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Ascent Industries Co.
$15.26 +0.01 (+0.07%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$137.92M
Shares
9,038,215

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$15.26 Open$15.36 Day$15.14–15.36 52W$11.62–17.92 Avg vol 30d92K Short int162K · 1.8% float · 1.0d Short vol35% Last earningsMay 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 6, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +6%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +8%
      above
      RSI (14) 64
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 58%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return −9%
      trailing
      YTD return −6%
      this year
      Relative strength −18%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      1 of 84 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -49 sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$21.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.79% of float · ▼ -58.4% MoM · 1.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      84 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 41
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −7%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 23%
      expanding
      EPS growth +107%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-2.1M
      Valuation P/E 138.7
      rich
      Balance sheet $57.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 35%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −32%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      Incremental run-rate gross profit improvement · by the fourth quarter of 2026 Initiated $3M – $5M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      58% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      1 of 84 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -49 sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$21.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.79% of float · ▼ -58.4% MoM · 1.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      84 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $12 Now $15 · 58% 52-wk high $18
      vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg +8%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      annualized revenue from converted projects $7.6M Q1 2026 call
      average sales cycle 3.5 Q1 2026 call
      conversion rate 22% Q1 2026 call
      customers converted 27 Q1 2026 call
      gross margin change vs prior year -270 Q1 2026 call
      material margin improvement sequentially 300 Q1 2026 call
      material margin improvement vs 2025 average 200 Q1 2026 call
      petroleum-based inputs share 65% Q1 2026 call
      pipeline increase vs end of 2025 34% Q1 2026 call
      projects converted 31 Q1 2026 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ACNT
      Ascent Industries Co.
      this stock
      $137.92M -5.7% -7.2% 138.7 1.8%
      SHECF
      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
      $81.83B +38.7% 0.3%
      DOW
      Dow Inc.
      $20.92B +25.6% -7.0% 4.8%
      NPXYY
      Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation/ADR
      $16.32B +27.5% 0.0%
      CE
      Celanese Corp
      $5.15B +11.0% -7.1% 7.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      84
      % held
      60.8%
      Reported
      1 of 84
      Top holder
      Mink Brook Asset Manageme…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      97
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      161.9K
      Days to cover
      1.0d
      Change
      -227.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      35%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3
      Value
      $41
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.7%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$21.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $74.9M
      Net income (FY)
      $867.0K
      EPS diluted
      $0.09
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.7M
      Remaining
      shares 462.7K
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 29, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $186.9K
      Shares
      15.0K
      Filed
      Mar 17, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 10, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ACNT +0.0% +10.9% -9.0% +1.5% -5.7%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -1.4% +6.8% -18.0% +0.4% -16.5%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2024
      Authorized
      shares 1.70M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 1.24M
      Remaining
      shares 462,685
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 95953 CUSIP 871565107 13F (30d) 4 filings 3 filers Visit website Investor relations