Acme United (ACU) Competitors $41.03 -2.68 (-6.13%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.00 -0.03 (-0.07%) As of 09/12/2025 08:00 PM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACU vs. JELD, CPAC, CIX, ZJK, SMID, BW, MTEN, VATE, RECT, and TPCSShould you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include JELD-WEN (JELD), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Babcock (BW), Mingteng International (MTEN), INNOVATE (VATE), Rectitude (RECT), and Techprecision (TPCS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Acme United vs. Its Competitors JELD-WEN Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Babcock Mingteng International INNOVATE Rectitude Techprecision Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACU or JELD? 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of JELD-WEN 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. Is ACU or JELD more profitable? Acme United has a net margin of 10.25% compared to JELD-WEN's net margin of -10.03%. Acme United's return on equity of 9.70% beat JELD-WEN's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acme United10.25% 9.70% 6.10% JELD-WEN -10.03%-1.60%-0.35% Do analysts recommend ACU or JELD? JELD-WEN has a consensus target price of $6.03, suggesting a potential downside of 4.04%. Given JELD-WEN's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JELD-WEN 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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00JELD-WEN 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ACU or JELD? Acme United has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN 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$194.06M0.80$17.79M$2.5216.28JELD-WEN$3.43B0.16-$189.02M-$4.06-1.55 Which has more risk and volatility, ACU or JELD? Acme United has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ACU or JELD? In the previous week, JELD-WEN had 6 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for JELD-WEN and 1 mentions for Acme United. Acme United's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat JELD-WEN's score of 0.88 indicating that Acme United is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Acme United Positive JELD-WEN Positive SummaryAcme United beats JELD-WEN on 9 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$166.07M$150.79M$8.43B$21.64BDividend Yield1.53%3.40%2.99%3.49%P/E Ratio8.397.8718.5029.75Price / Sales0.800.895.3368.31Price / Cash10.0210.7817.0525.00Price / Book1.501.605.104.58Net Income$17.79M-$2.02M$256.31M$1.00B7 Day Performance-7.51%-2.84%2.03%0.65%1 Month Performance-7.96%-0.94%18.12%3.07%1 Year Performance-3.91%-31.04%51.99%14.34% Acme United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACUAcme United3.4717 of 5 stars$41.03-6.1%N/A-4.2%$166.07M$194.06M8.39650Positive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeJELDJELD-WEN2.7979 of 5 stars$6.48-4.2%$6.03-6.9%-55.1%$577.33M$3.78B-1.6016,000News CoverageShort Interest ↓CPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.0.9936 of 5 stars$6.64-2.1%$6.40-3.5%+20.2%$574.77M$2.03B10.701,976News CoverageGap UpCIXCompX International1.6379 of 5 stars$23.14-1.0%N/A-16.8%$285.15M$152.72M15.22610News CoverageShort Interest ↓ZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.73+1.9%N/AN/A$224.65M$37.81M0.00N/AGap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.8157 of 5 stars$42.02+0.5%N/A+22.0%$221.73M$78.51M18.51200Upcoming EarningsBWBabcock1.8234 of 5 stars$2.16+1.5%$3.00+38.7%+122.3%$215.34M$717.30M-1.271,950MTENMingteng InternationalN/A$12.00-0.6%N/A+167.7%$82.55M$10.12M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownVATEINNOVATE0.3213 of 5 stars$5.29-6.3%N/A+31.3%$75.22M$1.11B-0.883,161High Trading VolumeRECTRectitudeN/A$3.70-21.9%N/A+30.7%$68.73M$32.57M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTPCSTechprecision0.4513 of 5 stars$5.34+1.9%N/A+64.9%$52.20M$33.42M-28.11160Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JELD Competitors CPAC Competitors CIX Competitors ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors BW Competitors MTEN Competitors VATE Competitors RECT Competitors TPCS 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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