ACNT
Ascent IndustriesDNasdaq / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
Primary sources support a still-constructive operating setup despite the soft quarter: Q1 sales grew 9% year over year, management cited strong customer-program wins, liquidity remained solid at $47.8 million cash with no revolver debt, and the Midwest acquisition was described as immediately accretive to cash and Adjusted EBITDA. If management delivers the stated $3 million to $5 million run-rate gross profit improvement by Q4 2026, the current post-earnings reset could prove overly cautious.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -18.4.
What can break
Cash declined to $47.8 million from $57.6 million at year-end; while ACNT had no debt outstanding on the revolver, continued buybacks, working-capital usage, or additional M&A could narrow flexibility.
Momentum
42
Value
38
Sentiment
48
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $14.75 · Bull $17.00 · Bear $11.50
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-14 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Why
Momentum42 · Δ7d +2.3
Value38 · Δ7d -0.1
Sentiment48 · Δ7d -18.4
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
42
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+2.3
Δ21d
+12.3
Value
38
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.1
Δ21d
-0.3
Sentiment
48
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-18.4
Δ21d
-0.7
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 41.7 / Value 38.4 / Sentiment 48.1
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$138.19M
Beta
0.45
Shares Out
9.04M
P/E (TTM)
173.7
P/S (TTM)
1.46
P/FCF (TTM)
23.83
Rev YoY
+8.9%
EPS YoY
-7.6%
Gross Margin
+21.8%
Op Margin
-4.4%
Net Debt
-$43.83M
Current Ratio
8.69
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology