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Astec Industries ASTE
US equityMarket cap rank #3354
$35.71 +$0.35 (+0.99%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:40 pm ET · Last extended-hours $35.71 0.00%
Open$35.42
Prev close$35.36
Day range$35.07 – $36.06
Volume387.7K
Market cap$822.88M
P/E (TTM)71.4
Dividend yield1.46%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership97.6%-2.99 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding274-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)50 buys / 0 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.69% of floatDays to cover 2.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share17.7%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$200.0K (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 39.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.34% to 2.69% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +154,802 | 1.3% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +48,534 | 0.2% |
| Royce & Associates, LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +172,341 | 0.8% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +140,315 | 0.6% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +138,097 | 0.8% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +123,606 | 0.5% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +123,580 | 0.9% |
| PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +122,048 | 0.5% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +78,840 | 15.1% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,065 | 0.6% |
| Easterly Investment Partners LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +67,934 | 1.5% |
| Kennedy Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +66,835 | 2.0% |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +64,039 | 3.6% |
| Numerai GP LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +49,642 | 0.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +47,535 | 4.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Mary Howell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +7 | – | 20,238 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Patrick Shannon | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +18 | – | 5,962 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Brian Harris | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +37 | – | 15,770 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Mark Gliebe | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +7 | – | 3,586 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Jeffrey Jackson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +25 | – | 6,379 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Linda Knoll | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +7 | – | 5,951 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Nalin Jain | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +7 | – | 5,951 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Tracey Cook | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +18 | – | 20,258 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Jaco van der Merwe | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +139 | – | 113,376 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Jaco van der Merwe | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4 | – | 1,404 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Michael Norris | Group President of Materials Solutions | Other Acquisition | +23 | – | 22,448 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | James Winford | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +7 | – | 5,942 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Edward Gilbert | Other Acquisition | +22 | – | 8,887 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Robert Putney | VP & Chief Accounting Officer and Business Development | Other Acquisition | +3 | – | 2,290 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Chad Hartley | Group President of Infrastructure Solutions | Other Acquisition | +38 | – | 13,017 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Chad Hartley | Group President of Infrastructure Solutions | Other Acquisition | +12,979 | – | 12,979 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Jeffrey Jackson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +390 | – | 6,354 |
| 28 May 2026 | Mary Howell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6 | – | 20,231 |
| 28 May 2026 | Patrick Shannon | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +15 | – | 5,944 |
| 28 May 2026 | Brian Harris | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +32 | – | 15,733 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 618,676 | 2.7% | 2.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 545,291 | 2.4% | 2.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 629,877 | 2.7% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 611,262 | 2.7% | 2.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 520,999 | 2.3% | 1.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 539,125 | 2.3% | 2.9 |
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