Acme United (ACU) Competitors $40.40 +1.15 (+2.93%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.22 -0.18 (-0.46%) As of 04:05 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ACU vs. JELD, CPAC, CIX, ZJK, SMID, CSTE, VATE, RECT, BW, and MTENShould you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include JELD-WEN (JELD), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Caesarstone (CSTE), INNOVATE (VATE), Rectitude (RECT), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), and Mingteng International (MTEN). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Acme United vs. JELD-WEN Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Caesarstone INNOVATE Rectitude Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Mingteng International Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, ACU or JELD? Acme United has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ACU or JELD? JELD-WEN has a consensus target price of $8.94, suggesting a potential upside of 73.71%. Given JELD-WEN's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JELD-WEN is more favorable than Acme United.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acme United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00JELD-WEN 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the media favor ACU or JELD? In the previous week, JELD-WEN had 13 more articles in the media than Acme United. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for JELD-WEN and 4 mentions for Acme United. JELD-WEN's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Acme United's score of 0.54 indicating that JELD-WEN is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acme United 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive JELD-WEN 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACU or JELD? JELD-WEN has higher revenue and earnings than Acme United. JELD-WEN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acme United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcme United$194.49M0.78$17.79M$2.4316.63JELD-WEN$3.78B0.12$62.44M-$2.23-2.31 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACU or JELD? 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of JELD-WEN shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ACU or JELD more profitable? Acme United has a net margin of 10.25% compared to JELD-WEN's net margin of -5.01%. Acme United's return on equity of 9.70% beat JELD-WEN's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acme United10.25% 9.70% 6.10% JELD-WEN -5.01%7.14%1.90% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACU or JELD? JELD-WEN received 304 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 53.78% of users gave JELD-WEN an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcme UnitedOutperform Votes969.23% Underperform Votes430.77% JELD-WENOutperform Votes31353.78% Underperform Votes26946.22% SummaryAcme United beats JELD-WEN on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Acme United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACU 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 NYSE 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 ACU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcme UnitedCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$151.66M$2.96B$7.06B$18.52BDividend Yield1.54%3.00%3.51%4.24%P/E Ratio8.2640.1415.8031.15Price / Sales0.781.187.4825.69Price / Cash10.0211.3716.4217.53Price / Book1.481.674.124.29Net Income$17.79M$135.99M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.23%3.44%5.32%6.59%1 Month Performance-1.10%-8.26%-6.82%-6.88%1 Year Performance-5.96%-14.94%-6.65%1.23% Acme United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACUAcme UnitedN/A$40.40+2.9%N/A-7.6%$151.66M$194.49M8.26650Gap DownJELDJELD-WEN4.2499 of 5 stars$5.49-4.9%$9.06+65.2%-73.2%$468.23M$3.78B-2.4623,400CPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.1.9481 of 5 stars$5.52-4.8%$6.00+8.7%+3.1%$467.95M$1.98B9.361,482Short Interest ↓CIXCompX InternationalN/A$21.79+8.1%N/A-39.7%$268.43M$145.94M14.34610News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.85-5.4%N/AN/A$235.81M$35.89M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap UpSMIDSmith-Midland0.3885 of 5 stars$27.39-0.8%N/A-23.3%$145.30M$76.37M22.64200Gap DownCSTECaesarstone1.8071 of 5 stars$2.52-1.6%$6.00+138.1%-41.4%$87.06M$443.22M-1.252,270Gap DownVATEINNOVATE0.6484 of 5 stars$5.64-2.5%N/A-11.3%$74.85M$1.11B-1.574,024Gap DownRECTRectitudeN/A$3.88-4.9%N/AN/A$56.26M$42.97M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.725 of 5 stars$0.35+7.4%$2.67+655.4%-60.7%$33.29M$878.22M-0.431,800Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$4.52+12.4%N/AN/A$30.92M$9.14M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JELD Competitors CPAC Competitors CIX Competitors ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors CSTE Competitors VATE Competitors RECT Competitors BW Competitors MTEN 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 (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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