30	$7.65M	-$0.04	-47.00
Ascent Industries	$174.65M	0.74	-$26.63M	-$1.03	-12.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWEN or ACNT?

Broadwind received 207 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.82% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadwind	Outperform Votes 208 60.82%	Underperform Votes 134 39.18%
Ascent Industries	Outperform Votes 1 50.00%	Underperform Votes 1 50.00%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BWEN or ACNT?

33.3% of Broadwind shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Broadwind shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BWEN or ACNT?

Broadwind presently has a consensus target price of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 119.41%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Broadwind is more favorable than Ascent Industries.

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

Summary

Broadwind beats Ascent Industries on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.