Acme United (ACU) Competitors $39.59 +0.74 (+1.90%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.59 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:59 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACU vs. LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, BW, MTEN, VATE, and RECTShould 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), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), Mingteng International (MTEN), INNOVATE (VATE), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Acme United vs. Its Competitors Legacy Housing Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. JELD-WEN CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Mingteng International INNOVATE Rectitude Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACU or LEGH? Legacy Housing received 83 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 56.71% of users gave Legacy Housing an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcme UnitedOutperform Votes1066.67% Underperform Votes533.33% Legacy HousingOutperform Votes9356.71% Underperform Votes7143.29% Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACU or LEGH? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcme United$195.49M0.77$17.79M$2.4516.16Legacy Housing$176.62M3.03$54.46M$2.299.69 Does the media prefer ACU or LEGH? In the previous week, Acme United had 2 more articles in the media than Legacy Housing. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Acme United and 2 mentions for Legacy Housing. Acme United's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Legacy Housing's score of 1.75 indicating that Acme United is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acme United 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Legacy Housing 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACU or LEGH? 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Legacy Housing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ACU or LEGH? Acme United has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ACU or LEGH? Legacy Housing has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Given Legacy Housing's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Acme United.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) 4.00Legacy Housing 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ACU or LEGH more profitable? Legacy Housing has a net margin of 33.11% compared to Acme United's net margin of 10.25%. Legacy Housing's return on equity of 11.85% beat Acme United's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acme United10.25% 9.70% 6.10% Legacy Housing 33.11%11.85%10.56% SummaryLegacy Housing beats Acme United on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Acme United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACU 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 ACU 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 NYSE 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 ACU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcme UnitedCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$150.09M$3.03B$8.02B$19.81BDividend Yield1.51%2.97%3.19%3.83%P/E Ratio8.10106.6015.2535.67Price / Sales0.771.383.7946.74Price / Cash10.0211.3716.3717.52Price / Book1.452.064.864.84Net Income$17.79M$135.99M$257.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.23%2.65%1.71%1.94%1 Month Performance4.10%27.43%3.90%3.03%1 Year Performance12.89%-9.26%1.18%9.73% Acme United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACUAcme United3.7886 of 5 stars$39.59+1.9%N/A+12.6%$150.09M$195.49M8.10650News CoveragePositive NewsLEGHLegacy Housing1.8899 of 5 stars$22.18+1.2%$27.50+24.0%-3.4%$534.94M$176.62M10.22880Positive NewsCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.1.2051 of 5 stars$5.92-0.4%$6.20+4.8%+4.0%$501.44M$2.00B10.031,482JELDJELD-WEN4.2598 of 5 stars$3.84-0.4%$7.34+91.5%-71.5%$327.38M$3.59B-1.7223,400CIXCompX International0.6421 of 5 stars$23.95-0.4%N/A+5.0%$295.04M$148.24M15.76610News CoverageEx-DividendZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$4.60-8.0%N/AN/A$282.35M$37.81M0.00N/AGap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.7531 of 5 stars$31.80+4.7%N/A-11.2%$168.70M$78.51M26.28200Gap DownBWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises2.8173 of 5 stars$1.18-6.7%$2.67+127.0%-16.5%$115.63M$734.24M-1.421,800Short Interest ↓Gap DownMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$12.02-2.2%N/A+123.5%$82.22M$10.12M0.00N/APositive NewsVATEINNOVATE0.2564 of 5 stars$5.68-1.2%N/A-13.1%$75.47M$1.07B-1.593,900RECTRectitudeN/A$4.81+1.1%N/AN/A$69.75M$42.97M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LEGH Competitors CPAC Competitors JELD Competitors CIX Competitors ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors BW Competitors MTEN Competitors VATE Competitors RECT 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 (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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