Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors

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OCC vs. HUHU, FRD, ACNT, BWEN, and APWC

Should you be buying Optical Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optical Cable include HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Friedman Industries (FRD), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry.

How does Optical Cable compare to HUHUTECH International Group?

HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

HUHUTECH International Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. 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
HUHUTECH International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Optical Cable	-1.01%	-4.14%	-1.89%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HUHUTECH International Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Optical Cable	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Optical Cable has higher revenue and earnings than HUHUTECH International Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HUHUTECH International Group	$21.43M	11.55	-$17.34M	N/A	N/A
Optical Cable	$73.04M	1.34	-$1.46M	-$0.09	N/A

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. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat HUHUTECH International Group's score of 0.94 indicating that Optical Cable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HUHUTECH International Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Optical Cable	1 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 has a beta of -0.74, indicating that its share price is 174% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Optical Cable beats HUHUTECH International Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Optical Cable compare to Friedman Industries?

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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)	1.00
Friedman Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 2.68% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 11.36% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Optical Cable	-1.01%	-4.14%	-1.89%
Friedman Industries	2.68%	11.36%	5.86%

Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 2 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Optical Cable and 1 mentions for Friedman Industries. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Optical Cable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Optical Cable	Positive
Friedman Industries	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Optical Cable	$73.04M	1.34	-$1.46M	-$0.09	N/A
Friedman Industries	$444.60M	0.34	$6.09M	$2.22	9.45

Summary

Friedman Industries beats Optical Cable on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Optical Cable compare to Ascent Industries?

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Ascent Industries has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. Optical Cable's return on equity of -4.14% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Industries	1.54%	-4.37%	-3.31%
Optical Cable	-1.01%	-4.14%	-1.89%

Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ascent Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Optical Cable 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	$74.94M	1.62	$870K	$0.13	103.19
Optical Cable	$73.04M	1.34	-$1.46M	-$0.09	N/A

In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Optical Cable. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ascent Industries and 3 mentions for Optical Cable. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.59 indicating that Optical Cable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Optical Cable	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascent Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Optical Cable	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Ascent Industries beats Optical Cable on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Optical Cable compare to Broadwind Energy?

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Broadwind Energy has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. Broadwind Energy's return on equity of -1.91% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Optical Cable	-1.01%	-4.14%	-1.89%
Broadwind Energy	3.32%	-1.91%	-0.97%

Broadwind Energy has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 115.44%. Given Broadwind Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadwind Energy is more favorable than Optical Cable.

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)	1.00
Broadwind Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Broadwind Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Broadwind Energy has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market.

Broadwind Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Optical Cable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadwind Energy, 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
Optical Cable	$73.04M	1.34	-$1.46M	-$0.09	N/A
Broadwind Energy	$158.05M	0.41	$5.24M	$0.22	12.66

In the previous week, Broadwind Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Optical Cable. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Broadwind Energy and 3 mentions for Optical Cable. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Broadwind Energy's score of 0.54 indicating that Optical Cable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Optical Cable	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadwind Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Broadwind Energy beats Optical Cable on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Optical Cable compare to Asia Pacific Wire & Cable?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market.

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 0.75% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -1.01%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity of 1.03% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	0.75%	1.03%	0.64%
Optical Cable	-1.01%	-4.14%	-1.89%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Optical Cable	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. Optical Cable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, 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
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	$489.68M	0.06	$3.67M	$0.22	6.70
Optical Cable	$73.04M	1.34	-$1.46M	-$0.09	N/A

1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Optical Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Optical Cable and 2 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's score of 0.49 indicating that Optical Cable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Optical Cable	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Optical Cable on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

OCC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Optical Cable	FIBER OPTICS Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$97.66M	$97.93M	$38.16B	$12.14B
Dividend Yield	N/A	N/A	3.16%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	-122.88	N/A	164.02	25.38
Price / Sales	1.34	1.34	624.62	75.53
Price / Cash	N/A	N/A	46.29	36.29
Price / Book	5.95	5.96	9.55	6.65
Net Income	-$1.46M	-$1.46M	$1.03B	$333.19M
7 Day Performance	11.38%	11.68%	0.40%	-0.55%
1 Month Performance	-2.73%	-2.46%	14.84%	7.66%
1 Year Performance	240.31%	241.23%	164.50%	35.65%

Optical Cable Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
OCC Optical Cable	0.5866 of 5 stars	$11.06 -2.6%	N/A	+278.7%	$97.66M	$73.04M	N/A	340
HUHU HUHUTECH International Group	0.9299 of 5 stars	$10.02 +3.2%	N/A	+98.8%	$247.29M	$21.43M	N/A	N/A
FRD Friedman Industries	1.4903 of 5 stars	$20.89 +2.1%	N/A	+34.6%	$145.51M	$444.60M	9.41	100
ACNT Ascent Industries	0.9303 of 5 stars	$14.97 +0.3%	N/A	+5.3%	$135.92M	$74.94M	136.10	710	Earnings Report
BWEN Broadwind Energy	3.7594 of 5 stars	$2.69 +5.9%	$6.00 +123.0%	+25.3%	$59.45M	$158.05M	12.23	490	News Coverage Earnings Report Gap Up

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Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors

OCC vs. HUHU, FRD, ACNT, BWEN, and APWC

How does Optical Cable compare to HUHUTECH International Group?

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How does Optical Cable compare to Ascent Industries?

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How does Optical Cable compare to Broadwind Energy?

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How does Optical Cable compare to Asia Pacific Wire & Cable?

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Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors

OCC vs. HUHU, FRD, ACNT, BWEN, and APWC

How does Optical Cable compare to HUHUTECH International Group?

Is HUHU or OCC more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HUHU or OCC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HUHU or OCC?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HUHU or OCC?

Does the media prefer HUHU or OCC?

Which has more risk and volatility, HUHU or OCC?

Summary

How does Optical Cable compare to Friedman Industries?

Do analysts rate OCC or FRD?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OCC or FRD?

Is OCC or FRD more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, OCC or FRD?

Does the media favor OCC or FRD?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OCC or FRD?

Summary

How does Optical Cable compare to Ascent Industries?

Is ACNT or OCC more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ACNT or OCC?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ACNT or OCC?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ACNT or OCC?

Does the media refer more to ACNT or OCC?

Do analysts rate ACNT or OCC?

Summary

How does Optical Cable compare to Broadwind Energy?

Is OCC or BWEN more profitable?

Do analysts rate OCC or BWEN?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OCC or BWEN?

Which has more volatility & risk, OCC or BWEN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OCC or BWEN?

Does the media prefer OCC or BWEN?

Summary

How does Optical Cable compare to Asia Pacific Wire & Cable?

Which has more volatility & risk, APWC or OCC?

Is APWC or OCC more profitable?

Do analysts rate APWC or OCC?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, APWC or OCC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of APWC or OCC?

Does the media favor APWC or OCC?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

OCC vs. The Competition

Optical Cable Competitors List

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