Astec Industries, Inc. (ASTE) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

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Astec Industries, Inc. · Industrials · ref. ETF XLI · 36 calls · price $40.43

What the company does: Astec Industries, Inc. is a company dedicated to the creation, production, and global distribution of specialized machinery and essential components.

📈 Astec Industries, Inc. (ASTE) stock price

$40.43-12.3% over range

Oct 14, 25low $38.71 · high $65.02Oct 13, 26

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📊 JPI status : Astec Industries, Inc. has never appeared in a JPI ranking (Fair or Risk +) — our methods haven't picked it to date. See the selected stocks →

🎯 ASTE price target & analyst consensus — price $40.43

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Current price$40.43

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say

No reliable analyst is bullish on this stock right now. A “reliable” analyst is a firm that, on this sector, hits more than 55% of its targets and beats its sector. None of them sees upside here — which is exactly why this stock is in no JPI selection.

The consensus · 0 ratings (last 6 months)

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🎯 ASTE price target all

All 36 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

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💡 The best analysts on ASTE most reliable

Their real reliability on ASTE, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

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📊 Returns & performance 📉 Will ASTE recover?

✅ Historical analyst reliability on ASTE

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
Sidoti & Co.	50%	-0.9%	2
Baird ↗	40%	+31.3%	5
Stifel ↗	20%	-14.2%	5
Dougherty & Co.	0%	-27.6%	2

📊 What $1,000 invested in Astec Industries, Inc. would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Astec Industries, Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $1,288 today, i.e. +3%/yr on average. Best year: 2020 (+81%), worst: 2018 (-35%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Astec Industries, Inc.

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$1,572	+57%
3 years ago	$1,242	+24%
5 years ago	$824	-18%

→ See Astec Industries, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Astec Industries, Inc.)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	-10%	$901 (-10%)
2025	+75%	$1,572 (+57%)
2024	-12%	$1,378 (+38%)

→ See Astec Industries, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

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📋 All analyst calls on ASTE

Freedom Broker

Apr 1, 26

▲ Buy · 🎯$66

Price at call : $56.17 — upside +18%

Today : $40.43 — upside +63%

🎯 on ASTE : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 1, 27

Baird ↗

Feb 27, 25

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$41

Price at call : $35.85 — gap to target +14%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target +1%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 27, 26

Baird ↗

Nov 7, 24

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$40

Price at call : $37.82 — gap to target +6%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target -1%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 7, 25

Stifel ↗

May 2, 24

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $33.16 — gap to target +12%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target -8%

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 2, 25

Stifel ↗

Dec 19, 23

▲ Buy · 🎯$42

Price at call : $37.28 — upside +13%

Today : $40.43 — upside +4%

Expected +13% · Actual -9% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

-8.6%

stock -9% · XLI +19%

matured Dec 18, 24

Baird ↗

Aug 3, 23

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$50

Price at call : $52.53 — gap to target -5%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target +24%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 2, 24

Baird ↗

Apr 8, 22

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$40

Price at call : $38.52 — gap to target +4%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target -1%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 8, 23

Sidoti & Co.

Nov 8, 21

▲ Buy · 🎯$82

Price at call : $72.4 — upside +13%

Today : $40.43 — upside +103%

Expected +13% · Actual -43% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 59.7% · +14.1% (62 calls)

-42.6%

stock -43% · XLI -11%

matured Nov 8, 22

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Stifel ↗

May 6, 21

▲ Buy · 🎯$81

Price at call : $67.63 — upside +20%

Today : $40.43 — upside +100%

Expected +20% · Actual -38% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

-37.9%

stock -38% · XLI -8%

matured May 6, 22

Baird ↗

May 7, 20

▲ Outperform · 🎯$48

Price at call : $41.11 — upside +17%

Today : $40.43 — upside +19%

Expected +17% · Actual +65% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

+65.2%

stock +65% · XLI +67%

matured May 7, 21

Baird ↗

Apr 1, 20

▲ Outperform · 🎯$47

Price at call : $37.66 — upside +25%

Today : $40.43 — upside +16%

Expected +25% · Actual +104% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

+104.5%

stock +104% · XLI +75%

matured Apr 1, 21

Baird ↗

Mar 5, 20

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $36.32 — gap to target +2%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target -8%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 5, 21

Stifel ↗

Mar 5, 20

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$44

Price at call : $37.76 — gap to target +17%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target +9%

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 5, 21

Sidoti & Co.

