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FRD

Friedman Industries, Incorporated

FRD

NASDAQ·Basic Materials·Steel·Mkt cap $249.0M

$33.62

▼ -4.03%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$14.51 - $37.97

P/E

15.14

Fwd P/E

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Beta

1.63

Div Yield

0.46%

Avg Vol

46.2K

Shares Out

7.1M

Mkt Cap

$249.0M

Price action

Price chart

Up 112.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Established 55+ year operational history with deep customer relationships and market knowledge
  • Integrated business model spanning processing, manufacturing, and distribution across the steel value chain
  • Specialized processing capabilities and fee-based service model providing recurring revenue streams
  • Strategic geographic positioning serving high-demand midwestern, southwestern, and southeastern markets
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.6).

Growth

No forward estimates available

Infrastructure spending and construction demand driving steel consumption

Value

Valuation data unavailable

Momentum

Hot

+103.1% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Token

0.46% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jun 12, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 11, 2026

Earnings recap unavailable for this period.

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

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Next: Jun 12, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-19%

-2%

+18%

+43%

+79%

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 25

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Q2 25

Q3 25

$132.2M

$114.6M

$106.8M

$94.1M

$129.2M

$134.8M

$152.4M

$168.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

6.6%

Operating

2.3%

Profit

1.8%

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Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

No analyst coverage on file for this stock yet.

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vs Industry

How FRD stacks vs Steel

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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