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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (AP)

Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Carnegie, United States | NYSE
7.69 USD -0.16 (-2.038%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:23 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is hemorrhaging value with negative earnings per share of -$3.38 and a catastrophic return on equity of -104%. Despite a recent 113% price rebound, the underlying business is generating losses, and the market has punished this reality with a nearly 75% cumulative decline over the last nine years. The balance sheet is toxic, carrying debt-to-equity of 291%, which leaves no room for error if revenues stumble again. There is no dividend to provide a floor, and the recent price surge appears to be a speculative reaction to index inclusion rather than a restoration of business health. The options market confirms this fear, with traders heavily buying protection against further drops. This is a deep value trap where the price has already priced in a complete failure of the current management structure.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.102687
MSTL0.102929
AutoTheta0.113575
AutoARIMA0.153191

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 27%
H-stat 4.95
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.006
Excess Kurtosis 0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2017-04-10
Last Dividend Date 2017-04-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 291.607
Revenue per Share 21.691
Market Cap 156,309,920
Forward P/E 33.43
Beta 1.31
Profit Margins -15.53%
Website https://ampcopgh.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a continued grind lower in the immediate term, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls in the July expiration. While there is some call interest at higher strikes (12.5), the overwhelming open interest concentration in puts suggests a defensive bias against further downside rather than a bullish breakout.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2017-04-11 0.0900 0.534125
2017-01-11 0.0900 0.594059
2016-10-12 0.0900 0.845865
2016-07-14 0.0900 0.689655
2016-04-13 0.0900 0.523560
2016-01-13 0.1800 1.902748
2015-10-13 0.1800 1.563857
2015-07-13 0.1800 1.257862
2015-04-13 0.1800 1.073986
2015-01-13 0.1800 0.965147
2014-10-10 0.1800 0.969305
2014-07-11 0.1800 0.824176
2014-04-11 0.1800 0.900000
2014-01-13 0.1800 0.989555
2013-10-10 0.1800 1.036269
2013-07-11 0.1800 0.912779
2013-04-11 0.1800 1.006711
2013-01-11 0.1800 0.915565
2012-10-11 0.1800 0.971922
2012-07-12 0.1800 1.005587
2012-04-12 0.1800 0.914170
2012-01-11 0.1800 0.891530
2011-10-12 0.1800 0.776197
2011-07-13 0.1800 0.724638
2011-04-13 0.1800 0.737403
2011-01-12 0.1800 0.652647
2010-10-13 0.1800 0.685714
2010-07-13 0.1800 0.817439
2010-04-13 0.1800 0.729927
2010-01-13 0.1800 0.581583
2009-10-13 0.1800 0.603824
2009-07-13 0.1800 0.828729
2009-04-13 0.1800 1.017524
2009-01-13 0.1800 0.906344
2008-10-10 0.1800 0.899101
2008-07-09 0.1800 0.452034
2008-04-11 0.1800 0.395691
2008-01-11 0.1500 0.433526
2007-10-11 0.1500 0.338219
2007-07-11 0.1500 0.332816
2007-04-11 0.1500 0.483403
2007-01-10 0.1000 0.319183
2006-10-11 0.1000 0.315956
2006-07-12 0.1000 0.306560
2006-04-11 0.1000 0.516796
2006-01-11 0.1000 0.691563
2005-10-13 0.1000 0.670241
2005-07-13 0.1000 0.816327
2005-04-13 0.1000 0.769231
2005-01-12 0.1000 0.722022
2004-10-13 0.1000 0.759301
2004-07-13 0.1000 0.767460
2004-04-13 0.1000 0.774593
2004-01-13 0.1000 0.738007
2003-10-10 0.1000 0.830565
2003-07-11 0.1000 0.838926
2003-04-11 0.1000 0.800641
2003-01-13 0.1000 0.763359
2002-10-10 0.1000 0.969932
2002-07-11 0.1000 0.833333
2002-04-11 0.1000 0.830565
2002-01-11 0.1000 0.917431
2001-10-10 0.1000 1.088139
2001-07-11 0.1000 0.851789
2001-04-12 0.1000 0.913242
2001-01-10 0.1000 0.833333
2000-10-11 0.1000 1.038961
2000-07-12 0.1000 0.864865
2000-04-12 0.1000 0.924855
2000-01-12 0.1000 0.874317
1999-10-13 0.1000 0.765550
1999-07-13 0.1000 0.740741
1999-04-13 0.1000 0.919540
1999-01-13 0.1000 0.898876
1998-10-13 0.0900 0.648649
1998-07-13 0.0900 0.562500
1998-04-13 0.0900 0.543396
1998-01-13 0.0900 0.555985
1997-10-10 0.0600 0.301887
1997-07-11 0.0600 0.360902
1997-04-11 0.0600 0.484848
1997-01-15 0.1600 1.347368
1996-10-11 0.0250 0.196078
1996-07-11 0.0250 0.212766
1996-04-11 0.0250 0.194175
1996-01-10 0.0250 0.246914
1995-10-12 0.0250 0.240964
1995-07-13 0.0250 0.253165
1995-04-07 0.0250 0.307692
1995-01-09 0.0250 0.289855
1994-10-07 0.0250 0.357143
1994-07-11 0.0250 0.392157
1994-04-11 0.0250 0.277778
1994-01-10 0.0250 0.312500
1993-10-08 0.0250 0.377358
1993-07-09 0.0500 0.769231
1993-04-08 0.0500 0.769231
1993-01-11 0.0500 0.597015
1992-10-08 0.0750 1.304348
1992-07-09 0.0750 1.034483
1992-04-09 0.0750 1.090909
1992-01-09 0.0750 0.937500
1991-10-08 0.0750 1.034483
1991-07-10 0.0750 1.016949
1991-04-08 0.0750 0.857143
1990-12-21 0.0750 1.276596
1990-10-09 0.0750 1.304348
1990-07-10 0.0750 0.882353
1990-04-06 0.0750 0.769231
1989-12-22 0.0750 0.631579
1989-10-10 0.0750 0.521739
1989-07-10 0.0750 0.540541
1989-04-06 0.0750 0.487805
1988-12-23 0.0750 0.560748
1988-10-05 0.0750 0.576923
1988-07-11 0.0750 0.582524
1988-04-04 0.0750 0.540541
1987-10-08 0.0750 0.434783
1987-07-13 0.0750 0.483871
1987-04-06 0.0750 0.540541
1986-12-24 0.0750 0.550459
1986-10-08 0.0750 0.500000
1986-07-11 0.0750 0.512821
1986-04-07 0.0750 0.512821
1985-12-24 0.0750 0.526316
1985-10-08 0.0750 0.600000
1985-07-10 0.0750 0.600000
1985-03-25 0.0750 0.508475
1984-12-24 0.0750 0.476190
