SCX vs. ACU, LCUT, PNST, BSET, DLTH, BRAG, AENT, ALTO, AOUT, and SGA
Should you be buying L.S. Starrett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.S. Starrett include Acme United (ACU), Lifetime Brands (LCUT), Pinstripes (PNST), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Duluth (DLTH), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), Alliance Entertainment (AENT), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), and Saga Communications (SGA). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
L.S. Starrett (NYSE:SCX) and Acme United (NYSE:ACU) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
Acme United has a net margin of 9.67% compared to L.S. Starrett's net margin of 5.02%. Acme United's return on equity of 9.60% beat L.S. Starrett's return on equity.
L.S. Starrett received 178 more outperform votes than Acme United when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Acme United an outperform vote while only 66.18% of users gave L.S. Starrett an outperform vote.
L.S. Starrett has higher revenue and earnings than Acme United. Acme United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L.S. Starrett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Acme United had 3 more articles in the media than L.S. Starrett. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Acme United and 4 mentions for L.S. Starrett. L.S. Starrett's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Acme United's score of 0.75 indicating that L.S. Starrett is being referred to more favorably in the media.
L.S. Starrett has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acme United has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
43.4% of L.S. Starrett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Acme United shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of L.S. Starrett shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Acme United shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Acme United beats L.S. Starrett on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get L.S. Starrett News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SCX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
L.S. Starrett Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
