Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors $5.72 -0.19 (-3.21%) Closing price 01/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.50 -0.23 (-3.93%) As of 08:00 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends OCC vs. ACNT, HUHU, BWEN, APWC, INHD, AQMS, MT, SID, CSTM, and HWMShould you be buying Optical Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optical Cable include Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Broadwind (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), 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. Optical Cable vs. Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Broadwind Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals ArcelorMittal Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Constellium Howmet Aerospace Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, ACNT or OCC? Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Optical Cable has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ACNT or OCC? In the previous week, Ascent Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Optical Cable's score of 0.00 indicating that Ascent Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ascent Industries Positive Optical Cable Neutral Is ACNT or OCC more profitable? Ascent Industries has a net margin of -0.80% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -6.31%. Ascent Industries' return on equity of -12.48% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ascent Industries-0.80% -12.48% -8.01% Optical Cable -6.31%-19.50%-10.64% Which has better earnings and valuation, ACNT or OCC? Optical Cable has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Industries. Ascent Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optical Cable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAscent Industries$193.18M0.59-$26.63M-$0.17-66.00Optical Cable$66.67M0.71-$4.21M-$0.54-10.59 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACNT or OCC? 26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Optical Cable shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACNT or OCC? Optical Cable received 103 more outperform votes than Ascent Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ascent Industries an outperform vote while only 64.60% of users gave Optical Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAscent IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesOptical CableOutperform Votes10464.60% Underperform Votes5735.40% SummaryAscent Industries beats Optical Cable on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Optical Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OCC 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 OCC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOptical CableNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$48.58M$12.80B$27.15B$9.26BDividend YieldN/A1.12%2.71%3.98%P/E RatioN/A86.38198.6213.90Price / Sales0.711.603,422.7676.67Price / CashN/A10.7135.9037.65Price / Book2.252.658.674.74Net Income-$4.21M$205.86M$670.63M$224.54M7 Day Performance17.70%8.16%1.57%1.24%1 Month Performance85.11%27.02%4.76%3.17%1 Year Performance117.49%68.42%28.36%22.74% Optical Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OCCOptical Cable0.0652 of 5 stars$5.72-3.2%N/A+108.0%$48.58M$66.67M0.00340ACNTAscent Industries1.3329 of 5 stars$11.09-0.5%N/A+7.8%$111.90M$193.18M-65.24710Positive NewsHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$4.51-0.2%N/AN/A$94.94MN/A0.00N/ABWENBroadwind4.0163 of 5 stars$2.03+6.3%$5.17+154.5%-26.9%$44.88M$203.48M14.50490Gap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.4358 of 5 stars$1.51-2.8%N/A+10.6%$31.05M$425.77M0.001,210Analyst ForecastINHDInnoN/A$5.14-0.2%N/A-44.7%$21.64M$890,000.000.0011AQMSAqua Metals1.7727 of 5 stars$1.98-1.5%$30.00+1,415.2%-84.9%$14.12M$30,000.00-0.4220MTArcelorMittal4.3163 of 5 stars$23.24+0.3%$31.17+34.1%-11.0%$0.00$68.28B-16.48126,756Analyst RevisionSIDCompanhia Siderúrgica Nacional2.7057 of 5 stars$1.40+1.8%$2.95+111.5%-60.5%$0.00$9.10B-9.3029,563CSTMConstellium4.0366 of 5 stars$10.72-1.9%$19.50+81.9%-45.0%$0.00$7.83B14.4912,000News CoverageHWMHowmet Aerospace4.2417 of 5 stars$125.38+2.0%$115.71-7.7%+126.3%$50.94B$6.64B47.8623,200Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ascent Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Broadwind Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors ArcelorMittal Competitors Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Competitors Constellium Competitors Howmet Aerospace 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:OCC) was last updated on 1/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Manhattan Project Bombshell?This secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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