Acme United (NYSE:ACU – Get Free Report) and Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ:AMIX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Acme United and Autonomix Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Acme United | $211.60 million | 1.13 | $17.79 million | $2.38 | 26.43 |
| Autonomix Medical | N/A | N/A | -$16.72 million | ($41.57) | -0.11 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Autonomix Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 29.5% of Acme United shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Autonomix Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Acme United has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autonomix Medical has a beta of -1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Acme United and Autonomix Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Acme United | 10.25% | 9.70% | 6.10% |
| Autonomix Medical | N/A | -267.73% | -216.75% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Acme United and Autonomix Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Acme United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Autonomix Medical | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Autonomix Medical has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 786.08%. Given Autonomix Medical’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Autonomix Medical is more favorable than Acme United.
Summary
Acme United beats Autonomix Medical on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Acme United
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.
About Autonomix Medical
Autonomix Medical, Inc., a development stage medical device development company, focuses on advancing technologies for sensing and treating disorders relating to the peripheral nervous system. Its technology platform includes a catheter-based microchip-enabled sensing array to detect and differentiate peripheral neural signals. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
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