ACNT SEC Filing News — Ascent Industries Co.

Latest SEC filings for Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-22.

Ascent Industries Co. engages in the development, production, and distribution of specialty chemical solutions. It offers surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates in petroleum-based and bio-based formulations. The company also provides custom manufacturing services, including product development, process optimization, scale-up, and commercial production. It serves the oil and gas; household, industrial and institutional; personal care; coatings, a…
Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Specialty Chemicals Market Cap: $121.9M
20
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
1
Bearish Classifications
10
Insider Transactions
8
Material Events (8-K)
2
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for ACNT currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 1 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
ACNT Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-04-01 — 2026-09-22
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 1 sell
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$21.1K
Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr (Director) · 2026-06-29
1,500 shares · Form 4
Insider Transactions 10 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 10 filings in this group are Form 4s for Ascent Industries Co.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 10 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 8 compensation award, 1 open-market sale and 1 tax withholding. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×8
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×1
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Tax withholding ×1
Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-22

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Kitchen John Bryan (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 2,269 $14.70 $33.4K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Kitchen John Bryan (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 2,269
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-29

ACNT insider Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr (Director) sold 1,500 shares (~$21.1K)

Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr, listed as Director at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., reported an open-market sale of 1,500 ACNT shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 1,500 $14.10 $21.1K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr (Director) Shares: 1,500 Est. Value: $21.1K
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rohen Jeremy (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,783 $13.59 $65.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rohen Jeremy (Director) Shares: 4,783
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,231 $13.59 $57.5K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr (Director) Shares: 4,231
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hutter Christopher Gerald (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,231 $13.59 $57.5K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hutter Christopher Gerald (Director) Shares: 4,231
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Guy Henry L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,783 $13.59 $65.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Guy Henry L (Director) Shares: 4,783
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Giannantonio Carmen Joseph (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 5,519 $13.59 $75.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Giannantonio Carmen Joseph (Director) Shares: 5,519
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-10

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rosenzweig Benjamin L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,415 $13.59 $60.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rosenzweig Benjamin L (Director) Shares: 4,415
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-04-08

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Giannantonio Carmen Joseph (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 976 $13.31 $13.0K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Giannantonio Carmen Joseph (Director) Shares: 976
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-04-06

ACNT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rohen Jeremy (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 2,159 $13.31 $28.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rohen Jeremy (Director) Shares: 2,159
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 8 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 8 in this period for Ascent Industries Co. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-26

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-21

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-29

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-10

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-18

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-06

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-04-01

ACNT filed 8-K — material company event

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 2 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 2 quarterly reports (10-Q) for Ascent Industries Co.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

ACNT filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-05-06

ACNT filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
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How we classify Ascent Industries Co.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on ACNT. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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