{
  "id": 5228907,
  "title": "Smith Midland CEO Ashley Smith acquires $9,804 in company stock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/smith-midland-ceo-ashley-smith-acquires-9-804-in-company-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:47:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/smith-midland-ceo-ashley-smith-acquires-9804-in-company-stock-93CH-4886946"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a recent transaction, Ashley B. Smith, the CEO and director of Smith Midland Corp (NASDAQ: SMID), acquired 1,275 shares of the company's common stock for a total of $9,804. This purchase, made on December 7, 2018, represents a significant gain for Smith, as the stock has since appreciated to $26.09 per share. The company, with a market capitalization of $139 million and a P/E ratio of 18, is currently considered undervalued by InvestingPro analysis. Following this acquisition, Smith now directly owns 173,042 shares of SMID. The news outlet also highlights several other developments at Smith Midland Corporation, including a significant production project for a data center near Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the receipt of a non-compliance notice from Nasdaq regarding a delayed filing of its quarterly report.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}