Astec Industries (ASTE) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.94
- Estimate
- $1.03
- Surprise
- -9.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $408.1M
- Score today
- 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Astec Industries (ASTE) missed the $1.03 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.94 — a clear 9.2% shortfall.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ASTE Sell at 5.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -9.2% surprise compares with a +1.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.3 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 4.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $41.16
- Price target
- $57.16
- Stop
- $38.79
- Upside to target
- +38.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.3:1
The stock trades at 49.3× trailing but 10.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ASTE at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
- Market cap
- $952.4M
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 49.3
- 52-week range
- $40.47–$65.69
- Off 52-week high
- 37.3%
- RSI (14)
- 37
- Volume vs avg
- 1.11×
- Score today
- 5.2/10