Acme United Corporation ACU
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- +66.86%
- 1 year
- +75.52%
- Open
- 69.00
- Prev close
- 68.11
- Mkt cap
- 257.86M
- Vol
- 33.75K
- Avg vol
- 39.39K
- EPS
- 2.75
- P/E
- 24.46
- Div yield
- 1.58%
More statistics
- Low
- 67.26
- High
- 69.63
- Forward P/E
- 16.50
- Beta
- 0.66
- Short ratio
- 3.12
- Inst. own
- 79.56%
- Dividend
- 0.60
- Ex-div date
- Jan 5, 2025
- 50-d avg
- 41.90
- 200-d avg
- 40.69
- 1y target
- 58.00
5D chart
Signals (73)
| Name | Time | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 3:25 PM | 1 day ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 30, 3:25 PM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 3:05 PM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2:15 PM | 1 day ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 30, 2:15 PM | 1 day ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 30, 2:10 PM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 1:15 PM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 11:40 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 11:25 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 10:50 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 10:30 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 10:20 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 10:15 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 9:30 AM | 1 day ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 30, 9:30 AM | 1 day ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 3:45 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 2:30 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 2:25 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 1:15 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 1:05 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 1:00 PM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 11:50 AM | 2 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 29, 11:45 AM | 2 days ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 29, 11:40 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 11:35 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 29, 11:25 AM | 2 days ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 29, 9:30 AM | 2 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 3:20 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 3:15 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 2:50 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 2:35 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 2:15 PM | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 28, 2:15 PM | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 28, 2:10 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 2:05 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 1:55 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 1:40 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 1:30 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 1:20 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 12:30 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 12:25 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 12:20 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 12:00 PM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 11:40 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 11:40 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 11:30 AM | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 28, 11:10 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 10:35 AM | 3 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 3:50 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 3:40 PM | 4 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 27, 3:40 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 3:30 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 3:25 PM | 4 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 27, 2:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 1:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 1:55 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 1:50 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 1:45 PM | 4 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 27, 1:30 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 1:25 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 1:25 PM | 4 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 27, 12:20 PM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 11:40 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 11:40 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 11:20 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 11:00 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 10:40 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 27, 10:15 AM | 4 days ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 27, 9:45 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 27, 9:30 AM | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 2:10 PM | 5 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 26, 1:25 PM | 5 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 12:35 PM | 5 days ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 138.25M
- Enterprise value
- 172.80M
- Trailing P/E
- 7.30
- Forward P/E
- 16.50
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 0.73
- Price / book
- 1.29
- EPS (TTM)
- 5.06
- Beta
- 0.66
- Dividend yield
- 1.58%
- Payout ratio
- 11.86%
- Profit margin
- 10.25%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 190.49M
- Revenue growth
- -4.40%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 5.70M
- Total debt
- 37.33M
- Return on equity
- 20.31%
- Shares outstanding
- 3.74M
- Short % of float
- 2.24%
- 50-day average
- 41.90
- 200-day average
- 40.69
Analyst view
Consensus: none
- Strong buy0
- Buy1
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.73 | 0.54 | -0.19 | -26.03% |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.94 | 1.09 | +0.15 | +15.96% |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.36 | 0.39 | +0.03 | +8.33% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.00 | 0.40 | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 0.00 | 0.58 | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | 0.00 | 0.96 | — | — |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2016 | DA Davidson | init | — | Buy |
About Acme United Corporation
Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Country
- United States
- Website
- acmeunited.com
News
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- Freedom Broker Maintains Hold on Acme United, Raises Price Target to $70
- Acme United Q3: Great Performance To Continue, But I Will Not Be Chasing For Now
- Acme United: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
- Acme United Corporation (ACU) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Acme United Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Acme United Corporation. (ACU) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
- Acme United Q3 EPS $0.80 Beats $0.69 Estimate, Sales $58.013M Beat $56.388M Estimate
- Acme United Reports Third Quarter 2026 Net Sales Increase of 18%
- Acme United to Release Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on October 27, 2026
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON REX LYNN | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Nov 26, 2023 | 1,228 |
| DRISCOLL PAUL G | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Dec 2, 2024 | 50,398 |
| HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 3, 2024 | 15,250 |
| JOHNSEN WALTER C | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Gift | Dec 4, 2024 | 314,999 |
| MURPHY SUSAN H | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 3, 2024 | 7,287 |
| OLSCHAN BRIAN S | President | Sale | Jul 25, 2024 | 41,103 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Management Corporation | 14.80% | 553,838 | 20.46M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| North Star Investment Management Corp | 8.09% | 302,734 | 11.19M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.79% | 179,318 | 6.63M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 3.89% | 145,553 | 5.38M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Royce & Associates LP | 3.63% | 135,712 | 5.01M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 3.40% | 127,207 | 4.70M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.56% | 95,934 | 3.54M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Northern Lights Fd Tr II-North Star Micro Cap Fd | 2.43% | 91,000 | 3.36M | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Northern Lights Fd Tr II-North Star Opportunity Fd | 2.17% | 81,300 | 3.00M | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Royce Micro-Cap Fund | 2.06% | 77,030 | 2.85M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.15% | 42,843 | 1.58M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 1.05% | 39,148 | 1.45M | Sep 29, 2024 |