Astec forecasts $160M-$175M in 2026 adjusted EBITDA amid asphalt plant delivery shifts
Astec Industries (ASTE) Q2 2026 earnings call recap: record revenue, backlog surge, and lowered EBITDA guidance amid oil/policy timing.
What it means
- What to watch: $ASTE lowered its outlook; the reasons given tend to matter more than the size of the cut.
- How the stock is trading: $ASTE -0.07% in the latest session.
- Timing: It landed during trading hours — the market got to read it live, so the session move beside it may already carry the reaction.
Where the stock stands
$ASTE last changed hands at $40.06, -0.07% on the session, 39% below its 52-week high of $65.69 and 6.9% above its low of $37.49 — within a tenth of its 52-week low. Over the year it has ranged 75% from low to high: a wide band — moves of several percent in a week come with the territory. These are latest-session quotes, not live prices — the live tape is on the $ASTE page.
How much coverage it is getting
Nothing else on $ASTE in the last 30 days: this is the only story Wook has filed, so there is no run to measure it against yet. 12 related stories — same name or same desk — are lined up beside this one if you want the whole thread.
The bigger picture
With earnings, the number matters less than the number versus expectations — and guidance often matters more than both. A beat paired with a soft outlook can still get a cold reception. Wook's supply-chain scanner has Industrials reading calm today: no unusual stress in the filings and disclosures it watches.
Coming up
$ASTE earnings in 2 days. These were on the calendar before this story and are not caused by it, but the nearest is close enough that the next hard numbers on this company are almost here.
What to watch next
The $ASTE page has the full chart, the filings and the valuation model behind every figure here. Comparing how two or three outlets frame the same story is the fastest way to separate the facts from the angle. Wook AI, above, can pull live figures and run the numbers on request — how far $ASTE is from its high, or how this week's coverage compares.
How this analysis was made
Seeking Alpha published it, and Wook filed it under Earnings. It reads bullish at medium severity because of “surge” and “record” in the wording, with nothing on the bearish side to offset them. It was matched to $ASTE. It carried $160 million and $175 million, shown as published and not recalculated. The preview above is the publisher's own wording.
The tone and severity labels come from a fixed word list — no editor, no AI, no crystal ball — so they describe how a story is worded, not what happens next. They are not a forecast or a recommendation, and a same-day move does not mean this story caused it. Not investment advice.
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What happened after this published
Seeking Alpha published this on August 5, 2026. $ASTE has moved -9.33% ($44.18 to $40.06). Measured from the first print available after publication, against the latest available quote. This comparison does not isolate the story's effect.