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Acme United (ACU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$37.89 -0.01 (-0.03%)
(As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET)

About Acme United Stock (NYSE:ACU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.45
$38.92
50-Day Range
$37.89
$45.17
52-Week Range
$32.85
$50.99
Volume
10,271 shs
Average Volume
19,482 shs
Market Capitalization
$141.75 million
P/E Ratio
7.75
Dividend Yield
1.58%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

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.

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ACU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Acme United's stock was trading at $42.86 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ACU stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $37.89.
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Acme United Co. (NYSE:ACU) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.19. The firm earned $48.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.40 million. Acme United had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.70% and a net margin of 10.25%.

Acme United's top institutional shareholders include Capital Management Corp VA (14.99%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (8.19%), Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. (3.37%) and Ridgewood Investments LLC (0.64%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian S Olschan, Paul G Driscoll, Brian Barker and Rex Lynn Davidson.
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Shares of ACU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Acme United investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/24 Dividend
10/04/2024
Last Earnings
10/18/2024
Dividend Payable
10/24/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/27 Dividend
1/06/2025
Dividend Payable
1/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Cutlery, handtools, & general hardware
Sub-Industry
Construction Materials
CIK
2098
Employees
650
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$17.79 million
Pretax Margin
12.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$190.49 million
Cash Flow
$3.16 per share
Book Value
$27.31 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
2,465,000
Market Cap
$141.75 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.67
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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