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  • AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORP Profile

    All amped up to make some financial noise, Ampco-Pittsburgh, operating in two business units, manufactures a variety of metal products. Its forged and cast steel rolls unit (Union Electric Steel, Davy Roll Co.) makes hardened-steel rolls for the steel and aluminum industries. The air and liquid processing segment includes Buffalo Pumps (centrifugal pumps for the refrigeration, marine defense, and power generation industries); Aerofin (finned-tube heat-exchange coils used in the construction and utility industries); and Buffalo Air Handling (custom air-handling systems used in commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings). Chairman Louis Berkman owns 16% of the company.
    Robert A. Paul
    CEO
    600 Grant St., Ste. 4600

    Pittsburgh, PA 15219

    http://www.ampcopgh.com/

    Phone: 412-456-4400

    Fax: 412-456-4404
    Sector: Industrial Goods Industry: Industrial
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income Employees
    $346,800,000 14.9% $39,200,000
  • Key Executives: AP

    Name Title Officer Since
    Robert A. Paul CEO 1/1/70
    Ernest G. Siddons COO 1/1/81
    Marliss D. Johnson Vice President -
    Robert J. Appel Director 2/1/04
    William K. Lieberman Director 2/1/04
    Rose Hoover Secretary/Vice President, Divisional -
    Carl H. Pforzheimer, III Director 1/1/82
    Laurence E. Paul Director 1/1/98
  • Top Competitors: AP

  • Insider Trends: AP

    Sentiment for AP is NEGATIVE

    • 0M
    • 2M
    • 4M
    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: AP

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    06/17/08 GAMCO INVESTORS INC ET AL 500 Sale $26,245.00
    06/04/08 GAMCO INVESTORS INC ET AL 2,000 Stock Gift $0.00
    04/16/08 GAMCO INVESTORS INC ET AL 500 Sale $24,796.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : AP

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 113.00
     
    Mutual Fund 169.00
    Other Major 13.00
  • Short Interest Volume: AP

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.09 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 7.10
    Float 10.11 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 4.90
    Average Daily Volume 88,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 10.18 M