ACU vs. LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, SMID, MTEN, BW, RECT, and VATE
Should you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include Legacy Housing (LEGH), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Mingteng International (MTEN), Babcock (BW), Rectitude (RECT), and INNOVATE (VATE). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Acme United vs. Its Competitors
Acme United (NYSE:ACU) and Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Acme United had 1 more articles in the media than Legacy Housing. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Acme United and 2 mentions for Legacy Housing. Legacy Housing's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Acme United's score of 0.28 indicating that Legacy Housing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Legacy Housing shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Legacy Housing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Acme United has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Legacy Housing has a net margin of 32.15% compared to Acme United's net margin of 10.25%. Legacy Housing's return on equity of 11.71% beat Acme United's return on equity.
Legacy Housing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acme United. Legacy Housing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acme United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Legacy Housing has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.75%. Given Legacy Housing's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Acme United.
Summary
Legacy Housing beats Acme United on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
