Acme United (ACU) Competitors $38.58 -0.74 (-1.87%) As of 02:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ACU vs. CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, MTEN, VATE, CSTE, RECT, and BWShould you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Mingteng International (MTEN), INNOVATE (VATE), Caesarstone (CSTE), Rectitude (RECT), and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Acme United vs. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. JELD-WEN CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Mingteng International INNOVATE Caesarstone Rectitude Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) and Acme United (NYSE:ACU) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Is CPAC or ACU a better dividend stock? Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Acme United pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acme United pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acme United has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to CPAC or ACU? In the previous week, Acme United had 1 more articles in the media than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acme United and 1 mentions for Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. Acme United's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s score of 0.75 indicating that Acme United is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acme United 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, CPAC or ACU? Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Acme United. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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 RatioCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.$2.00B0.24$52.99M$0.599.61Acme United$195.49M0.77$17.79M$2.4516.13 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPAC or ACU? Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. received 149 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 57.40% of users gave Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.Outperform Votes15957.40% Underperform Votes11842.60% Acme UnitedOutperform Votes1066.67% Underperform Votes533.33% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CPAC or ACU? 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by company 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. Which has more risk and volatility, CPAC or ACU? Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acme United has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CPAC or ACU? Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.80%. Given Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is more favorable than Acme United.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Acme United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is CPAC or ACU more profitable? Acme United has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s net margin of 10.05%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s return on equity of 15.70% beat Acme United's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.10.05% 15.70% 6.17% Acme United 10.25%9.70%6.10% SummaryAcme United beats Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. on 12 of the 21 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 {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 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$149.69M$3.08B$7.98B$19.61BDividend Yield1.52%2.90%3.24%3.84%P/E Ratio8.0790.8915.2734.84Price / Sales0.771.358.0335.73Price / Cash10.0211.3716.3717.51Price / Book1.451.984.794.75Net Income$17.79M$135.99M$258.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.87%20.20%-0.43%0.12%1 Month Performance-3.58%26.18%11.26%11.47%1 Year Performance-1.22%-12.64%-3.35%4.87% Acme United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACUAcme UnitedN/A$38.59-1.9%N/A-1.8%$146.28M$195.49M7.89650News CoveragePositive NewsCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.0.9782 of 5 stars$5.68+1.3%$6.00+5.7%+1.8%$481.09M$2.00B9.621,482JELDJELD-WEN4.0723 of 5 stars$4.35+2.8%$7.34+68.9%-75.3%$371.26M$3.59B-1.9523,400Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCIXCompX InternationalN/A$25.88-0.9%N/A+5.4%$318.82M$148.24M17.03610Gap UpZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$4.84+0.2%N/AN/A$297.08M$37.81M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSMIDSmith-Midland0.028 of 5 stars$32.96+9.2%N/A-14.4%$174.85M$76.37M27.24200Gap UpMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$14.70+21.5%N/A+134.8%$100.55M$10.12M0.00N/AGap DownVATEINNOVATE0.3986 of 5 stars$6.83-3.7%N/A-20.1%$90.72M$1.07B-1.913,900Trending NewsGap DownCSTECaesarstone1.819 of 5 stars$2.14-0.9%$6.00+180.4%-68.1%$73.94M$443.22M-1.062,270RECTRectitudeN/A$4.72-1.7%N/AN/A$68.44M$42.97M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownBWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.7703 of 5 stars$0.64+28.5%$2.67+316.7%-33.4%$62.98M$717.33M-0.771,800Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CPAC Competitors JELD Competitors CIX Competitors ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors MTEN Competitors VATE Competitors CSTE Competitors RECT Competitors BW 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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