Broadwind Energy (BWEN) Competitors $2.39 +0.10 (+4.37%) Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.34 -0.05 (-2.05%) As of 10/24/2025 04:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BWEN vs. FRD, HUHU, ACNT, OCC, APWC, AQMS, INHD, HWM, MT, and TSShould you be buying Broadwind Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadwind Energy include Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Optical Cable (OCC), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Inno (INHD), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), and Tenaris (TS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Broadwind Energy vs. Its Competitors Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Ascent Industries Optical Cable Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Aqua Metals Inno Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) and Broadwind Energy (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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, FRD or BWEN? Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadwind Energy has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FRD or BWEN more profitable? Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Broadwind Energy's net margin of -1.52%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 6.50% beat Broadwind Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Friedman Industries1.84% 6.50% 3.95% Broadwind Energy -1.52%-3.71%-1.71% Which has better valuation and earnings, FRD or BWEN? Friedman Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Broadwind Energy. Broadwind Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Friedman Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFriedman Industries$444.60M0.34$6.09M$1.2017.70Broadwind Energy$143.14M0.38$1.15M-$0.10-23.90 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FRD or BWEN? 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FRD or BWEN? Broadwind Energy has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 88.28%. Given Broadwind Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadwind Energy is more favorable than Friedman Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Broadwind Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor FRD or BWEN? In the previous week, Broadwind Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Broadwind Energy and 1 mentions for Friedman Industries. Broadwind Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Broadwind Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Friedman Industries Neutral Broadwind Energy Positive SummaryFriedman Industries and Broadwind Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Broadwind Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 BWEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBroadwind EnergyMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.76M$13.78B$7.92B$10.66BDividend YieldN/A24.31%4.57%4.82%P/E Ratio-23.9021.9125.2130.24Price / Sales0.387.741,261.48133.15Price / Cash6.4617.9628.0061.44Price / Book0.894.504.986.60Net Income$1.15M$498.10M$790.14M$276.82M7 Day Performance1.27%4.08%1.84%2.58%1 Month Performance20.10%8.07%3.15%3.76%1 Year Performance17.73%31.49%30.73%33.84% Broadwind Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWENBroadwind Energy3.7239 of 5 stars$2.39+4.4%$4.50+88.3%+16.6%$52.76M$143.14M-23.90490Analyst ForecastGap UpFRDFriedman Industries0.5876 of 5 stars$19.95+1.6%N/AN/A$138.65M$444.60M16.63100Positive NewsHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$5.50+0.1%N/A+61.4%$115.56M$19.11M0.00N/APositive NewsACNTAscent Industries0.6268 of 5 stars$12.14+0.7%N/A+29.3%$112.88M$172.59M-41.86710News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOCCOptical Cable1.51 of 5 stars$8.30-4.3%N/A+227.1%$76.91M$66.67M-59.28340Positive NewsAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.2441 of 5 stars$1.94-0.8%N/A+24.3%$40.20M$472.67M0.001,208Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAQMSAqua Metals2.0521 of 5 stars$12.30-15.5%$30.00+143.9%-68.8%$21.52M$30K-0.3420News CoverageAnalyst ForecastINHDInno0.3895 of 5 stars$1.20+5.3%N/A-73.2%$12.48M$890K0.0011Positive NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace3.7769 of 5 stars$192.59+1.5%$181.92-5.5%+97.5%$76.47B$7.43B56.3123,930Upcoming EarningsMTArcelorMittal3.8716 of 5 stars$38.70+0.6%$33.45-13.6%+64.4%$31.53B$60.63B11.94125,416News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTSTenaris3.4525 of 5 stars$34.76+1.0%$41.80+20.3%+14.3%$20.22B$11.77B9.4525,874Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Friedman Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Inno Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ArcelorMittal Competitors Tenaris Competitors 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:BWEN) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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