Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) Competitors $1.50 -0.01 (-0.66%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/31/2025 07:53 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APWC vs. ACNT, HUHU, BWEN, OCC, INHD, AQMS, MT, SID, CSTM, and HWMShould you be buying Asia Pacific Wire & Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable include Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), ArcelorMittal (MT), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Constellium (CSTM), and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable vs. Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Optical Cable Inno Aqua Metals ArcelorMittal Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Constellium Howmet Aerospace Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor APWC or ACNT? In the previous week, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and 2 mentions for Ascent Industries. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.93 indicating that Asia Pacific Wire & Cable is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ascent Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in APWC or ACNT? 1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APWC or ACNT? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAsia Pacific Wire & Cable$425.77M0.07$3.87MN/AN/AAscent Industries$193.18M0.59-$26.63M-$0.17-66.41 Which has more volatility & risk, APWC or ACNT? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APWC or ACNT? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable received 120 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 36.67% of users gave Asia Pacific Wire & Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAsia Pacific Wire & CableOutperform Votes12136.67% Underperform Votes20963.33% Ascent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is APWC or ACNT more profitable? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -0.80%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Asia Pacific Wire & CableN/A N/A N/A Ascent Industries -0.80%-12.48%-8.01% SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Ascent Industries on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Asia Pacific Wire & Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APWC 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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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 APWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAsia Pacific Wire & CableNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$31.95M$11.85B$9.39B$9.12BDividend YieldN/A1.21%2.08%3.99%P/E RatioN/A29.2220.2617.24Price / Sales0.071.4940.8883.26Price / Cash3.1710.1718.7437.70Price / Book0.142.504.904.70Net Income$3.87M$205.86M$406.01M$224.47M7 Day Performance0.67%-6.67%-2.01%-0.19%1 Month Performance1.94%12.87%1.56%0.57%1 Year Performance11.10%53.52%35.43%20.35% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.3345 of 5 stars$1.50-0.7%N/A+11.1%$31.95M$425.77M0.001,210Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownACNTAscent Industries1.5877 of 5 stars$11.09-0.5%N/A+12.8%$111.90M$193.18M-65.24710Positive NewsHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.51-0.2%N/AN/A$94.94MN/A0.00N/ABWENBroadwind4.3741 of 5 stars$2.03+6.3%$5.17+154.5%-27.8%$44.88M$203.48M14.50490Short Interest ↓News CoverageOCCOptical Cable1.041 of 5 stars$4.86+1.3%N/A+84.6%$39.95M$66.67M-9.00340Short Interest ↓Gap DownINHDInno0.3048 of 5 stars$5.14-0.2%N/A-58.9%$21.64M$890,000.000.0011AQMSAqua Metals3.5706 of 5 stars$1.98-1.5%$30.00+1,415.2%-85.8%$14.12M$30,000.00-0.4220Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMTArcelorMittal4.3305 of 5 stars$23.24+0.3%$31.17+34.1%-10.1%$0.00$68.28B-16.48126,756Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑SIDCompanhia Siderúrgica Nacional1.8243 of 5 stars$1.40+1.8%$2.95+111.5%-55.1%$0.00$9.10B-9.3029,563Short Interest ↑CSTMConstellium4.0451 of 5 stars$10.72-1.9%$19.50+81.9%-47.1%$0.00$7.83B14.4912,000HWMHowmet Aerospace4.2158 of 5 stars$125.38+2.0%$115.71-7.7%+124.8%$50.94B$6.64B47.8623,200Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACNT Alternatives HUHU Alternatives BWEN Alternatives OCC Alternatives INHD Alternatives AQMS Alternatives MT Alternatives SID Alternatives CSTM Alternatives HWM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APWC) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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