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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$41.55
-1.6%
$39.17
$32.85
$50.00
$155.98M0.6314,921 shs8,215 shs
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
$41.00
+5.4%
$44.44
$25.07
$49.70
$138.42M-0.73,619 shs3,245 shs
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
$28.80
-4.1%
$32.11
$25.03
$51.96
$152.78M1.4524,049 shs6,125 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
0.00%+0.41%+1.47%+14.56%+1.64%
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
0.00%+1.89%-12.41%-3.53%+56.01%
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
0.00%-2.74%-18.11%-29.93%-21.72%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
0.7514 of 5 stars
0.03.00.80.02.11.70.0
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
0.2441 of 5 stars
0.02.00.00.01.90.80.0
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
4.00
Strong BuyN/AN/A
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$195.49M0.80$4.15 per share10.02$27.31 per share1.52
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
$251.99M0.55$2.86 per share14.33$21.26 per share1.93
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
$76.37M2.00$0.47 per share61.08$6.50 per share4.43
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$17.79M$2.458.50N/A10.25%9.70%6.10%N/A
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
-$4.71MN/A47.32N/A4.89%20.21%11.90%N/A
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
$800K$1.2123.80N/A8.52%17.71%10.13%5/21/2025 (Estimated)

Latest SWF, SMID, ACU, and QEPC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/17/2025Q1
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
N/A$0.41N/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$0.601.44%+4.89%24.49%20 Years
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
$0.801.95%N/AN/AN/A
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest SWF, SMID, ACU, and QEPC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/13/2025
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
quarterly$0.151.56%3/26/20253/26/20254/16/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
0.30
4.41
1.91
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
N/A
2.78
1.84
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
0.11
2.78
2.28

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
62.10%
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
N/A
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
49.94%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
34.10%
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
51.10%
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
4.50%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
6503.75 million2.50 millionNot Optionable
Q.E.P. Co., Inc. stock logo
QEPC
Q.E.P.
3713.38 million1.66 millionNot Optionable
Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
SMID
Smith-Midland
2005.31 million5.07 millionNot Optionable

Recent News About These Companies

Smith-Midland Co. stock logo
Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) Shares Up 7.3% - Here's Why
Smith-Midland Corp receives Nasdaq deficiency notice
Smith-Midland Names Hunter as CFO
Matt Smith named Leader of the Year
(SMID) Pivots Trading Plans and Risk Controls

Media Sentiment Over Time

Acme United stock logo

Acme United NYSE:ACU

$41.55 -0.67 (-1.59%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$41.76 +0.21 (+0.49%)
As of 04/25/2025 04:05 PM Eastern
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Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Q.E.P. stock logo

Q.E.P. OTCMKTS:QEPC

$41.00 +2.10 (+5.40%)
As of 04/25/2025 12:53 PM Eastern

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes flooring installation solutions for commercial and home improvement projects worldwide. The company's product portfolio includes tile saws, blades, and accessories; tile cutters and accessories; hand tools; tile spacers and leveling systems; suction cups; trowels and floats; mixers and paddles; drill bits, hole saws, and jigsaw blades; scarpers and blades; clean-up, repair, and maintenance products; knee pads and safety products; underlayment products; installation kits; and cement boards tools. It markets its products under the QEP, LASH, Roberts, Capitol, Homelux, Brutus, PRCI, Tomecanic, andPremix-Marbletite (PMM) brands. The company sells its products to home improvement retail centers and specialty distribution outlets. Q.E.P. Co., Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Smith-Midland stock logo

Smith-Midland NASDAQ:SMID

$28.80 -1.23 (-4.10%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$28.92 +0.11 (+0.40%)
As of 04/25/2025 04:05 PM Eastern
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Smith-Midland Corporation invents, develops, manufactures, markets, leases, licenses, sells, and installs precast concrete products and systems in the United States. It offers SlenderWall lightweight construction panel, lightweight exterior cladding used for the exterior walls of buildings; Sierra Wall that provides sound and sight barrier for use alongside highways around residential, industrial, and commercial properties; J-J Hooks highway safety barriers, used on roadways to separate lanes of traffic in construction work zone or traffic control purposes; Easi-Set precast building and Easi-Span expandable precast buildings, used in housing communications operations, traffic control systems, and mechanical and electrical stations; Easi-Set utility, vaults for house equipment, such as cable, telephone, or traffic signal equipment, and for underground storage, as well as custom-built utility vaults for special needs; SoftSound soundwall panels, it absorb highway noise; Beach Prisms erosion control modules for seawalls and jetties; and H2Out secondary drainage systems for panelized exterior cladding. It licenses its proprietary products in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, and Trinidad. The company markets its products through in-house sales force and independent sales representatives to contractors performing public and private construction contracts, such as construction of commercial buildings, public and private roads and highways, airports, and municipal utilities; and federal, state, and local transportation authorities. It serves its products to construction, highway, utilities, and farming industries. Smith-Midland Corporation was founded in 1960 and is based in Midland, Virginia.