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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates ASTE Bullish with a Setup Score of 48, net conviction 28, actionability 84. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
48
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
28
Actionability
84 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Uptrend — trend only (sma 52.11 vs px 43.80)
Fresh Trend Turn — 200wk turn 19w
80wk Uptrend — trend only (sma 46.53 vs px 43.80)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 41.79 vs px 43.80)
Funds Accumulating — momZ +0.48 · 2.70→2.63
Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +0.59 · age 34w×0.92 · 2.52%
Seasonal Tailwind — november med 6.1% (mag 2/3) · posClose 70.00% (rel 1/3) · n40 ×0.5 = 3.2
Hidden Gem — stWatch 205
About Astec Industries Inc
Astec Industries, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services equipment and components used primarily in road building and related construction activities worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Infrastructure Solutions and Materials Solutions. The Infrastructure Solutions segment offers asphalt plants, cold central plant recycles systems, and soil remediation plants; concrete batch plants, liquid asphalt terminals, and … Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: June 19, 1986
Headquarters: 1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, TN, United States, 37421
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$43.80
Market Cap
$963M
Float
22.7M
Shares Outstanding
23.0M
P/E (Forward)
10.74
P/E (TTM)
49.85
Price/Sales (TTM)
0.62
vs. Analyst Target
+53.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
1.26%
Operating Margin (TTM)
6.35%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-37.50%
Dividend Rate
0.5%
Analyst Target Price
$67.25 (2 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$1.02B
$46.0M
$238M
$76.0M
2021
$1.10B
$15.8M
$250M
$61.3M
2022
$1.27B
-$100,000
$264M
$69.9M
2023
$1.34B
$33.5M
$331M
$115M
2024
$1.31B
$4.3M
$328M
$51.4M
2025
$1.41B
$38.8M
$374M
$108M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$350M
-$4.2M
Dec 2025
$401M
$12.0M
Mar 2026
$396M
$1.3M
Jun 2026
$408M
$10.5M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
1.1%
Institutional Ownership
98.3%
Short Float
2.4%
% of All Funds Holding
2.63%
Number of Funds Holding
231
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$51.23
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$52.11
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$46.53
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$41.79
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$52.33
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$46.30
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$42.42
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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