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Friedman Industries (FRD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.65 +0.62 (+2.95%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Friedman Industries Stock (NASDAQ:FRD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.90
$21.75
50-Day Range
$17.01
$21.04
52-Week Range
$14.51
$24.37
Volume
16,837 shs
Average Volume
24,481 shs
Market Capitalization
$153.97 million
P/E Ratio
9.75
Dividend Yield
0.74%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Friedman Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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26th Percentile Overall Score

FRD MarketRank™: 

Friedman Industries scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Friedman Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Friedman Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Friedman Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Friedman Industries is 9.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Friedman Industries is 9.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.35.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Friedman Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.75% of the float of Friedman Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Friedman Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.02.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Friedman Industries has recently increased by 9.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Friedman Industries has a dividend yield of 0.76%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Friedman Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Friedman Industries is 7.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Friedman Industries' dividend.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for FRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Friedman Industries in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $34,226.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0222% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Friedman Industries insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $34,226.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    5.50% of the stock of Friedman Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    33.26% of the stock of Friedman Industries is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Friedman Industries' insider trading history.
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FRD Stock News Headlines

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FRD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Friedman Industries' stock was trading at $20.49 at the start of the year. Since then, FRD stock has increased by 5.7% and is now trading at $21.65.

Friedman Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FRD) released its earnings results on Monday, February, 9th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter. The business earned $167.97 million during the quarter. Friedman Industries had a net margin of 2.68% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.36%.

Friedman Industries' top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.62%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.83%) and Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Mike J Taylor, Gaurav Chhibbar, Joe L Williams, Max Alan Reichenthal, Tim Scott Stevenson, Durga D Agrawal, Alex Larue, Joel Spira and Sandra Kay Scott.
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Shares of FRD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Friedman Industries investors own include Main Street Capital (MAIN), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), British American Tobacco (BTI), Hercules Capital (HTGC), ONEOK (OKE), AGNC Investment (AGNC) and BioVie (BIVI).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/13 Dividend
1/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/13 Dividend
1/16/2026
Last Earnings
2/09/2026
Dividend Payable
2/13/2026
Record date for 5/22 Dividend
4/24/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend
4/24/2026
Today
5/08/2026
Dividend Payable
5/22/2026
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
METAL PROC&FABR
Sub-Industry
Steel Works
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FRD
Previous Symbol
NYSEAMERICAN:FRD
CIK
39092
Web
N/A
Employees
100
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.75
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$6.09 million
Net Margins
2.68%
Pretax Margin
3.50%
Return on Equity
11.36%
Return on Assets
5.86%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.02
Current Ratio
3.59
Quick Ratio
0.97

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$444.60 million
Price / Sales
0.35
Cash Flow
$1.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.63
Book Value
$19.00 per share
Price / Book
1.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
7,110,000
Free Float
6,721,000
Market Cap
$153.93 million
Optionable
N/A
Beta
1.59
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This page (NASDAQ:FRD) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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