1984-10-09 0.0750 0.342857
1973-02-28 0.0675 1.241379
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2017-04-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.09
lastDividendDate 2017-04-11
dividendDate 2017-04-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.403125
Address1 726 Bell Avenue
Address2 Suite 301
All Time High 54.46
All Time Low 0.74
Ask 8.79
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 273,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 203,693
Average Volume 203,693
Average Volume10Days 273,210
Beta 1.306
Bid 7.22
Bid Size 100
Book Value 1.548
City Carnegie
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.69
Current Ratio 1.753
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 8.16
Day Low 7.605
Debt To Equity 291.607
Display Name Ampco-Pittsburgh
Dividend Date 1,493,337,600
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,589,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,589,000
Ebitda 30,709,000
Ebitda Margins 0.07008
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.837
Enterprise To Revenue 0.689
Enterprise Value 302,070,944
Eps Forward 0.23
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -3.38
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,491,868,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.223
Fifty Day Average Change -2.5329995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.24777459
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 140.3125
Fifty Two Week High 12.81
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.1200004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39968777
Fifty Two Week Low 1.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 3.3942857
Fifty Two Week Range 1.75 - 12.81
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.69
Float Shares 14,190,665
Forward Eps 0.23
Forward P E 33.434784
Free Cashflow 12,102,375
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,432
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.18198
Gross Profits 79,749,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.21967
Held Percent Institutions 0.57152003
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,326,389
Industry Metal Fabrication
Industry Disp Metal Fabrication
Industry Key metal-fabrication
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,491,868,800
Last Dividend Value 0.09
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 349,920,000
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of specialty metal products and customized equipment to commercial and industrial users worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Forged and Cast Engineered Products (FCEP); and Air and Liquid Processing (ALP). The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls, and forged engineered products that are used in hot and cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals; cast rolls for hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills; and forged engineered products for narrow and wide strip and aluminum mills, back-up rolls for narrow strip mills, and leveling rolls and shafts for steel distribution market, oil and gas industry, and the aluminum and plastic extrusion industries. The ALP Aerofin segment produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for various industries, including original equipment manufacturers and commercial, nuclear power generation, and industrial manufacturing; custom-designed air handling systems for institutional, pharmaceutical, and general industrial building markets; and manufactures centrifugal pumps for the fossil fueled power generation, marine defense, and industrial refrigeration industries. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 156,309,920
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251148
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -68,076,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 156,309,931
Open 7.69
Operating Cashflow 8,271,000
Operating Margins 0.03568
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 412 456 4400
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 7.69
Pre Market Time 1,784,029,500
Previous Close 7.85
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.9677005
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.3566863
Profit Margins -0.15534
Quick Ratio 0.927
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.16
Regular Market Change Percent -2.03821
Regular Market Day High 8.16
Regular Market Day Low 7.605
Regular Market Day Range 7.605 - 8.16
Regular Market Open 7.69
Regular Market Previous Close 7.85
Regular Market Price 7.69
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 206,893
Return On Assets 0.01528
Return On Equity -1.0472699
Revenue Growth 0.039
Revenue Per Share 21.691
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 20,326,389
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0291
Shares Short 590,728
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 359,250
Short Name Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0499
Short Ratio 2.39
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol AP
Total Cash 9,226,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.454
Total Debt 138,735,008
Total Revenue 438,228,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -3.38
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.5877
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.1023002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16732702
Type Disp Equity
Volume 206,893
Website https://ampcopgh.com
Zip 15,106