Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors $9.98 +1.39 (+16.18%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.00 +0.02 (+0.20%) As of 04:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OCC vs. FRD, ACNT, HUHU, BWEN, APWC, INHD, AQMS, HWM, MT, and TSShould you be buying Optical Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optical Cable include Friedman Industries (FRD), Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), and Tenaris (TS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Optical Cable vs. Its Competitors Friedman Industries Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Energy Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends. Does the media favor OCC or FRD? In the previous week, Optical Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Optical Cable and 3 mentions for Friedman Industries. Friedman Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.79 indicating that Friedman Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Optical Cable 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Friedman Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend OCC or FRD? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Optical Cable 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OCC or FRD? 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Optical Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, OCC or FRD? Friedman Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Optical Cable 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 RatioOptical Cable$66.67M1.33-$4.21M-$0.14-71.29Friedman Industries$444.60M0.32$6.09M$1.2016.97 Which has more volatility and risk, OCC or FRD? Optical Cable has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is OCC or FRD more profitable? Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.55%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 6.50% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Optical Cable-1.55% -5.80% -2.87% Friedman Industries 1.84%6.50%3.95% SummaryFriedman Industries beats Optical Cable on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Optical Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OCC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 OCC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOptical CableFIBER OPTICS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$88.52M$88.79M$32.70B$10.49BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.20%4.80%P/E Ratio-71.28N/A490.4227.32Price / Sales1.331.331,830.12194.55Price / CashN/AN/A37.7761.53Price / Book3.933.937.766.81Net Income-$4.21M-$4.21M$820.59M$276.59M7 Day Performance1.32%1.32%0.13%0.15%1 Month Performance6.97%6.97%7.09%8.17%1 Year Performance300.80%300.80%23,957.94%35.50% Optical Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OCCOptical Cable0.5529 of 5 stars$9.98+16.2%N/A+236.9%$88.52M$66.67M-71.28340FRDFriedman Industries1.821 of 5 stars$20.01-2.7%N/AN/A$141.27M$444.60M16.68100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastACNTAscent Industries0.3891 of 5 stars$12.36-0.1%N/A+29.1%$115.67M$177.87M-42.57710HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$5.49-4.5%N/AN/A$115.56M$18.15M0.00N/APositive NewsBWENBroadwind Energy3.336 of 5 stars$2.18-2.0%$4.50+106.9%+9.6%$50.11M$143.14M-21.75490APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.6089 of 5 stars$1.97-3.7%N/A+15.8%$40.70M$485.84M0.001,208Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINHDInno0.7846 of 5 stars$1.31-2.6%N/A-65.9%$14.29M$890K0.0011Gap UpAQMSAqua Metals2.2155 of 5 stars$5.71-9.3%$30.00+425.9%-6.8%$7.97MN/A-0.1620News CoverageGap DownHWMHowmet Aerospace4.4787 of 5 stars$189.82-0.3%$175.50-7.5%+87.9%$76.49B$7.72B55.4823,930Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMTArcelorMittal3.5571 of 5 stars$38.46-1.2%$33.45-13.0%+56.2%$31.50B$62.44B11.87125,416TSTenaris3.7175 of 5 stars$36.26+0.2%$41.80+15.3%+6.7%$21.08B$12.52B9.8525,874News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Friedman Industries Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals 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:OCC) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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