Ascent Industries (ACNT) Competitors $12.80 +0.04 (+0.31%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.82 -0.98 (-7.65%) As of 04/17/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACNT vs. ASTL, MTUS, UAMY, LUD, HUHU, BWEN, APWC, INHD, OCC, and AQMSShould you be buying Ascent Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascent Industries include Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Metallus (MTUS), United States Antimony (UAMY), Luda Technology Group (LUD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Optical Cable (OCC), and Aqua Metals (AQMS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Ascent Industries vs. Algoma Steel Group Metallus United States Antimony Luda Technology Group HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Optical Cable Aqua Metals Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACNT or ASTL? Algoma Steel Group received 3 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 22.22% of users gave Algoma Steel Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesAlgoma Steel GroupOutperform Votes422.22% Underperform Votes1477.78% Which has more volatility and risk, ACNT or ASTL? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACNT or ASTL more profitable? Ascent Industries has a net margin of -0.80% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -6.30%. Algoma Steel Group's return on equity of -10.63% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Algoma Steel Group -6.30%-10.63%-5.43% Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACNT or ASTL? Algoma Steel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Algoma Steel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$177.87M0.73-$26.63M-$1.34-9.55Algoma Steel Group$2.49B0.20$77.99M-$1.14-4.21 Do analysts rate ACNT or ASTL? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ascent Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Algoma Steel Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACNT or ASTL? 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ACNT or ASTL? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Algoma Steel Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ascent Industries and 3 mentions for Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.43 indicating that Algoma Steel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Algoma Steel Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlgoma Steel Group beats Ascent Industries on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ascent Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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 ACNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAscent IndustriesSteel pipe & tubes IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$129.01M$1.42B$6.61B$7.34BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.60%4.30%P/E Ratio-75.2911.4820.2817.78Price / Sales0.736.5275.3197.74Price / CashN/A14.9126.9934.64Price / Book1.212.153.563.97Net Income-$26.63M$75.02M$800.18M$247.65M7 Day Performance2.73%1.37%1.78%1.80%1 Month Performance-1.16%2.10%-4.01%-6.98%1 Year Performance29.95%12.20%10.55%1.34% Ascent Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACNTAscent Industries0.8148 of 5 stars$12.80+0.3%N/A+32.4%$129.01M$177.87M-75.29710Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeASTLAlgoma Steel Group2.3289 of 5 stars$4.75+1.5%N/A-38.9%$498.20M$2.49B-3.742,730Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMTUSMetallus2.5601 of 5 stars$11.68+0.7%N/A-39.0%$491.61M$1.08B22.451,700News CoveragePositive NewsUAMYUnited States Antimony0.7152 of 5 stars$2.01+2.0%$2.20+9.5%+1,209.3%$230.41M$14.94M-50.2570Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$3.99+0.5%N/AN/A$89.78M$51.26M0.00161Gap DownHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.05-5.2%N/AN/A$85.25M$17.49M0.00N/ALockup ExpirationPositive NewsGap DownBWENBroadwind3.6235 of 5 stars$1.60+1.3%$4.13+157.8%-25.0%$35.71M$143.14M11.43490Gap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.9822 of 5 stars$1.48+1.1%N/A+12.9%$30.43M$468.13M0.001,190INHDInno0.064 of 5 stars$5.45+0.9%N/A+10.6%$24.04M$916,878.000.0011News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownOCCOptical Cable1.1649 of 5 stars$2.60+1.6%N/A+3.7%$21.32M$67.56M-4.81340Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAQMSAqua Metals2.1161 of 5 stars$1.65+0.6%$21.50+1,203.0%-84.5%$11.77M$30,000.00-0.3520 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Algoma Steel Group Competitors Metallus Competitors United States Antimony Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Broadwind Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:ACNT) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your FREE Protection GuideIn the final days of his first term, Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hid...American Alternative | SponsoredElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | Sponsored100-year-old investment secret predicts what?!A 100-year-old indicator has quietly predicted nearly every major market meltdown — including the Dot-Com Bust...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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