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Acme United Corp

ACU

43.490USD

+0.630+1.47%

Close 09/19, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

165.23MMarket Cap

15.98P/E TTM

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Acme United Corp

43.490

+0.630+1.47%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

6 / 207

Overall Ranking

21 / 4720

Industry

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

50.500

Target Price

+17.83%

Upside Space

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

Company 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. It markets and sells through two main product categories: first aid and medical and cutting and sharpening. The first aid and medical category includes first aid and safety products, such as First Aid Only, PhysiciansCare, Pac-Kit, Spill Magic, First Aid Central, Med-Nap and Safety Made brands. Its cutting and sharpening categories include school, home and office products (Westcott brand). Brands under hardware, industrial and sporting goods products are Clauss and DMT. Its principal products sold across all segments are first aid kits and medical products, scissors, shears, knives, and sharpening tools. It is also a supplier of tactical, trauma and emergency response products. It sells its products to mass market and e-commerce retailers, wholesale, contract and retail stationery distributors, and hardware chains.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 230.25.

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%.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PE is 15.85, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 3.86M shares, increasing 8.36% quarter-over-quarter.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.49.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 7.50, which is higher than the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry's average of 7.32. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 54.00M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 2.58%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 6.74%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.50

Change

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Financials

6.32

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.32

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.77

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.26

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

8.81

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 4.96, which is higher than the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry's average of 3.59. Its current P/E ratio is 15.62, which is 27.12% below the recent high of 19.85 and 39.63% above the recent low of 9.43.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.96

Change

1.16

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 6/207

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 9.00, which is higher than the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry's average of 7.70. The average price target for Acme United Corp is 50.50, with a high of 51.00 and a low of 50.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

50.500

Target Price

+17.83%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Acme United Corp

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AAPL

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GEV

Avantor Inc

AVTR

Tapestry Inc

TPR

Verisk Analytics Inc

VRSK

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.77, which is higher than the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry's average of 6.80. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 45.53 and the support level at 39.92, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.77

Change

0.09

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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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(1)

Neutral(3)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.049

Neutral

RSI(14)

55.137

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

54.963

Buy

ATR(14)

1.588

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

15.930

Neutral

Williams %R

36.590

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.032

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(0)

Neutral(0)

Buy(6)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

41.812

Buy

MA10

42.220

Buy

MA20

42.445

Buy

MA50

42.005

Buy

MA100

40.864

Buy

MA200

39.789

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

The Capital Management Corporation

574.07K

+0.74%

Mink Brook Asset Management LLC

320.34K

+22.45%

Walleye Capital LLC

355.95K

Johnsen (Walter C)

315.00K

North Star Investment Management Corporation

282.32K

-5.70%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

143.44K

+0.10%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

174.34K

-1.82%

Royce Investment Partners

Star Investors

163.66K

-3.54%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

121.71K

-0.98%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.81, which is higher than the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry's average of 3.87. The company's beta value is 0.73. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.