WaveMan
WaveMan · Company
ASC · Ardmore Shipping Corp
> Search tickers & screens ⌘K
LIVE
← All companies

ASC Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Transport · Deep sea foreign transportation of freight · CIK 0001577437
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
97
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about ASC

Insiders, 180 days
-$1.1M net sold
5 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2024-12-06

Ardmore Shipping insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Ardmore Shipping Corp insiders sold a net $1.1M of stock across 9 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Foreign private issuer: most of its insiders are exempt from SEC Form 4, but some still file it; those filings are listed below, and the record may be incomplete.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-05-19 SECtraded 2026-05-18
16,277
$315.4K
+6.3%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on May 15, 2026.
  • The trade is 26.8% of the 60,673 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director McWilliams Curtis B sold about $315.4K of ASC on May 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-19 SECtraded 2026-05-15
1,534
$29.0K
+6.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.2% of the 24,793 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director de Jong Helen Johanna sold about $29.0K of ASC on May 15, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-19 SECtraded 2026-05-15
848
$16.1K
+6.3%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 76,950 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director McWilliams Curtis B sold about $16.1K of ASC on May 15, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-13
303
$5.8K
+10.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 77,798 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director McWilliams Curtis B sold about $5.8K of ASC on May 13, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
1,966
$37.4K
+10.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 7.5% of the 26,327 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director de Jong Helen Johanna sold about $37.4K of ASC on May 12, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
9 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Showing the latest few. to see 4 more transactions and use the screener and CSV export. We store only your email; there is no password.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.1M over 180 days
more than 52% of Transport
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
97 funds bought in last quarter
below 52% of Transport
Revenue
-23.6% year over year
below 92% of Transport
Margin
13.2% net margin
more than 73% of Transport
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 77% of Transport
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 9 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 9 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

Watch ASC

A free account keeps a watchlist and can send one email a day when insiders, funds or Congress file on the names in it. No password and no card.

The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+67.4%12M
-17%+12%+41%+70%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-18 · McWilliams Curtis B sold $315.4K2026-05-12 · O'Driscoll Aideen Siobhan sold $300.5K2026-05-12 · Tikka Kirsi sold $227.2K2026-05-05 · Kelleher Bart B sold $152.6K2026-05-12 · McWilliams Curtis B sold $49.0K2026-05-12 · de Jong Helen Johanna sold $37.4K2026-05-15 · de Jong Helen Johanna sold $29.0K2026-05-15 · McWilliams Curtis B sold $16.1K2026-05-13 · McWilliams Curtis B sold $5.8K
Insider sell
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart. When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.

Who owns ASC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,845,646 sh
$53.9M

Congress trades in ASC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2024-12-06 · disclosed 31 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2024-07-11 · disclosed 26 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-07-09 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-07-08 · disclosed 29 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-04-09 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ASC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

ASC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
NORTH SQUARE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
$1.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
Victory Integrity Discovery Fund
$642.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Dunham Small Cap Value Fund
$603.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.7%
iShares MSCI Ireland ETF
$346.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.5%
iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF
$602.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Victory Small Cap Stock Fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $1.1M sold by insiders over 180 days, 97 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

ASC financials

Revenue growth
-23.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
13.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$324.1M
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM
+18.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$84.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Debt to equity
0.16x
long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2025-06-30 (9 months older than the period end); equity 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt
0.82x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2025-06-30 (9 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+9.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets
+7.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on invested capital
-0.9%
operating income after a 0.5% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2025-06-30 (9 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus cash
Return on capital employed
-0.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
15.47x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Enterprise value
$880.6M
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2025-12-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2025-06-30 (9 months older than the period end), minus cash 2021-09-30
FCF yield
+10.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -42%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$310.2M$405.8M$396.0M$445.7M
Net income$41.0M$133.0M$116.8M$138.5M
EPS (diluted)0.883.062.713.52
Operating cash flow$81.6M$160.4M$159.6M$124.2M
Long-term debt$127.0M$38.8M$39.6M$115.9M
Buybacksn/a$17.9Mn/an/a
Dividends paid$12.2M$45.1M$47.2Mn/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

ASC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

Find similar shapesCompare

ASC ranks highest on financial health (83rd percentile) and institutional and government (48th), and lowest on growth (8th), among Transport peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
40
Inputs
  • Return on equity+9.2% · 48 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets+7.9% · 80 pct, sector of 80
  • Return on invested capital-0.9% · 1 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed-0.8% · 32 pct, sector of 70
Financial health
83
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.16x · 81 pct, sector of 105
  • Cash flow to debt0.82x · 85 pct, sector of 66
Growth
8
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-23.6% · 8 pct, sector of 132
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
26
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.1M · 52 pct, sector of 83
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 83
Institutional and government
48
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter97 · 48 pct, sector of 128
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
26
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.3% · 26 pct, sector of 161
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

ASC filings, in plain words

Are Ardmore Shipping insiders buying or selling ASC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ardmore Shipping insiders were net sellers, a net $1.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 5 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded ASC?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Virginia Foxx dated 2024-12-06.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ardmore Shipping insiders were net sellers of ASC, a net $1.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 5 sellers. None of the 9 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in ASC, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Virginia Foxx dated 2024-12-06. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

Explore insider trading and ownership data

Every company we track, ranked by each kind of filing