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Ampco-Pittsburgh stock gains 7.90 percent on turnaround targets

Published on 10/04/2026 at 13:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ampco-Pittsburgh stock posted USD 9.70 on October 2, 2026, after management set a 10 percent adjusted EBITDA margin target. Second-quarter revenue reached USD 97.90 million.

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Ampco-Pittsburgh stock (ISIN US0320371034) gained 7.90 percent to USD 9.70 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, giving the industrial manufacturer a market value of USD 197.2 million. The latest strategy update points to margin expansion, but the second-quarter figures were mixed.

Turnaround targets take center stage

According to TradingView on September 23, 2026, Ampco-Pittsburgh presented 2025 revenue of USD 434 million, adjusted EBITDA of USD 29.2 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.7 percent. The presentation also cited a USD 385 million backlog and a plan to lift adjusted EBITDA margins to 10 percent or more.

The plan includes annualized EBITDA improvement of USD 7 million to USD 8 million from portfolio actions. Management also targets net debt to EBITDA of 3.0 times or below, compared with 4.2 times in the prior year, making deleveraging a central test for the turnaround.

Quarterly beat came with an EPS miss

MarketBeat reported that revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, reached USD 97.90 million, compared with a USD 84.90 million consensus estimate. That represents a 15.3 percent revenue beat, while diluted EPS of USD 0.07 missed the USD 0.08 consensus by USD 0.01.

The finance data series also shows consolidated net income of USD 2.149 million for Q2/2026, following a USD 0.150 million net loss in Q1/2026. Operating margin was 0.00 percent in Q2/2026, so the margin target still requires a material improvement from the reported quarter.

Stock remains below yearly high

At USD 9.70, the stock stood USD 3.11 below its 52-week high of USD 12.81 and USD 7.95 above its 52-week low of USD 1.75 on October 2, 2026. Trading volume was 159,561 shares, while the reference session marked a sharp move after the stock had traded near its 200-day moving average earlier in the week.

The next checkpoint is execution: backlog conversion, capacity expansion in Air and Liquid Processing, and lower leverage must turn the strategy into recurring earnings. For investors, the contrast between the 15.3 percent revenue beat and the USD 0.01 EPS miss makes operating margin the key measure.