NASDAQ:ASTE - Astec Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Astec Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, May 30th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 11th. View Astec Industries' Dividend History.

Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTE) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The industrial products company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.01. The industrial products company earned $325.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $336.32 million. Astec Industries had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 6.09%. The firm's revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.65 EPS. View Astec Industries' Earnings History.

Astec Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Astec Industries.

5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Astec Industries' stock. Their predictions range from $64.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Astec Industries' stock price to reach $66.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Astec Industries.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Astec Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Astec Industries include Lonking (LONKF), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Manitowoc (MTW), Gencor Industries, Inc. (DE) (GENC) and ASV (ASV).

News coverage about ASTE stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Astec Industries earned a coverage optimism score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.86 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Astec Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.64%), SG Capital Management LLC (0.51%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.35%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.03%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%) and Amalgamated Bank (0.02%). Company insiders that own Astec Industries stock include Benjamin G Brock, David C Silvious, John J Irvine III, Michael A Bremmer, Stephen C Anderson, Steven L Claude, Tommie Kruger and W Norman Smith. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Astec Industries.

ASTE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Astec Industries.

ASTE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Capital Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Amalgamated Bank, Confluence Investment Management LLC and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ASTE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.37.

Astec Industries has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion and generates $1.18 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $37.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.58 on an earnings per share basis. Astec Industries employs 4,437 workers across the globe.

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]