Luda Technology Group (LUD) Competitors $4.08 -0.14 (-3.32%) As of 05/2/2025 03:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LUD vs. ACNT, FRD, HUHU, BWEN, APWC, INHD, OCC, AQMS, HWM, and MTShould you be buying Luda Technology Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luda Technology Group include Ascent Industries (ACNT), Friedman Industries (FRD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Optical Cable (OCC), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), and ArcelorMittal (MT). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Luda Technology Group vs. Ascent Industries Friedman Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Optical Cable Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Luda Technology Group (NYSE:LUD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ACNT or LUD? Luda Technology Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$177.87M0.74-$26.63M-$1.34-9.78Luda Technology Group$51.26M1.79N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor ACNT or LUD? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Luda Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ascent Industries and 0 mentions for Luda Technology Group. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Luda Technology Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Positive Luda Technology Group Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACNT or LUD? Ascent Industries received 1 more outperform votes than Luda Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesLuda Technology GroupN/AN/A Is ACNT or LUD more profitable? Luda Technology Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -0.80%. Luda Technology Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Luda Technology Group N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACNT or LUD? 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAscent Industries beats Luda Technology Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Luda Technology Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LUD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 LUD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLuda Technology GroupBlast Furnaces & Steel Works IndustryManufacturing SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$91.80M$107.06M$2.06B$19.20BDividend YieldN/A0.93%2.71%4.00%P/E RatioN/A10.8322.6033.50Price / Sales1.791.0363.8029.18Price / CashN/AN/A51.7217.52Price / BookN/AN/A2.004.55Net IncomeN/AN/A-$385.85M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.86%-2.86%1.39%2.29%1 Month Performance2.26%2.26%2.28%2.94%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A7.49%4.68% Luda Technology Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$4.08-3.3%N/AN/A$91.80M$51.26M0.00161Gap DownACNTAscent Industries1.6487 of 5 stars$13.15+0.3%N/A+29.7%$132.19M$177.87M-77.15710Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsFRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$17.54+1.7%N/AN/A$122.25M$447.62M21.65100Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$5.12-0.4%N/AN/A$107.78M$17.49M0.00N/APositive NewsBWENBroadwind3.5481 of 5 stars$1.55+1.3%$4.13+166.1%-30.9%$34.60M$143.14M11.07490News CoverageGap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.2967 of 5 stars$1.57-4.6%N/A+7.4%$32.26M$472.67M0.001,190INHDInno0.4705 of 5 stars$7.05+8.8%N/A+8.0%$31.10M$916,878.000.0011Earnings ReportOCCOptical Cable0.3462 of 5 stars$3.15+5.2%N/A+9.6%$25.79M$67.56M-5.82340Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpAQMSAqua Metals1.3578 of 5 stars$1.30-1.5%$21.50+1,553.8%-86.9%$10.78M$30,000.00-0.2720Upcoming EarningsHWMHowmet Aerospace3.6882 of 5 stars$152.70+3.2%$125.06-18.1%+95.4%$61.78B$7.43B54.1721,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.4892 of 5 stars$30.74+3.5%$32.95+7.2%+16.9%$25.19B$62.44B18.64157,900Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives FRD Alternatives HUHU Alternatives BWEN Alternatives APWC Alternatives INHD Alternatives OCC Alternatives AQMS Alternatives HWM Alternatives MT Alternatives 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:LUD) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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