Acme United (ACU) Competitors $39.66 -0.04 (-0.10%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends ACU vs. SCX, LCUT, EML, CRWS, CPAC, CIX, SMID, CSTE, VATE, and MTENShould you be buying Acme United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acme United include L.S. Starrett (SCX), Lifetime Brands (LCUT), Eastern (EML), Crown Crafts (CRWS), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), CompX International (CIX), Smith-Midland (SMID), Caesarstone (CSTE), INNOVATE (VATE), and Mingteng International (MTEN). Acme United vs. L.S. Starrett Lifetime Brands Eastern Crown Crafts Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. CompX International Smith-Midland Caesarstone INNOVATE Mingteng International L.S. Starrett (NYSE:SCX) and Acme United (NYSE:ACU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media refer more to SCX or ACU? In the previous week, L.S. Starrett's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Acme United's score of -0.55 indicating that L.S. Starrett is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment L.S. Starrett Neutral Acme United Negative Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCX or ACU? L.S. Starrett received 196 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 68.58% of users gave L.S. Starrett an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformL.S. StarrettOutperform Votes20368.58% Underperform Votes9331.42% Acme UnitedOutperform Votes770.00% Underperform Votes330.00% Which has more risk & volatility, SCX or ACU? L.S. Starrett has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acme United has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCX or ACU a better dividend stock? L.S. Starrett pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Acme United pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. L.S. Starrett pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acme United pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has higher earnings & valuation, SCX or ACU? L.S. Starrett has higher revenue and earnings than Acme United. Acme United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L.S. Starrett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioL.S. Starrett$250.75M0.48$23.09M$1.669.75Acme United$191.50M0.76$17.79M$4.898.11 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCX or ACU? 43.4% of L.S. Starrett shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Acme United shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of L.S. Starrett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Acme United shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SCX or ACU more profitable? Acme United has a net margin of 10.25% compared to L.S. Starrett's net margin of 5.02%. Acme United's return on equity of 9.85% beat L.S. Starrett's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets L.S. Starrett5.02% 2.44% 1.67% Acme United 10.25%9.85%6.15% Do analysts prefer SCX or ACU? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score L.S. Starrett 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AAcme United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 SummaryAcme United beats L.S. Starrett on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.Now he's just issued a warning for the most popular stock in the world: Nvidia (NVDA). 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$146.35M$3.53B$8.17B$19.27BDividend Yield1.50%2.34%2.75%3.54%P/E Ratio8.1155.1115.9041.45Price / Sales0.761.3331.4614.67Price / Cash10.8012.1433.6920.83Price / Book1.451.735.435.39Net Income$17.79M$88.51M$262.99M$985.39M7 Day Performance-1.47%-0.25%-0.09%-0.70%1 Month Performance-6.77%-2.16%1.85%-0.97%1 Year Performance17.41%31.95%59.55%25.06% Acme United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACUAcme UnitedN/A$39.66-0.1%N/A+15.0%$146.35M$191.50M8.11650SCXL.S. StarrettN/A$16.18flatN/AN/A$121.56M$250.75M9.751,529Analyst ForecastLCUTLifetime Brands4.7775 of 5 stars$5.29-2.0%$11.50+117.4%+6.5%$116.77M$678.72M-6.531,230Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpEMLEastern1.7053 of 5 stars$32.00+2.7%N/A+89.6%$199.49M$273.70M16.671,199Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCRWSCrown Crafts2.1489 of 5 stars$4.72flatN/A+8.6%$48.67M$86.72M11.24130News CoverageCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.1.3401 of 5 stars$5.93-0.7%$6.00+1.2%+27.1%$502.69M$1.96B10.591,772Earnings ReportNews CoverageCIXCompX InternationalN/A$29.26-1.9%N/A+51.5%$360.31M$157.38M17.11610Gap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.1034 of 5 stars$33.38+1.8%N/A+70.0%$178.58M$59.58M38.81172News CoverageCSTECaesarstone1.4349 of 5 stars$4.47+2.3%$5.50+23.0%+7.4%$154.36M$508.64M-2.331,813News CoverageGap UpVATEINNOVATE0.351 of 5 stars$6.30+0.3%N/A-49.4%$82.22M$1.42B-1.914,024Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$8.00+2.0%N/AN/A$48.68M$8.23M0.00N/APositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SCX Competitors LCUT Competitors EML Competitors CRWS Competitors CPAC Competitors CIX Competitors SMID Competitors CSTE Competitors VATE Competitors MTEN 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 (NYSE:ACU) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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