Friedman Industries (FRD) Competitors $17.55 +0.31 (+1.80%) As of 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock FRD vs. HWM, MT, TS, PKX, TX, GGB, SID, CSTM, WS, and SPLPShould you be buying Friedman Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Friedman Industries include Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ArcelorMittal (MT), Tenaris (TS), POSCO (PKX), Ternium (TX), Gerdau (GGB), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID), Constellium (CSTM), Worthington Steel (WS), and Steel Partners (SPLP). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Friedman Industries vs. Howmet Aerospace ArcelorMittal Tenaris POSCO Ternium Gerdau Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Constellium Worthington Steel Steel Partners Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is FRD or HWM more profitable? Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 15.55% compared to Friedman Industries' net margin of 0.00%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 25.74% beat Friedman Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Friedman IndustriesN/A N/A N/A Howmet Aerospace 15.55%25.74%10.50% Is FRD or HWM a better dividend stock? Friedman Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Friedman Industries pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FRD or HWM? Howmet Aerospace received 121 more outperform votes than Friedman Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Friedman Industries an outperform vote while only 77.22% of users gave Howmet Aerospace an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFriedman IndustriesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesHowmet AerospaceOutperform Votes12277.22% Underperform Votes3622.78% Do analysts rate FRD or HWM? Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $130.17, indicating a potential downside of 15.56%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Friedman Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FRD or HWM? 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Friedman Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, FRD or HWM? Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FRD or HWM? Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Friedman Industries. Friedman Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFriedman Industries$447.62M0.27$5.65M$0.8121.67Howmet Aerospace$7.43B8.39$1.16B$2.8254.67 Does the media favor FRD or HWM? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 42 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 1 mentions for Friedman Industries. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.63 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Friedman Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Howmet Aerospace 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats Friedman Industries on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Friedman Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFriedman IndustriesBlast Furnaces & Steel Works IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$122.32M$107.06M$2.05B$8.04BDividend Yield0.93%0.93%2.70%4.22%P/E Ratio21.6710.8322.5118.83Price / Sales0.271.0361.19106.72Price / CashN/AN/A51.7234.62Price / BookN/AN/A2.004.33Net Income$5.65MN/A-$333.48M$247.97M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.86%1.24%3.18%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.26%2.09%8.13%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A7.42%5.01% Friedman Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$17.55+1.8%N/AN/A$122.32M$447.62M21.67100Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHWMHowmet Aerospace3.7059 of 5 stars$137.49+0.8%$125.06-9.0%+99.9%$55.61B$7.43B48.7621,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMTArcelorMittal3.5117 of 5 stars$30.19-0.2%$32.95+9.1%+17.5%$24.73B$62.44B18.30157,900Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap UpTSTenaris3.4897 of 5 stars$33.76+0.0%$47.00+39.2%+0.1%$19.63B$12.52B9.3522,800Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsPKXPOSCO1.6368 of 5 stars$46.13+0.1%N/A-36.9%$14.00B$72.07T21.1618,200Short Interest ↑TXTernium3.3238 of 5 stars$29.55+1.2%$37.00+25.2%-25.5%$5.92B$17.65B-105.5320,100Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGGBGerdau3.9455 of 5 stars$2.72+0.4%$5.00+83.8%-27.5%$5.65B$67.03B6.3330,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓SIDCompanhia Siderúrgica Nacional0.5508 of 5 stars$1.72+0.9%$1.30-24.2%-37.9%$2.27B$43.69B-11.4335,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpCSTMConstellium3.3072 of 5 stars$9.63+5.3%$19.00+97.2%-44.1%$1.38B$7.34B30.1012,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWSWorthington Steel4.526 of 5 stars$25.75+0.3%$34.00+32.0%-17.5%$1.31B$3.17B9.044,600News CoveragePositive NewsSPLPSteel Partners2.3328 of 5 stars$35.47+1.3%N/A+1.5%$670.86M$2.03B3.644,500Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Howmet Aerospace Competitors ArcelorMittal Competitors Tenaris Competitors POSCO Competitors Ternium Competitors Gerdau Competitors Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional Competitors Constellium Competitors Worthington Steel Competitors Steel Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FRD) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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