Dec 17, 19

▲ Buy

Actual +41% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 59.7% · +14.1% (62 calls)

+40.9%

stock +41% · XLI +8%

matured Dec 16, 20

Baird ↗

Mar 4, 19

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$41

Price at call : $39.96 — gap to target +3%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target +1%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 3, 20

Stifel ↗

Oct 24, 18

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 24, 19

Baird ↗

Jul 25, 18

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$53

Price at call : $50.61 — gap to target +5%

Today : $40.43 — gap to target +31%

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 25, 19

Stifel ↗

Jul 25, 18

▲ Buy · 🎯$63

Price at call : $50.61 — upside +24%

Today : $40.43 — upside +56%

Expected +24% · Actual -35% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

-35.0%

stock -35% · XLI +4%

matured Jul 25, 19

Stifel ↗

Apr 25, 18

▲ Buy · 🎯$65

Price at call : $56.08 — upside +16%

Today : $40.43 — upside +61%

Expected +16% · Actual -41% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

-41.1%

stock -41% · XLI +5%

matured Apr 25, 19

Dougherty & Co.

Feb 21, 18

▲ Buy

Actual -37% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall

-36.7%

stock -37% · XLI -1%

matured Feb 21, 19

William Blair ↗

Jan 2, 18

▲ Outperform

Actual -47% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 23.5% · -8.8% (17 calls)

-46.9%

stock -47% · XLI -15%

matured Jan 2, 19

Baird ↗

Oct 3, 17

▲ Outperform

Actual -5% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

-5.4%

stock -5% · XLI +11%

matured Oct 3, 18

Dougherty & Co.

Jul 26, 17

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 26, 18

Dougherty & Co.

Dec 20, 16

▲ Buy · 🎯$85

Price at call : $67.84 — upside +25%

Today : $40.43 — upside +110%

Expected +25% · Actual -19% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 0% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall

-18.6%

stock -19% · XLI +19%

matured Dec 20, 17

Baird ↗

Jul 19, 16

▼ Underweight

Actual +4% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

-3.7%

stock +4% · XLI +18%

matured Jul 19, 17

BB&T Capital

Jul 12, 16

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 12, 17

Seaport Global ↗

Jul 6, 16

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 70% · +8.0% (30 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 6, 17

Seaport Global ↗

Sep 28, 15

▲ Accumulate

Actual +74% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 70% · +8.0% (30 calls)

+74.0%

stock +74% · XLI +19%

matured Sep 27, 16

Stifel ↗

Aug 31, 15

▲ Buy · 🎯$50

Price at call : $39.51 — upside +27%

Today : $40.43 — upside +24%

Expected +27% · Actual +52% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

+51.8%

stock +52% · XLI +15%

matured Aug 30, 16

Maxim Group

Jun 17, 15

▲ Buy · 🎯$52

Price at call : $41.89 — upside +24%

Today : $40.43 — upside +29%

Expected +24% · Actual +32% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 50% · +3.5% (4 calls)

+31.8%

stock +32% · XLI +1%

matured Jun 16, 16

Baird ↗

Mar 10, 14

▲ Outperform · 🎯$50

Price at call : $44.1 — upside +13%

Today : $40.43 — upside +24%

Expected +13% · Actual -4% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 40% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 37% · -5.5% (138 calls)

-4.0%

stock -4% · XLI +6%

matured Mar 10, 15

Stifel ↗

Jun 12, 13

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 12, 14

Stifel ↗

Jun 11, 13

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 20% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41% · +1.0% (251 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 11, 14

Sterne Agee

Feb 5, 13

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 5, 14

Sterne Agee

Oct 31, 12

▲ Buy · 🎯$31

Price at call : $29.67 — upside +4%

Today : $40.43 — upside -23%

Expected +4% · Actual +13% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

+13.2%

stock +13% · XLI +32%

matured Oct 31, 13

Barrington Research ↗

Jul 25, 12

▲ Outperform · 🎯$40

Price at call : $27.38 — upside +46%

Today : $40.43 — upside -1%

Expected +46% · Actual +30% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ASTE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 45.9% · -6.6% (122 calls)

+29.9%

stock +30% · XLI +28%

matured Jul 25, 13

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy Astec Industries, Inc. stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Astec Industries, Inc., the analyst consensus is "Hold". What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 50% of the time (2 calls tracked on Astec Industries, Inc.). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is Astec Industries, Inc. still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 4 analysts have a real record on Astec Industries, Inc., the best hitting 50% over 2 calls. Current consensus: "Hold". Make your call on data, not noise.

Will Astec Industries, Inc. stock recover (go back up)?

It's down from its high. We answer with the numbers — the analysts' 12-month target and what happened after its past drops: will ASTE stock recover (go back up)?

What has Astec Industries, Inc.'s past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: ASTE performance & returns.