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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

$AP·$188M·Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication·Industrials
$8.45-1.4%YTD+56.8%1Y+273.9%
Price updated 12h ago·X counts updated 4d ago
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$APAmpco-Pittsburgh Corp.
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On X

The complete picture of $AP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1,079X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $AP's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 78% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data8 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

$AP chatter is entirely about Artificial Pepe, the Robinhood-chain memecoin paired with $NVDA on the Pons launchpad, not any listed equity. Holders spam launch metrics — $853K in AP/NVDA volume, 6,321 holders, three buybacks with over 16M tokens burned, and CoinGecko #1 trending. The stated goal is to "flip $AI" and become the Pepe of Robinhood, and no bear voice enters the window.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $AP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Ampco-Pittsburgh is 4x in a year on nothing in particular — the X thread is a Robinhood-chain Pepe memecoin, not this stock.

Ampco-Pittsburgh is a tiny industrial-forgings company — rolls for steel and aluminum producers plus air-handling equipment. The business is modest; the stock is up 300% in 12 months on retail interest the ticker didn't earn.

  • The underlying operations are modest: Q1 revenue +4% YoY at a 0.2% operating margin — a legitimate but thin-margin industrial where TTM earnings are negative (PE -2.9).
  • The move is the whole story: +300% T12M with a 52-week range position of 65% and volume 63% above average — this is retail positioning that found the ticker, not fundamentals the business delivered.
  • At $176M market cap and 0.45x sales the equity is cheap-looking, but at 0.2% operating margin, cheap-on-sales is misleading — a volume reversion or a steel-cycle softening and the move unwinds fast.

Nov 11 Q3 is the gate — any operating-margin improvement plus any defense or specialty-forgings win keeps the retail interest alive. A margin reversion to flat or a soft rolls demand print and the retail bid disappears before the move has a chance to extend.

What to watch: Nov 11 Q3 — operating-margin trajectory, any defense or specialty-forgings contract wins, and backlog growth. A margin reversion or a slowdown in rolls demand is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-11 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Specialty metal products (forged rolls and castings) and industrial air/liquid processing equipment for global manufacturers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AP.

Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · Industrials

No material change from last week — defense and commercial aerospace build-rate acceleration is the primary demand driver.

What this means for $AP

Neutral — Specialty metal products (forged rolls and castings) and industrial air/liquid processing equipment for global manufacturers.

Top industry ETF

$XLIIndustrial Select Sector SPDR
+9.3%YTD
+10.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-2.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
0.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-1.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-146%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
4.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 11, 2026$0.07$0.08-12.5%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$-0.04$0.08-150.0%
Q4 2025Mar 16, 2026$-0.17$0.08-312.5%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$0.04——
Next earningsTue, Nov 10·consensus EPS $0.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$108.3M+3.9%16.1%3.3%$-0.04$-1.7M
Q4 FY25$108.8M+7.8%10.3%-0.9%$-2.85$-64K
Q3 FY25$108.0M+12.3%13.0%1.2%$-0.11$3.3M
Q2 FY25$113.1M+1.9%18.7%-2.7%$-0.36$-3.8M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$427.0M$427.0M – $427.0M-$0.62-$0.62 – -$0.621
FY27$462.0M$462.0M – $462.0M-$1.13-$1.13 – -$1.131
FY28$403.6M$403.6M – $403.6M$0.03$0.03 – $0.031
FY29$327.6M$327.6M – $327.6M$0.20$0.20 – $0.201
FY30$344.7M$344.7M – $344.7M$0.26$0.26 – $0.261

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.62%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 14.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.375-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 25Samuel LyonPresident9.5K sh$93KSellJun 18Samuel LyonPresident547 sh$6KBuyMay 19Brett McbrayerCEO3.3K sh$30K
+ 13 other (9 awards · 3 inkinds · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDSep 238-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (AP) filed a Reg FD disclosure on September 23, 2026, posting a new investor presentation to its investor relations website. The presentation, furnished as Exhibit 99.1, may be shared with existing or prospective investors in future meetings. This is a routine investor relations update with no new financial commitments or strategic announcements disclosed in the filing body.

8-KShareholder voteMay 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2026, at which two directors were elected to three-year terms ending in 2029: J. Brett McBrayer (10,903,236 votes for) and Darrell L. McNair (9,614,803 votes for) out of approximately 16.9 million shares eligible. The auditor ratification and other routine matters were also voted upon. Annual meeting governance filing; director elections passed with reasonable support.

+ 7 other (3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 1 13G · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Up Nearly 217% in a Year: What's Driving the Stock?zacks.com·29d agoAmpco-Pittsburgh Corporation to Present at the Sidoti Small-Cap Virtual Investor Conference on September 23, 2026businesswire.com·30d agoAmpco-Pittsburgh: I'm Taking The Bait And Turning Bullishseekingalpha.com·32d agoArrowhead Pharmaceuticals Presents Phase 3 SHASTA-3 and SHASTA-4 Data Demonstrating Plozasiran Reduced Acute Pancreatitis Events in Patients with Severe Hypertriglyceridemiagurufocus.com·47d agoAmpco-Pittsburgh vs. NN: Which Industrial Stock Is the Better Buy?zacks.com·51d ago

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