Comparing Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) and Accelleron Industries (OTCMKTS:ACLLY)

Accelleron Industries (OTCMKTS:ACLLY) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Accelleron Industries has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Accelleron Industries and Ascent Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accelleron Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ascent Industries	$177.87 million	0.87	-$13.60 million	$0.12	137.92

Accelleron Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ascent Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Accelleron Industries and Ascent Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accelleron Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ascent Industries	0.85%	-1.63%	-1.09%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Accelleron Industries and Ascent Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accelleron Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ascent Industries	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Ascent Industries beats Accelleron Industries on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Accelleron Industries

Accelleron Industries AG develops, manufactures, sells, and services turbochargers and digital solutions worldwide. It provides solutions and services to marine, power, oil and gas, and rail industries. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Baden, Switzerland.

About Ascent Industries

Ascent Industries Co. an industrials company, produces and distributes stainless steel pipe and tube and specialty chemicals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Tubular Products and Specialty Chemicals. It manufactures welded pipes and tubes, primarily from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys; and ornamental stainless steel tubes for automotive, commercial transportation, marine, food services, construction, furniture, healthcare, and other industries. The company also produces defoamers, surfactants, and lubricating agents for end users, including companies that supply agrochemical paper, metal working, coatings, water treatment, paint, mining, oil and gas, and janitorial and other applications. In addition, it provides contract manufacturing services, as well as operates as a multi-purpose plant to process various difficult to handle materials, including flammable solvents, viscous liquids, and granular solids. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.