Insider Selling: Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE:APT) Director Sells $35,133.84 in Stock

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (NYSE:APT) Director Donna Millar sold 6,971 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.04, for a total value of $35,133.84. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,284,603 shares in the company, valued at $6,474,399.12. The trade was a 0.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Alpha Pro Tech Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of APT stock opened at $5.09 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $5.21 and a 200-day moving average of $5.18. The company has a market cap of $51.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.76 and a beta of 0.91. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. has a 52 week low of $4.34 and a 52 week high of $7.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alpha Pro Tech

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Alpha Pro Tech in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,566,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Alpha Pro Tech by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 544,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,416,000 after buying an additional 21,100 shares during the period. Finally, Needham Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Alpha Pro Tech by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 642,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,853,000 after buying an additional 7,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 22.69% of the company’s stock.

Alpha Pro Tech Company Profile

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets disposable protective products and building-supply materials for commercial, industrial, medical and consumer applications. The company serves customers through a combination of in-house manufacturing and distribution operations.

Its Disposable Protective Apparel and Infection Control products include protective coveralls, gowns, face masks, shoe and boot covers, bouffant caps, beard covers and other single-use apparel. These products are used in healthcare, pharmaceutical, laboratory, cleanroom, food-processing and industrial environments.

Through its Building Supply segment, Alpha Pro Tech offers weatherization products such as housewrap, synthetic roofing underlayment, flashing materials and related construction accessories.