Rectitude (RECT) Competitors $4.80 +0.39 (+8.73%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RECT vs. ACU, SMID, CSTE, VATE, MTEN, BW, TPCS, NWGL, BNRG, and HIHOShould you be buying Rectitude stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rectitude include Acme United (ACU), Smith-Midland (SMID), Caesarstone (CSTE), INNOVATE (VATE), Mingteng International (MTEN), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), TechPrecision (TPCS), Nature Wood Group (NWGL), Brenmiller Energy (BNRG), and Highway (HIHO). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Rectitude vs. Acme United Smith-Midland Caesarstone INNOVATE Mingteng International Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises TechPrecision Nature Wood Group Brenmiller Energy Highway Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media favor ACU or RECT? In the previous week, Rectitude had 1 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rectitude and 0 mentions for Acme United. Rectitude's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Acme United's score of 0.00 indicating that Rectitude is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Acme United Neutral Rectitude Very Positive Do analysts prefer ACU or RECT? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acme United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Rectitude 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACU or RECT? 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of Acme United shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACU or RECT? Acme United received 9 more outperform votes than Rectitude when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcme UnitedOutperform Votes964.29% Underperform Votes535.71% RectitudeN/AN/A Which has better earnings and valuation, ACU or RECT? Acme United has higher revenue and earnings than Rectitude. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcme United$195.49M0.73$17.79M$2.4515.49Rectitude$42.97M1.61$2.49MN/AN/A Is ACU or RECT more profitable? Acme United has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Rectitude's net margin of 0.00%. Acme United's return on equity of 9.70% beat Rectitude's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acme United10.25% 9.70% 6.10% Rectitude N/A N/A N/A SummaryAcme United beats Rectitude on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rectitude News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RECT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 RECT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRectitudeCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$69.17M$2.86B$7.21B$7.95BDividend YieldN/A2.99%3.56%4.22%P/E RatioN/A40.1621.0018.58Price / Sales1.611.1981.73103.49Price / CashN/A11.3726.9034.62Price / BookN/A1.643.754.25Net Income$2.49M$135.99M$808.20M$248.18M7 Day Performance16.06%-1.94%3.94%1.36%1 Month Performance17.20%-7.41%2.61%3.85%1 Year PerformanceN/A-16.02%15.03%5.37% Rectitude Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RECTRectitudeN/A$4.77+8.2%N/AN/A$69.17M$42.97M0.00N/APositive NewsACUAcme UnitedN/A$40.36-2.9%N/A-5.8%$151.51M$195.49M8.25650SMIDSmith-Midland0.3368 of 5 stars$29.35+1.9%N/A-16.0%$146.51M$76.37M24.26200News CoverageCSTECaesarstone1.648 of 5 stars$2.73-3.5%$6.00+119.8%-59.0%$94.32M$443.22M-1.362,270Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageVATEINNOVATE0.3063 of 5 stars$6.78+2.3%N/A-6.1%$90.06M$1.11B-1.893,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$7.32+1.1%N/A+85.5%$50.07M$9.14M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpBWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.8146 of 5 stars$0.42+7.5%$2.67+535.4%-55.6%$41.30M$717.33M-0.511,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TPCSTechPrecision1.2617 of 5 stars$2.46-1.2%N/A-49.1%$23.99M$33.15M-2.70160Positive NewsGap UpNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.42+1.1%N/A-61.9%$23.42M$21.71M0.00114News CoverageGap DownBNRGBrenmiller Energy1.553 of 5 stars$1.23-8.2%N/A-42.8%$9.96M$41,000.000.0070Short Interest ↓News CoverageHIHOHighway0.6517 of 5 stars$1.57-1.8%N/A-24.8%$7.70M$7.35M-9.24200Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACU Competitors SMID Competitors CSTE Competitors VATE Competitors MTEN Competitors BW Competitors TPCS Competitors NWGL Competitors BNRG Competitors HIHO 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:RECT) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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