Broadwind (BWEN) Competitors $1.65 +0.08 (+5.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BWEN vs. ACNT, LUD, HUHU, APWC, INHD, OCC, AQMS, HWM, MT, and TSShould you be buying Broadwind stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadwind include Ascent Industries (ACNT), Luda Technology Group (LUD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Optical Cable (OCC), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), and Tenaris (TS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Broadwind vs. Ascent Industries Luda Technology Group HUHUTECH International Group Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Optical Cable Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACNT or BWEN? Broadwind received 207 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 61.00% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesBroadwindOutperform Votes20861.00% Underperform Votes13339.00% Does the media prefer ACNT or BWEN? In the previous week, Ascent Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Broadwind. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ascent Industries and 0 mentions for Broadwind. Broadwind's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Ascent Industries' score of 0.44 indicating that Broadwind is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Neutral Broadwind Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ACNT or BWEN? Broadwind has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadwind, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$177.87M0.72-$26.63M-$1.34-9.52Broadwind$143.14M0.26$7.65M$0.0533.00 Do analysts rate ACNT or BWEN? Broadwind has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 150.00%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Broadwind is more favorable than Ascent Industries.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) 0.00Broadwind 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ACNT or BWEN? 26.0% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Broadwind shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Broadwind shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ACNT or BWEN more profitable? Broadwind has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Ascent Industries' net margin of -0.80%. Broadwind's return on equity of 5.39% beat Ascent Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Broadwind 2.01%5.39%2.48% Which has more risk & volatility, ACNT or BWEN? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadwind has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBroadwind beats Ascent Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Broadwind News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWEN 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 BWEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBroadwindNonferrous foundries (castings) IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$36.83M$187.82M$6.56B$7.36BDividend YieldN/A4.87%3.60%4.32%P/E Ratio11.794.8920.3517.68Price / Sales0.261.5373.7492.88Price / Cash2.325.0526.9234.64Price / Book0.631.093.553.94Net Income$7.65M-$16.77M$797.55M$247.45M7 Day Performance2.48%14.19%1.87%0.48%1 Month Performance11.49%0.30%-3.98%-7.08%1 Year Performance-28.26%-26.10%9.75%-0.35% Broadwind Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWENBroadwind3.9007 of 5 stars$1.65+5.1%$4.13+150.0%-30.5%$36.83M$143.14M11.79490Gap DownACNTAscent Industries0.6504 of 5 stars$12.79+0.7%N/A+21.8%$128.91M$177.87M-75.24710Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$3.99+0.5%N/AN/A$89.78M$51.26M0.00161HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.05-5.2%N/AN/A$85.25M$17.49M0.00N/ALockup ExpirationNews CoverageGap DownAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.1754 of 5 stars$1.48+1.1%N/A+16.9%$30.43M$468.13M0.001,190Short Interest ↓INHDInno0.4204 of 5 stars$5.45+0.9%N/A-2.1%$24.04M$916,878.000.0011Positive NewsOCCOptical Cable1.2064 of 5 stars$2.60+1.6%N/A+3.6%$21.32M$67.56M-4.81340Short Interest ↓Gap DownAQMSAqua Metals2.215 of 5 stars$1.65+0.6%$21.50+1,203.0%-85.2%$11.77M$30,000.00-0.3520News CoverageHWMHowmet Aerospace3.7908 of 5 stars$115.74+3.0%$123.28+6.5%+96.0%$46.88B$7.43B41.0421,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMTArcelorMittal3.9953 of 5 stars$24.33-1.7%$32.43+33.3%-0.1%$19.93B$62.44B14.75157,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageTSTenaris4.0787 of 5 stars$32.18-3.0%$46.00+42.9%-16.1%$18.71B$12.52B8.9229,134Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ascent Industries Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ArcelorMittal Competitors Tenaris 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:BWEN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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