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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 19 Mar 2026.
Ampco Pittsburgh Corp: what insiders have been doing
Ampco Pittsburgh Corp, founded in 1929, is a Industry company based in Pittsburgh. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 27 filings came from 6 insiders.
The record shows 6 purchases on the open market worth €420k, made by 4 insiders, against 2 sales by 1 insider. No amount is published for 2 filings, which the totals therefore leave out. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Those buying include 2 senior executives and 1 chief executive. Louis Berkman Investment Co filed the largest purchase, €214k, on 26 November 2025.
Within a 30-day window, 5 purchases overlapped with buying by a second insider. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The last purchase on record was published on 19 March 2026, which is 213 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 4 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Across the 5,816 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 27 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 22 purchases and 7 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 434.2 m USD of revenue and -66.1 m USD of net income.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
162
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€2M
22 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€35,172
7 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleBrett McBrayer2 buys
Darrell L. McNair2 buys
Samuel Lyon2 sales
Elizabeth Anne Fessenden1 buy
Louis Berkman Investment Co1 buy
Michael I. German1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +57.4%Entry US$6.86 · Close at T+90 US$10.80
- +267.6%Entry US$2.59 · Close at T+90 US$9.52
- +222.0%Entry US$2.45 · Close at T+90 US$7.89
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 23,236 of 24,148 companies
13.9
score / 100
Value15
Quality13
FCF yld-4.6%
Earn yld-38%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE-91%
Gross mgn18%
Net mgn-15%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$8.45
Analyst consensus
Income statement
RevenueUS$434.2M
Gross profitUS$80M18% margin
EBITDA-US$30.3M-7% margin
Net income-US$66.1M-13.8% margin
Valuation
P/Book5.6x
Beta1.37
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$174.6M
Total debtUS$138.3M
Free Cash Flow-US$8.1M
Debt / Equity294%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-90.9%
ROA1.9%
% insiders21.6%
% institutions62.4%
Last declaration on 28 August 2026
Declarations162 total
5,600 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-372998:0
9,500 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-284801:0
547 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-276862:0
2,179 shares@ US$10.850.012% mcap12.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229993:1
1,370 shares@ US$10.850.0077% mcap8.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229993:0
3,029 shares@ US$10.850.017% mcap7.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229987:0
9,396 shares@ US$10.850.053% mcap7.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229984:0
8,568 shares@ US$10.850.048% mcap7.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229984:1
7,777 shares@ US$10.850.044% mcap6.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229984:2
46,656 shares@ US$10.850.26% mcap38.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229984:3
3,166 shares@ US$10.850.018% mcap7.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229987:1
3,547 shares@ US$10.850.020% mcap8.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229987:2
18,185 shares@ US$10.850.10% mcap44.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229987:3
2,489 shares@ US$10.850.014% mcap14.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229993:2
8,216 shares@ US$10.850.046% mcap48.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-229993:3
41,060 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-229984:4
15,056 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-229987:4
11,117 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-229993:4
7,500 shares@ US$6.673.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-115410:0
Canonical exit: 17 Jun 2026 (T+90)
42,240 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-093699:0
129,600 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-093655:0
19,800 shares0Common StockSEC:0001193125-26-093860:0
19,000 shares@ US$2.5763.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-25-304641:0
Canonical exit: 1 Mar 2026 (T+90)
93,000 shares@ US$2.6713.8% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001193125-25-299036:0
Canonical exit: 15 Feb 2026 (T+90)
3,000 shares@ US$2.5213.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-25-288045:0
Canonical exit: 17 Feb 2026 (T+90)
25 of 162 declarations
About Ampco Pittsburgh Corp
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (NYSE: AP) is a U.S.-based industrial company focused on highly engineered specialty metal products and customized equipment used by industry worldwide. Headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States, the company has a long manufacturing history. SEC filings show that the business was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1929, giving it a legacy profile in industrial manufacturing with deep expertise in technically demanding, niche markets. For French-, Belgian- and Swiss-based investors, AP is best understood as a specialty industrial name rather than a broad-cap cyclical manufacturer: execution quality, end-market exposure, and restructuring progress matter more than scale.
The company operates through two core segments. The Forged and Cast Engineered Products (FCEP) segment produces large forged and cast components, including roll products and other critical engineered metal items used in steel, metals, and heavy industrial applications. The Air and Liquid Processing (ALP) segment provides air and liquid processing solutions, including engineered equipment and custom systems for industrial process environments. Together, these segments position Ampco-Pittsburgh in technically complex markets where product reliability, metallurgical know-how, and customer-specific engineering are key competitive advantages.
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Ampco-Pittsburgh’s competitive position is anchored in its specialization. It serves markets where long qualification cycles, product performance requirements, and established customer relationships create barriers to entry. The company is not a volume-driven commodity producer; instead, it competes on engineering capability, manufacturing precision, and the ability to deliver high-performance products for critical industrial uses. Its customer base and operations are global, with a U.S. manufacturing footprint and international commercial reach tied to industrial end markets around the world.
Recent developments suggest a still-challenging operating backdrop. In its 2025 SEC filings, the company reported material charges related to deconsolidation, exit costs, asbestos-related items, and restructuring-related matters. It also disclosed that, in February 2025, its U.K. subsidiary UES-UK entered into a formal consultation process with unions and staff to evaluate options to improve profitability. For investors, that is an important signal: management is actively working on operational and portfolio optimization, but the turnaround is not yet complete.
From an equity perspective, AP offers exposure to a niche industrial platform with two distinct but related businesses, listed on the NYSE in the United States. The name may appeal to investors looking for special situations, turnaround potential, or industrial asset value, but it also carries typical risks of cyclicality, margin pressure, legacy liabilities, and execution uncertainty. In short, Ampco-Pittsburgh is a small-cap U.S. industrial specialist with a long history, global end-market exposure, and a current focus on profitability improvement and operational simplification.
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