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Acme United Corporation (ACU) 

AMEX
Market Cap
$164.17M
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Rank in Sector
68 of 168
Rank in Industry
10 of 21

Largest Insider Buys in Sector

ACU Stock Price History Chart

ACU Stock Performance

About Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation supplies first aid and safety, cutting, sharpening, and measuring products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides fixed blades, folding knives, sight cutting tools, and tactical tools under the Camillus brand; fishing tools and knives, as well as cut and puncture resistant gloves, telescopic landing nets, net containment systems, and tools and fishing gaffs under the Cuda brand; and sharpening tools under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores; school supply distributors; industrial distributors; wholesale florists; mass market and e-commerce retailers; and hardware chains, as well as sells a selection of products through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Insider Activity of Acme United Corporation

Over the last 12 months, insiders at Acme United Corporation have bought $0 and sold $1.33M worth of Acme United Corporation stock.

On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Acme United Corporation have bought $79,749 and sold $2.41M worth of stock each year.

There was no buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months.

The last purchase of 75 shares for transaction amount of $2,168 was made by Davidson Rex Lynn () on 2022‑08‑31.

List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Acme United Corporation

2024-12-03SaleChief Financial Officer
1,000
0.0263%
$43.32$43,320+1.31%
2024-11-29SaleChief Financial Officer
2,000
0.0532%
$44.33$88,660-0.85%
2024-07-26SalePresident and COO
3,149
0.0806%
$40.88$128,731-2.59%
2024-05-24SalePresident and COO
186
0.0052%
$40.00$7,440+6.15%
2024-05-21SalePresident and COO
1,219
0.0334%
$40.30$49,126+3.58%
2024-05-20SalePresident and COO
3,086
0.0855%
$40.33$124,458+3.94%
2024-05-16SalePresident and COO
2
<0.0001%
$40.25$81+4.27%
2024-05-15SalePresident and COO
1,517
0.0416%
$40.25$61,059+3.52%
2024-05-14SalePresident and COO
7,800
0.2183%
$40.33$314,574+5.39%
2024-05-09SalePresident and COO
1,320
0.0367%
$42.08$55,546-0.79%
2024-05-08SalePresident and COO
400
0.0112%
$43.12$17,248-2.10%
2024-05-07SalePresident and COO
4,649
0.1275%
$43.61$202,743-3.31%
2024-05-06SalePresident and COO
5,566
0.1503%
$42.93$238,948-4.91%
2023-12-05SalePresident and COO
1,715
0.0467%
$38.02$65,204+8.32%
2023-12-04SalePresident and COO
6,000
0.1634%
$37.55$225,300+10.32%
2023-12-01SalePresident and COO
4,339
0.1212%
$35.84$155,510+17.08%
2023-11-30SalePresident and COO
1,015
0.0285%
$36.00$36,540+16.81%
2023-11-28SalePresident and COO
950
0.0274%
$36.60$34,770+19.83%
2023-11-27SalePresident and COO
5,260
0.1473%
$37.12$195,251+15.19%
2023-11-27Saledirector
4,980
0.1321%
$35.18$175,196+15.19%

Insider Historical Profitability

4.11%
DRISCOLL PAUL GChief Financial Officer
50398
1.347%
$43.88310<0.0001%
OLSCHAN BRIAN SPresident and COO
41103
1.0986%
$43.880101
North Star Investment Management Corp.10 percent owner
400432
10.7026%
$43.88513+18.52%
ASEN R SCOTT10 percent owner
348842
9.3237%
$43.88033
JOHNSEN WALTER CChairman and CEO
304898
8.1492%
$43.88375+7.35%
PENISTEN GARY DChairman Emeritus
75500
2.0179%
$43.8804
WARD STEVENSON E IIIdirector
32874
0.8786%
$43.8813+87.4%
MOORE WAYNE Rdirector
16643
0.4448%
$43.8804
HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JRdirector
15250
0.4076%
$43.88111
MURPHY SUSAN Hdirector
7516
0.2009%
$43.8801
BARKER BRIAN
1300
0.0347%
$43.8810<0.0001%
Davidson Rex Lynndirector
1228
0.0328%
$43.8845<0.0001%
BENKOVIC JAMES AVice President of Sales
0
0%
$43.8828

