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Acme United Corp

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40.720USD
-0.970-2.33%
Close 05/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
155.16MMarket Cap
16.24P/E TTM

Acme United Corp

40.720
-0.970-2.33%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Acme United Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

Acme United Corp's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 33 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 50.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Acme United Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
33 / 206
Overall Ranking
111 / 4482
Industry
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Positive

Acme United Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Acme United Corporation is a supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets. The Company markets and sells under two main product categories: first aid and medical; and cutting and sharpening. The first aid and medical category offers first aid and safety products under brands such as, First Aid Only, PhysiciansCare, Pac-Kit, Spill Magic, First Aid Central, Med-Nap, Safety Made and Elite brands. The cutting and sharpening categories offer school, home and office products, under the Westcott brand, and hardware, industrial and sporting goods products under the Clauss and DMT brands. It operates in the United States (including Asian operations), Canada and Europe. The Company sells its products primarily to mass market and e-commerce retailers, industrial distributors, wholesale, contract and retail stationery distributors, office supply superstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware chains.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 22.35%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 22.35%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 16.24, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 2.79M shares, decreasing 9.15% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Invesco
Star Investor Invesco holds 1.12K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
50.000
Target Price
+19.93%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of Acme United Corp is 8.37, ranking 35 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 52.30M, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.80%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 40.41%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.37
Change
0

Financials

7.71

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

8.09

Growth Potential

6.92

Shareholder Returns

9.14

Acme United Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of Acme United Corp is 7.86, ranking 54 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Its current P/E ratio is 16.24, which is 111.01% below the recent high of 34.27 and 61.01% above the recent low of 6.33.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.86
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 33/206
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of Acme United Corp is 9.00, ranking 8 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The average price target is 48.50, with a high of 50.00 and a low of 47.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
50.000
Target Price
+19.93%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

64
Total
4
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Acme United Corp
ACU
2
Apple Inc
AAPL
49
Ge Vernova Inc
GEV
36
Tapestry Inc
TPR
24
Verisk Analytics Inc
VRSK
20
Avantor Inc
AVTR
20
1
2
3
...
13

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of Acme United Corp is 6.86, ranking 80 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 45.47 and the support level at 37.64, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.07
Change
-0.21

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(4)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.112
Sell
RSI(14)
40.062
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
47.038
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.187
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-94.062
Neutral
Williams %R
58.970
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.333
Sell
StochRSI(14)
43.157
Neutral
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
41.128
Sell
MA10
41.404
Sell
MA20
42.239
Sell
MA50
43.530
Sell
MA100
43.258
Sell
MA200
41.505
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of Acme United Corp is 7.00, ranking 80 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 73.26%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 8.97%. The largest institutional shareholder is Chuck Royce, holding a total of 146.40K shares, representing 3.84% of shares outstanding, with 11.01% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Capital Management Corporation
540.34K
+0.47%
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC
380.49K
+0.16%
Johnsen (Walter C)
315.00K
--
North Star Investment Management Corporation
252.62K
-1.52%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
171.72K
-0.71%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
149.03K
+6.32%
Royce Investment Partners
Star Investors
147.40K
-5.41%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
116.11K
-4.78%
Bard Associates Inc.
109.30K
-1.00%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Acme United Corp is 4.56, ranking 102 out of 206 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The company's beta value is 0.52. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.56
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.52
VaR
+3.82%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+20.37%
240-Day Volatility
+37.53%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.02%
120 days
+5.02%
5 years
+18.73%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.50%
120 days
-4.56%
5 years
-13.95%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.84
120 days
+1.06
5 years
+0.24

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+20.37%
3 years
+32.93%
5 years
+47.72%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.12
3 years
+0.64
5 years
-0.01
Skewness
240 days
+0.48
3 years
+0.59
5 years
+0.47

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+37.53%
5 years
+47.01%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.27%
5 years
+3.32%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+198.06%
240 days
+198.06%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+26.28%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+25.52%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.51%
120 days
+0.36%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+45.90%
60 days
+37.22%
120 days
-1.55%

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