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Astec Industries Inc

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Astec Industries Inc

ASTE·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0000792987

Our Company designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services equipment and components primarily for asphalt and concrete road building and related construction activities. Its products are utilized in every phase of road building, from quarrying and crushing aggregate to applying the road surface. The company also provides industrial automation controls and telematics platforms. Additionally, it manufactures equipment and components for other sectors, including mining, quarrying, construction, demolition, land clearing, energy, hydro-electric, and recycling industries, as well as for port and rail yard operators. Other products include industrial heat transfer equipment, commercial whole-tree pulpwood chippers, horizontal grinders, blower trucks, commercial and industrial burners, and combustion control systems. Products are sold domestically and internationally to asphalt and concrete producers; highway and heavy equipment contractors; utility contractors; sand and gravel producers; construction, demolition, recycling, and crushing contractors; forestry and environmental recycling contractors; mine and quarry operators; port and inland terminal authorities; power stations; and domestic and foreign government agencies. Beyond equipment sales, the company manufactures and sells replacement parts for all its product lines and for some competitors' equipment, considering this a core part of its business.

Astec Industries Inc (NASDAQ:ASTE) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 7 items for ASTE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-05, rated 8/10. Across its 7 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ASTE spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Astec Q2: Revenue Surges 24%, but Profits Tumble 37% as Costs Climb
  • Astec Industries Reports Mixed Q2 Results, Lowers Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
  • Astec Industries Q1 EPS Plummets 90% Despite Strong Sales Growth Amid Rising Costs & Interest
  • Astec Industries Reports Significant Q1 Profit Decline Despite Sales Growth; Maintains Full-Year Guidance
  • Astec Industries Appoints Chad Hartley as Group President, Infrastructure Solutions

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.41B
Net Income
$38.8M
Diluted EPS
$1.68
Op. Cash Flow
$61.4M
Free Cash Flow
$20.7M
Gross Profit
$374.2M
Operating Income
$65.9M
Cash & Equivalents
$72M
Total Debt
$335.8M
Debt / Equity
0.49×
Net Margin
2.8%
Shares Outstanding
22.88M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0000792987-26-000011

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.19 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 629,877 shares in ASTE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 3.1% increase from the prior period — about 3.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 55.2% of ASTE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)629,877 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 3.1%
Days to cover3.19 at avg daily volume of 197,756
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)55.2% of 60,963 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume48.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$42
52-week range · as of 2026-08-05 $38.09 – $65.69
Market cap
$967.07M
Volume
202.4K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 223.4K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:48 UTC · Market closed

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ASTE
Aug 05, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $44.35
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$2.35 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
Aug 05, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $50.73
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$8.73 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
May 06, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.60
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$11.60 (-22%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
May 06, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $62.70
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$20.70 (-33%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
Apr 20, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $59.55
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$17.55 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
Feb 25, 2026, 4:17 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $61.31
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$19.31 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
ASTE
Feb 25, 2026, 7:01 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $59.52
Real-time Price: $42.00 info
Change: -$17.52 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $967.065M info
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