Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors $5.56 +0.29 (+5.40%) As of 10:24 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OCC vs. HUHU, ACNT, LUD, FRD, BWEN, APWC, INHD, AQMS, HWM, and MTShould you be buying Optical Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optical Cable include HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Friedman Industries (FRD), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), and ArcelorMittal (MT). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Optical Cable vs. Its Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Ascent Industries Luda Technology Group Friedman Industries Broadwind Energy Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OCC or HUHU? 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Optical Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to OCC or HUHU? In the previous week, Optical Cable had 1 more articles in the media than HUHUTECH International Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Optical Cable and 2 mentions for HUHUTECH International Group. HUHUTECH International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.93 indicating that HUHUTECH International Group 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HUHUTECH International Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is OCC or HUHU more profitable? HUHUTECH International Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -4.33%. HUHUTECH International Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Optical Cable-4.33% -14.94% -7.72% HUHUTECH International Group N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings & valuation, OCC or HUHU? HUHUTECH International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Optical Cable. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOptical Cable$66.67M0.69-$4.21M-$0.38-14.64HUHUTECH International Group$18.15M8.06N/AN/AN/A SummaryHUHUTECH International Group beats Optical Cable on 5 of the 9 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OCC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$45.80M$46.21M$29.89B$9.81BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.09%4.12%P/E Ratio-14.64N/A52.0925.74Price / Sales0.690.691,271.51111.33Price / CashN/AN/A36.0558.93Price / Book2.192.219.186.01Net Income-$4.21M-$4.21M$803.11M$264.84M7 Day Performance-6.31%-5.47%1.27%2.66%1 Month Performance-7.71%-6.88%0.72%1.56%1 Year Performance101.63%103.44%24,041.65%29.07% Optical Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OCCOptical Cable0.6369 of 5 stars$5.57+5.4%N/A+92.0%$45.80M$66.67M-14.64340Short Interest ↓HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$6.67-0.1%N/AN/A$140.61M$18.15M0.00N/APositive NewsACNTAscent Industries0.52 of 5 stars$12.92+2.1%N/A+26.5%$126.72M$177.87M-12.54710News CoverageLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$4.90-1.8%N/AN/A$111.18M$44.86M0.00161Gap UpFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$14.92-0.1%N/AN/A$105.47M$444.60M17.35100Positive NewsEarnings ReportBWENBroadwind Energy3.317 of 5 stars$2.78+10.3%$4.13+48.4%+0.9%$63.07M$142.36M-69.50490Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.104 of 5 stars$1.71-1.2%N/A+14.8%$35.67M$472.67M0.001,208Earnings ReportINHDInno0.2278 of 5 stars$1.20flatN/A-76.9%$9.30M$890K0.0011News CoverageShort Interest ↓AQMSAqua Metals2.3043 of 5 stars$4.37+12.1%$21.50+392.0%-89.2%$3.88M$30K-1.1420News CoverageEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓Gap UpHWMHowmet Aerospace4.4259 of 5 stars$180.95-1.8%$164.07-9.3%+88.2%$74.28B$7.43B52.9123,930Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.933 of 5 stars$30.40-1.8%$32.95+8.4%+55.3%$24.90B$60.63B9.38125,416Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors Friedman Industries Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ArcelorMittal 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 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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