NASDAQ:ASTE - Astec Industries Stock Price, Forecast & News

Astec Industries trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ASTE."

Astec Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. View Astec Industries' Dividend History.

Astec Industries announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Monday, July 30th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 13.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.14. The industrial products company earned $255.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $260.24 million. Astec Industries had a positive return on equity of 6.62% and a negative net margin of 0.53%. Astec Industries's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. View Astec Industries' Earnings History.

Astec Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, March 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Astec Industries.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Astec Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $41.00. On average, they anticipate Astec Industries' share price to reach $41.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Astec Industries.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Astec Industries in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Astec Industries.

News articles about ASTE stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Astec Industries earned a media sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Astec Industries.

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Astec Industries' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (5.57%), State Street Corp (2.88%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.80%), Teton Advisors Inc. (1.45%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.09%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.72%). Company insiders that own Astec Industries stock include Benjamin G Brock, Jaco Van Der Merwe and Stephen C Anderson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Astec Industries.

ASTE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, John G Ullman & Associates Inc., State Street Corp, Gabelli Funds LLC, Boston Partners, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Astec Industries.

ASTE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC and Quadrant Capital Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought Astec Industries stock in the last two years include Jaco Van Der Merwe and Stephen C Anderson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Astec Industries.

Shares of ASTE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ASTE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.17.

Astec Industries has a market capitalization of $860.58 million and generates $1.17 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $-60,450,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $2.92 on an earnings per share basis. Astec Industries employs 4,401 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Astec Industries.

The official website for Astec Industries is http://www.astecindustries.com/.

Astec Industries' mailing address is 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN, 37421. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 423-899-5898 or via email at [email protected]