Acme United (ACU) Competitors

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) and Acme United (NYSE:ACU) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$527.09M	1.03	$53M	$0.62	10.34
Acme United	$194.06M	0.85	$17.79M	$2.52	17.14

Do analysts prefer CPAC or ACU?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. presently has a consensus target price of $6.40, indicating a potential downside of 0.16%. Given Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Acme United	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer CPAC or ACU?

In the previous week, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. had 1 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. and 0 mentions for Acme United. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Acme United's score of 0.00 indicating that Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	Positive
Acme United	Neutral

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 7.8%. Acme United pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. pays out 80.6% 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 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acme United has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acme United has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CPAC or ACU more profitable?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Acme United's net margin of 10.25%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s return on equity of 16.60% beat Acme United's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	10.51%	16.60%	6.62%
Acme United	10.25%	9.70%	6.10%

Summary

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. beats Acme United on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.