ACU vs. LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, MTEN, BW, VATE, and RECT
Should you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include Legacy Housing (LEGH), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Mingteng International (MTEN), Babcock (BW), INNOVATE (VATE), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Acme United vs. Its Competitors
Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
62.1% of Acme United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Acme United had 1 more articles in the media than Legacy Housing. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Acme United and 3 mentions for Legacy Housing. Acme United's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Legacy Housing's score of 0.59 indicating that Acme United is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Legacy Housing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acme United. Legacy Housing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acme United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Legacy Housing has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Legacy Housing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Acme United.
Acme United has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Legacy Housing has a net margin of 32.15% compared to Acme United's net margin of 10.25%. Legacy Housing's return on equity of 11.71% beat Acme United's return on equity.
Summary
Legacy Housing beats Acme United on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
