ACU vs. LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, BW, VATE, MTEN, 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), Babcock (BW), INNOVATE (VATE), Mingteng International (MTEN), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Acme United vs. Its Competitors
Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) and Acme United (NYSE:ACU) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Legacy Housing had 2 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Legacy Housing and 0 mentions for Acme United. Legacy Housing's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Acme United's score of 0.00 indicating that Legacy Housing is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Legacy Housing has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acme United has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.4% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Legacy Housing 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Legacy Housing currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.32%. Given Legacy Housing's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Acme United.
Summary
Legacy Housing beats Acme United on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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