ASTE
Astec Industries Inc
NASDAQ: ASTE · INDUSTRIALS · FARM & HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
$41.28
+1.70% today
Updated 2026-09-25
Market cap
$972.13M
P/E ratio
49.74
P/S ratio
0.63x
EPS (TTM)
$0.85
Dividend yield
1.25%
52W range
$40 – $65
Volume
0.2M
Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (65,606 shares)
Buy transactions
73
Sell transactions
27
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | WINFORD, JAMES MURPHY JR | Director | Buy | 7 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | SHANNON, PATRICK S | Director | Buy | 18 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 3 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 23 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 4 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 139 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | KNOLL, LINDA I. | Director | Buy | 7 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | JAIN, NALIN | Director | Buy | 7 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 25 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | HOWELL, MARY L | Director | Buy | 7 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | HARTLEY, CHAD JEFFREY | Group President | Buy | 38 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 37 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | GLIEBE, MARK JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 7 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Buy | 22 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | COOK, TRACEY H | Director | Buy | 18 | — | — |
| 2026-08-01 | HARTLEY, CHAD JEFFREY | Group President | Buy | 12,979 | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 390 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | WINFORD, JAMES MURPHY JR | Director | Buy | 6 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | SHANNON, PATRICK S | Director | Buy | 15 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 3 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 20 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 4 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 121 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | KNOLL, LINDA I. | Director | Buy | 6 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | JAIN, NALIN | Director | Buy | 6 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 21 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | HOWELL, MARY L | Director | Buy | 6 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 32 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | GLIEBE, MARK JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 6 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Buy | 19 | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | COOK, TRACEY H | Director | Buy | 15 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | WINFORD, JAMES MURPHY JR | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | SHANNON, PATRICK S | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | KNOLL, LINDA I. | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | JAIN, NALIN | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 317 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | HOWELL, MARY L | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | GLIEBE, MARK JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | COOK, TRACEY H | Director | Buy | 2,365 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | WINFORD, JAMES MURPHY JR | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Buy | 29 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | SHANNON, PATRICK S | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 3 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 20 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 3 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 119 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | KNOLL, LINDA I. | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | JAIN, NALIN | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 14 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | HOWELL, MARY L | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 31 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | GLIEBE, MARK JOSEPH | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Buy | 18 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | GEHL, WILLIAM D | Director | Buy | 48 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | GEHL, WILLIAM D | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | COOK, TRACEY H | Director | Buy | 9 | — | — |
| 2026-03-03 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Sale | 975 | $61.07 | $59543.25 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Buy | 1,477 | $62.34 | $92076.18 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Buy | 1,071 | $62.34 | $66766.14 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 539 | $62.34 | $33601.26 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 449 | $62.34 | $27990.66 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 325 | $62.34 | $20260.50 |
| 2026-02-27 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 254 | $62.34 | $15834.36 |
| 2026-02-27 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 244 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 177 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 73 | $62.34 | $4550.82 |
| 2026-02-27 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 53 | $62.34 | $3304.02 |
| 2026-02-27 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 42 | $62.34 | $2618.28 |
| 2026-02-27 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 2,461 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 1,784 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Sale | 920 | $62.34 | $57352.80 |
| 2026-02-27 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Sale | 667 | $62.34 | $41580.78 |
| 2026-02-27 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Sale | 521 | $62.34 | $32479.14 |
| 2026-02-27 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 9,114 | $62.34 | $568166.76 |
| 2026-02-27 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 6,608 | $62.34 | $411942.72 |
| 2026-02-27 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,587 | $62.34 | $223613.58 |
| 2026-02-27 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,601 | $62.34 | $162146.34 |
| 2026-02-27 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,033 | $62.34 | $126737.22 |
| 2026-02-26 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 856 | $61.31 | $52481.36 |
| 2026-02-26 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 52 | $61.31 | $3188.12 |
| 2026-02-26 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 4 | $61.31 | $245.24 |
| 2026-02-26 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Sale | 815 | $61.31 | $49967.65 |
| 2026-02-26 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 4,063 | $61.31 | $249102.53 |
| 2026-02-26 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 535 | $61.31 | $32800.85 |
| 2026-02-26 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Sale | 501 | $61.31 | $30716.31 |
| 2026-02-21 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Buy | 854 | — | — |
| 2026-02-21 | PUTNEY, ROBERT GERALD | VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 75 | $58.72 | $4404.00 |
| 2026-02-21 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,377 | $58.72 | $198297.44 |
| 2026-02-20 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Buy | 3,656 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | SNYMAN, BAREND | Group President | Sale | 648 | $57.44 | $37221.12 |
| 2026-02-20 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Buy | 3,047 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | NORRIS, MICHAEL PAUL | GROUP PRESIDENT | Sale | 597 | $57.44 | $34291.68 |
| 2026-02-20 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 19,194 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 5,362 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | HARRIS, BRIAN JAMES | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 1,191 | $57.44 | $68411.04 |
| 2026-02-20 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Buy | 2,803 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | GILBERT, EDWARD TERRELL JR | GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY | Sale | 487 | $57.44 | $27973.28 |
| 2026-01-31 | JACKSON, JEFFREY T | Director | Buy | 385 | — | — |
| 2025-12-01 | MERWE, JACO VAN DER | Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 4 | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
Are ASTE insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, ASTE insiders have been net buyers, with about $1.60M in stock sold across 27 sales, against 4 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at ASTE mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which ASTE insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. MERWE, JACO VAN DER accounts for the largest share on record, with about $959897.11 sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.