ACNT
Ascent IndustriesCNasdaq / Materials
Last Price
At close
2026-06-03
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
Mixed
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
53
Sentiment
57
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $14.75 · Bull $17.00 · Bear $11.50
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-03
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-03 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-14 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-03
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-03
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Why
Momentum42 · Δ7d +3.6
Value53 · Δ7d +0.4
Sentiment57 · Δ7d -18.4
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
42
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+3.6
Δ21d
+18.4
Value
53
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.4
Δ21d
+0.1
Sentiment
57
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-18.4
Δ21d
-0.7
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 41.7 / Value 53.3 / Sentiment 56.5
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-02
Market Cap
$123.91M
Beta
0.45
Shares Out
9.38M
P/E (TTM)
173.7
P/S (TTM)
1.46
P/FCF (TTM)
23.83
Rev YoY
-5.7%
EPS YoY
+98.3%
Gross Margin
+21.9%
Op Margin
-4.4%
Net Debt
-$14.39M
Current Ratio
6.40
As of 2026-06-03 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology