Broadwind (BWEN) Competitors $1.56 -0.04 (-2.50%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.57 +0.01 (+0.64%) As of 02/21/2025 07:30 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BWEN vs. ACNT, HUHU, OCC, APWC, INHD, AQMS, HWM, MT, TS, and PKXShould you be buying Broadwind stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadwind include Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Optical Cable (OCC), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), and POSCO (PKX). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Broadwind vs. Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Optical Cable Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris POSCO Broadwind (NASDAQ:BWEN) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWEN or ACNT? Broadwind received 205 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Broadwind an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBroadwindOutperform Votes20660.95% Underperform Votes13239.05% Ascent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do analysts recommend BWEN or ACNT? Broadwind currently has a consensus price target of $5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 231.20%. Given Broadwind's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Broadwind is more favorable than Ascent Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Broadwind 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ascent Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BWEN or ACNT? 33.3% of Broadwind shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Broadwind shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BWEN or ACNT? Broadwind has higher revenue and 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 RatioBroadwind$203.48M0.17$7.65M$0.1411.14Ascent Industries$193.18M0.57-$26.63M-$0.17-64.53 Is BWEN or ACNT 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 Broadwind2.01% 5.39% 2.48% Ascent Industries -0.80%-12.48%-8.01% Does the media refer more to BWEN or ACNT? In the previous week, Broadwind and Broadwind both had 2 articles in the media. Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Broadwind's score of -0.25 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Broadwind 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ascent Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, BWEN or ACNT? Broadwind has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBroadwind beats Ascent Industries on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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) IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$34.49M$218.91M$9.06B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A3.99%2.09%3.85%P/E Ratio11.144.5516.7818.82Price / Sales0.170.274.1280.30Price / Cash2.355.0922.2537.47Price / Book0.601.144.494.64Net Income$7.65M-$16.77M$424.79M$245.69M7 Day Performance-9.83%0.68%-2.83%-2.66%1 Month Performance-12.85%-14.93%-5.46%-2.15%1 Year Performance-35.80%-25.00%29.53%12.90% Broadwind Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWENBroadwind3.5557 of 5 stars$1.56-2.5%$5.17+231.2%-38.6%$34.49M$203.48M11.14490ACNTAscent Industries0.3033 of 5 stars$11.12+0.7%N/A+12.4%$112.23M$178.42M-65.41710HUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$3.41-11.4%N/AN/A$71.78M$17.49M0.00N/AGap UpOCCOptical Cable0.7938 of 5 stars$4.43+2.1%N/A+58.0%$36.42M$66.67M-8.20340Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.201 of 5 stars$1.75+4.1%N/A+11.8%$36.06M$425.77M0.001,210Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeINHDInno0.1524 of 5 stars$4.69-1.3%N/A-61.4%$19.75M$890,000.000.0011Earnings ReportNegative NewsAQMSAqua Metals1.6089 of 5 stars$2.24+10.3%$30.00+1,239.3%-78.2%$15.97M$30,000.00-0.4720Negative NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace4.0804 of 5 stars$133.66+4.4%$117.76-11.9%+104.4%$54.30B$6.64B51.0223,200Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageMTArcelorMittal4.4068 of 5 stars$28.58-0.5%$31.17+9.1%+5.6%$23.41B$62.44B17.32126,756TSTenaris3.3365 of 5 stars$38.61+0.3%$42.75+10.7%+15.8%$22.44B$14.87B8.4129,134Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePKXPOSCO2.4154 of 5 stars$42.76-0.4%N/A-42.5%$12.98B$59.08B15.0044,501 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ascent Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ArcelorMittal Competitors Tenaris Competitors POSCO Competitors 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:BWEN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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