Optical Cable (OCC) Competitors $2.35 -0.05 (-2.08%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends OCC vs. APWC, BWEN, AQMS, INHD, SID, COMM, DLPH, BDC, GLW, and HWMShould you be buying Optical Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Optical Cable include Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Broadwind (BWEN), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Inno (INHD), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), CommScope (COMM), Delphi Technologies (DLPH), Belden (BDC), Corning (GLW), and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). Optical Cable vs. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Broadwind Aqua Metals Inno Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional CommScope Delphi Technologies Belden Corning Howmet Aerospace Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OCC or APWC? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has higher revenue and earnings than Optical Cable. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOptical Cable$64.52M0.30$2.07M-$0.76-3.09Asia Pacific Wire & Cable$446.62M0.09$3.87MN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, OCC or APWC? Optical Cable has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OCC or APWC? 13.6% of Optical Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Optical Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer OCC or APWC? In the previous week, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable had 3 more articles in the media than Optical Cable. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and 0 mentions for Optical Cable. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Optical Cable Neutral Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Neutral Is OCC or APWC a better dividend stock? Optical Cable pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Optical Cable pays out -10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is OCC or APWC more profitable? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -9.07%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's return on equity of 0.00% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Optical Cable-9.07% -25.06% -13.98% Asia Pacific Wire & Cable N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor OCC or APWC? Asia Pacific Wire & Cable received 17 more outperform votes than Optical Cable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.60% of users gave Optical Cable an outperform vote while only 37.69% of users gave Asia Pacific Wire & Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOptical CableOutperform Votes10464.60% Underperform Votes5735.40% Asia Pacific Wire & CableOutperform Votes12137.69% Underperform Votes20062.31% SummaryAsia Pacific Wire & Cable beats Optical Cable on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupBuffett Dumps $982 Million in BofA Stock—What Does He Know?Buffett's been eerily quiet about his reasons, but his actions speak volumes. When someone with his track record starts pulling out of the market, it's time to pay attention.Get your FREE, no-obligation Wealth Protection Guide now 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$19.32M$11.50B$24.53B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A1.26%2.74%4.09%P/E Ratio-3.09104.65244.2117.58Price / Sales0.301.423,320.41158.43Price / Cash3.898.7034.0836.33Price / Book0.752.157.136.50Net Income$2.07M$207.43M$674.45M$226.22M7 Day Performance1.29%4.42%4.95%3.76%1 Month Performance-1.26%6.37%6.02%4.63%1 Year Performance-9.62%46.96%21.57%29.20% Optical Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OCCOptical CableN/A$2.35-2.1%N/A-9.6%$19.32M$64.52M-3.09327APWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.1138 of 5 stars$1.91flatN/A+44.4%$39.38M$425.77M0.001,210News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBWENBroadwind3.8894 of 5 stars$1.55flat$5.17+233.3%-21.5%$34.27M$203.48M11.07490AQMSAqua Metals2.7557 of 5 stars$1.85+28.5%$30.00+1,521.6%-87.9%$13.19M$30,000.00-0.3920Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeINHDInnoN/A$4.92-0.8%N/AN/A$8.32M$800,000.000.0011SIDCompanhia Siderúrgica Nacional1.8607 of 5 stars$1.96-2.0%$2.95+50.5%-38.4%$0.00$9.10B-65.3129,563Upcoming EarningsCOMMCommScope2.7716 of 5 stars$4.38+0.9%$2.50-42.9%+153.0%$945.55M$5.79B-0.9820,000Gap UpDLPHDelphi TechnologiesN/A$17.02flatN/AN/A$1.47B$4.36B7.0021,000BDCBelden4.3409 of 5 stars$120.70+1.7%$122.75+1.7%+79.7%$4.87B$2.51B28.078,000Dividend AnnouncementGLWCorning4.1508 of 5 stars$47.97+1.3%$50.08+4.4%+72.2%$41.07B$12.59B282.1549,800Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionHWMHowmet Aerospace4.562 of 5 stars$117.27-0.7%$115.41-1.6%+126.5%$47.64B$6.64B44.7623,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Broadwind Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Inno Competitors Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Competitors CommScope Competitors Delphi Technologies Competitors Belden Competitors Corning 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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