SCX vs. ACU, LCUT, BRAG, GMGI, AOUT, BSET, SKLZ, SGA, IH, and UONE
Should you be buying L.S. Starrett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.S. Starrett include Acme United (ACU), Lifetime Brands (LCUT), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), Golden Matrix Group (GMGI), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Skillz (SKLZ), Saga Communications (SGA), iHuman (IH), and Urban One (UONE). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and L.S. Starrett (NYSE:SCX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, L.S. Starrett had 2 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for L.S. Starrett and 0 mentions for Acme United. L.S. Starrett's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Acme United's score of -0.14 indicating that Acme United is being referred to more favorably in the media.
L.S. Starrett has higher revenue and earnings than Acme United. L.S. Starrett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acme United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Acme United has a net margin of 9.29% compared to Acme United's net margin of 7.72%. L.S. Starrett's return on equity of 9.38% beat Acme United's return on equity.
Acme United has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L.S. Starrett has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
L.S. Starrett received 172 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 65.30% of users gave L.S. Starrett an outperform vote.
62.1% of Acme United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of L.S. Starrett shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of L.S. Starrett shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Acme United beats L.S. Starrett on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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