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
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Jan 6, 2025Dividend: 0.15
- Mar 26, 2025Dividend: 0.15
- Jul 3, 2025Dividend: 0.16
- Oct 3, 2025Dividend: 0.16
- Jan 6, 2026Dividend: 0.16
- Mar 25, 2026Dividend: 0.16
- Jul 2, 2026Dividend: 0.16
- Oct 2, 2026Dividend: 0.16
Signals (115)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 29, 2026 | 2 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 15, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 14, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 9, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 25, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 14, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 5, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 1, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 29, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 23, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 23, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 17, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 16, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 15, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 7, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 7, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 31, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 27, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 19, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 18, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 18, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 17, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 12, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 3, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 25, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 18, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 23, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 9, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 30, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 16, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 12, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 11, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 18, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 7, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Dec 30, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Dec 23, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 29, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 year 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
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- 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 |