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ASTE · NASDAQ

Astec Industries Inc

Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

$39.91

+2.41%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Research data through Oct 28, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.

Quality

67

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 67 of 100, an above-average reading in the covered universe. Some underlying measurements are stronger than others.

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Fundamental Momentum

Deteriorating

38

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 38 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as deteriorating. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

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Capital Returns

Moderate

54

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 54 of 100, recorded as moderate. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has increased at about 0.3% a year in the stored window.

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Price / earnings
45.8

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What this company does

We design, engineer, manufacture, market and service equipment and components used primarily in asphalt and concrete road building and related construction activities, as well as other products discussed below. Our products are used in each phase of road building, from quarrying and crushing the aggregate to application of the road surface. We also offer industrial automation controls and telematics platforms as well as manufacturing certain equipment and components unrelated to road construction, including equipment for the mining, quarrying, construction, demolition, land clearing, energy, hydro-electric and recycling industries and port and rail yard operators; industrial heat transfer equipment; commercial whole-tree pulpwood chippers; horizontal grinders; blower trucks; commercial and industrial burners; and combustion control systems.

Our products are marketed both domestically and internationally primarily 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. In addition to equipment sales, we manufacture and sell replacement parts for equipment in each of our product lines and replacement parts for some competitors' equipment. The distribution and sale of replacement parts is an integral part of our business.

Our OneASTEC Vision is: To build industry changing solutions that create life-changing opportunities . Our strategic pillars are aligned to support our Vision and are focused on our employees, our customers and our innovation.

We strive to develop empowered, enabled and engaged employees by providing competitive compensation and benefits, offering professional and technical skills development opportunities and maintaining a focus on safety. In addition, we leverage the following initiatives, among others, to enhance our employee experience:

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 25, 2026. Read the filing

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