Making an investment decision in the stock market involves a certain amount of risk, so it's important to thoroughly review a company's stock before making any decisions. Stock float, number of short positions and outstanding shares are among the many factors an investor should take into account.
Investors cannot turn a blind eye to insiders as well as institutional ownership. They need to follow insider trades to determine the direction the stock is likely to take.
About 17.94% of ASTI shares are held by financial institutions. QUAKER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC is the top corporate investor, holding 300 shares valued at $1.50K. A 0% stake in Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock is owned by the company. VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC owns 382.64K shares valued at $1.91M, which translates its holding of 3.99% of the stake in the company.
Among the ASTI insiders holding of 0.37% of the stake in company, TUBESOLAR AG, 10 percent owner, holds the largest shares of 806.17M. SHTARD ENTERPRISES LTD., 10 percent owner, is the second largest ASTI insider with ownership of 12M shares. NORSK HYDRO PRODUKSJON AS, 10 percent owner, stands third with possession of 8.07M shares of that stake.
| Insiders | Designation | Shares Held |
|---|
| TUBESOLAR AG | 10 percent owner | 806.17M |
| SHTARD ENTERPRISES LTD. | 10 percent owner | 12M |
| NORSK HYDRO PRODUKSJON AS | 10 percent owner | 8.07M |
| BD1 INVESTMENT HOLDING, LLC | 10 percent owner | 7.93M |
| TFG RADIANT INVESTMENT GROUP LTD | 10 percent owner | 5.87M |
| FORTSCH BERND | | 4.96M |
| MISRA MOHAN | Chief Strategy Officer | 469.99K |
| GALLERY STANLEY | director | 111.49K |
| GATCHELL GARY | Chief Financial Officer | 43.5K |
| MOGHADAM FARHAD | President and CEO | 35.47K |
| ARMSTRONG JOSEPH H | Vice President and CTO | 33.33K |
| RUSSELL TW FRASER | director | 30.57K |
| FORREST REYNOLDS T. | director | 22.21K |
| ELLER RON | director | 12.43K |
| CASTEEL JANET | Chief Accounting Officer | 5K |
| KUMAR AMIT | director | 3.98K |
| RAKES ZANE | VP of Manufacturing | 3.14K |
| SWANSON RICHARD JOHN | director | 1.88K |
| HONG KONG BOONE GROUP LTD | 10 percent owner | 800 |
| WARLEY PAUL P. | Chief Executive Officer | 55 |
| PETERSON DAVID THEODORE JR | director | 35 |
| THOMPSON GREGORY C | director | 35 |
| BEREZOVSKY LOUIS C. | director | 25 |
| JO JIN H. | Chief Financial Officer | 10 |
| GULATI BOBBY | Chief Operating Officer | 5 |
| NATH PREM | Sr Vice Pres of Manufacturing | 0 |
