The stock price of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (NYSE: AP) has jumped by 15.28 compared to previous close of 3.01. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 16.84% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-13 that Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (NYSE:AP ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 13, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Kim Knox – Corporate Secretary Brett McBrayer – Chief Executive Officer Sam Lyon – President, Union Electric Steel Corporation David Anderson – President, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation Mike McAuley – Chief Financial Officer Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results Conference call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (NYSE: AP) Right Now?
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (NYSE: AP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14x compared to its average ratio. AP has 36-month beta value of 1.05. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AP is 14.46M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.86% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AP on June 03, 2025 was 44.23K shares.
AP’s Market Performance
AP’s stock has seen a 16.84% increase for the week, with a 72.64% rise in the past month and a 66.03% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.18%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.69% for Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 26.90% for AP’s stock, with a 65.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
AP Trading at 50.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.17% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AP starting from Fessenden Elizabeth Anne, who purchase 2,400 shares at the price of $2.23 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Fessenden Elizabeth Anne now owns 105,222 shares of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp, valued at $5,363 using the latest closing price.
Fessenden Elizabeth Anne, the Director of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp, purchase 1,380 shares at $2.16 during a trade that took place back on Mar 25 ’25, which means that Fessenden Elizabeth Anne is holding 106,602 shares at $2,981 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 7.11, with 0.78 for asset returns.
Based on Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (AP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 35.25 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.86.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp (AP) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
