Ascent Industries Co.

ACNT

NASDAQBasic MaterialsChemicals

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$14.82

+$0.10 · +0.68%

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Jul 10, 2026

52/100

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

Fair Value

Momentum

Neutral

Sentiment

Mixed

Risk resilience

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Ascent Industries Co. engages in the development, production, and distribution of specialty chemical solutions. It offers surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates in petroleum-based and bio-based formulations. The company also provides custom manufacturing services, including product development, process optimization, scale-up, and commercial production. It serves the oil and gas; household, industrial and institutional; personal care; coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers; pulp and paper; textile; automotive; agricultural; water treatment; construction; and other industries. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Industry: Chemicals
Sector: Basic Materials
Headquarters: US
CEO: J. Bryan Kitchen
Listed since: Mar 17, 1980
Employees: 198

Market position

Day range

Current $14.82

$14.665$14.895

52-week range

Current $14.82

$11.86$17.92

Open: $14.67
Previous close: $14.72
Volume: 3.49K; 0.05× average
Average volume: 71.22K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 133.95M USD
Beta: 0.5; Market reference 1
50-day average: $14.9352; -0.77% below average
200-day average: $14.8161; +0.03% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 112.29M USD
P/E (TTM): -31.53×
P/B (TTM): 1.68×
P/S (TTM): 1.6×
EV / EBITDA: -81.61×
Earnings yield: -3.58%
Free cash flow yield: -1.32%
Dividend yield: 0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin: 20.83%
Operating margin: -7.38%
Net margin: -5.27%
Return on equity: -6.42%
Return on assets: -4.99%
Return on invested capital: -6.64%

Financial health

Debt / equity: 0.17×
Current ratio: 6.72×
Altman Z-score: 4.81
Piotroski F-score: 1 of 9

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$18.00

21.46% upside

Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $18.00Average $18.00Low $18.00

Rating distribution

4 ratings

Limited analyst sample: 4 ratings. Interpret the distribution with caution.

Strong buy00%

Buy375%

Hold125%

Sell00%

Strong sell00%

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.20

2000 complete year-41.2% since 1996

$0.34

1,996

$0.37

1,997

$0.40

1,998

$0.20

1,999

$0.20

2,000

Corporate action history

Action	Ex-dividend date	Details	Record date	Payment date
Dividend	Nov 29, 2018	$0.25Annual	Nov 30, 2018	Dec 12, 2018
Dividend	Oct 24, 2017	$0.13Annual	Oct 25, 2017	Nov 6, 2017
Dividend	Nov 24, 2015	$0.30Annual	Nov 27, 2015	Dec 8, 2015
Dividend	Nov 20, 2014	$0.30Annual	Nov 24, 2014	Dec 9, 2014
Dividend	Nov 14, 2013	$0.26Annual	Nov 18, 2013	Dec 3, 2013
Dividend	Nov 21, 2012	$0.25Annual	Nov 26, 2012	Dec 10, 2012