Broadwind (BWEN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Ascent Industries	$174.65M	0.72	-$26.63M	-$1.03	-12.17
Broadwind	$143.14M	0.28	$7.65M	-$0.04	-44.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 60.82% 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 60.82%	Underperform Votes 134 39.18%

Does the media refer more to ACNT or BWEN?

In the previous week, Broadwind had 9 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Broadwind and 3 mentions for Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Broadwind's score of 0.30 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadwind	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACNT or BWEN?

26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Broadwind shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 rate ACNT or BWEN?

Broadwind has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 134.38%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 more risk & volatility, ACNT or BWEN?

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadwind has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Broadwind beats Ascent Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.