Institutional Investor Ownership

Top Shareholders
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
New Shareholders
Sold-Out Shareholders
Capital Management Corp Va$24.77M14.4527,190-9.04%-$2.46M4.87
North Star Investment Management Corp$15.39M8.95327,570-10.8%-$1.86M1.08
Dimensional Fund Advisors$8.6M5183,007-0.34%-$29,227.78<0.01
The Vanguard Group$6.71M3.9142,858+8.08%+$501,618.22<0.0001
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES INC$6.38M3.71135,712-2.79%-$183,261.000.06
Renaissance Technologies$6.08M3.53129,307+3.61%+$211,450.270.01
Bard Associates, Inc.$5.7M3.3120,898-2.27%-$132,212.792.16
Mork Capital Management Llc$2.82M1.6460,000-14.29%-$469,900.002.14
Bridgeway Capital Management$2.03M1.1843,236+8.85%+$165,216.870.03
Envestnet Asset Management Inc$1.82M1.0638,691-14.61%-$311,168.96<0.01
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc$1.8M1.0538,342New+$1.8M0.04
Royal Bank of Canada$1.68M0.9835,800+2.09%+$34,391.73<0.0001
First Manhattan Co.$1.66M0.9635,2980%+$00.01
Geode Capital Management$1.58M0.9233,544+2.42%+$37,319.11<0.0001
American Century Investments$1.46M0.8531,137New+$1.46M<0.01
Acadian Asset Management$1.4M0.8229,872+117.35%+$755,865.020.01
Teton Advisors Inc$1.32M0.7728,000-45.1%-$1.08M0.48
O Shaughnessy Asset Management Llc$1.26M0.7326,755+71.05%+$522,190.540.01
Susquehanna International Group$1.22M0.7126,045New+$1.22M<0.01
Millennium Management LLC$1.21M0.725,737New+$1.21M<0.01
Ridgewood Investments$1.07M0.6222,735-6.02%-$68,464.450.33
Aristides Capital$961,979.000.5620,472-41.13%-$671,956.800.44
BNY Mellon$833,092.000.4817,729-5.74%-$50,749.58<0.0001
Citigroup$823,218.000.4817,519+120.98%+$450,681.19<0.01
Goldman Sachs$761,285.000.4416,201New+$761,285.00<0.0001
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC$750,000.000.4415,958+9.15%+$62,883.82<0.01
Jane Street Capital$735,582.000.4315,654+210.1%+$498,376.31<0.01
Man Group Plc$715,188.000.4215,220New+$715,188.00<0.01
State Street$599,762.000.3512,723+29.52%+$136,705.95<0.0001
BlackRock$525,066.000.3111,174-1.49%-$7,941.31<0.0001
Marshall Wace$461,113.000.279,813New+$461,113.00<0.0001
Ritholtz Wealth Management$451,957.000.269,618+84.78%+$207,370.160.02
Qube Research & Technologies$341,147.000.27,260+111.85%+$180,112.46<0.0001
Hightower Advisors$339,000.000.27,194+12.95%+$38,876.15<0.01
Squarepoint Ops LLC$314,645.000.186,696New+$314,645.00<0.01
Tontine Asset Management LLC$278,651.000.165,930-40.7%-$191,249.510.07
Bank of Montreal$268,343.000.165,707New+$268,343.00<0.0001
Northern Trust$268,547.000.165,715-0.09%-$234.95<0.0001
Jump Financial Llc$243,784.000.145,188New+$243,784.00<0.01
Evercore Wealth Management LLC$239,649.000.145,1000%+$0<0.01
James Investment Research Inc$223,437.000.134,755New+$223,437.000.03
Morgan Stanley$165,650.000.13,525+1.12%+$1,832.72<0.0001
Bank of America$132,747.000.082,825-31.68%-$61,557.02<0.0001
JPMorgan Chase$124,852.000.072,657-16.52%-$24,716.65<0.0001
UBS$75,043.000.041,597+219.4%+$51,548.01<0.0001
Fidelity Investments$28,077.000.02597+7.57%+$1,975.27<0.0001
Perritt Capital Management Inc$9,427.000.012000%+$0<0.01
Advisor Group Holdings Inc$8,364.000.01178-99.46%-$1.54M<0.0001
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC$6,000.00<0.01147+157.9%+$3,673.47<0.0001
Comerica$3,195.00<0.01680%+$0<0.0001
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