Friedman Industries (FRD) Competitors $20.99 -0.15 (-0.71%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FRD vs. ASTL, LUD, ACNT, HUHU, OCC, BWEN, APWC, INHD, AQMS, and HWMShould you be buying Friedman Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Friedman Industries include Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Ascent Industries (ACNT), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Optical Cable (OCC), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Friedman Industries vs. Its Competitors Algoma Steel Group Luda Technology Group Ascent Industries HUHUTECH International Group Optical Cable Broadwind Energy Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) and Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, ASTL or FRD? Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ASTL or FRD? In the previous week, Algoma Steel Group had 12 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Algoma Steel Group and 1 mentions for Friedman Industries. Algoma Steel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Steel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Algoma Steel Group Neutral Friedman Industries Neutral Is ASTL or FRD a better dividend stock? Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Friedman Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Algoma Steel Group pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Friedman Industries pays out 13.3% 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. Friedman Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Algoma Steel Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate ASTL or FRD? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Algoma Steel Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, ASTL or FRD? Friedman Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Friedman Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlgoma Steel Group$2.07B0.19-$62.28M-$2.23-1.70Friedman Industries$444.60M0.33$6.09M$1.2017.49 Is ASTL or FRD more profitable? Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -13.51%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 6.50% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Algoma Steel Group-13.51% -22.24% -10.20% Friedman Industries 1.84%6.50%3.95% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASTL or FRD? 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFriedman Industries beats Algoma Steel Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FRD 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 IndustriesMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$149.24M$2.47B$7.85B$10.65BDividend Yield0.76%2.90%4.57%4.70%P/E Ratio17.4929.26303.6227.65Price / Sales0.339.491,361.70141.34Price / Cash15.7136.2328.3662.20Price / Book1.102.424.956.79Net Income$6.09M$107.36M$791.48M$275.88M7 Day Performance0.38%2.34%0.79%2.64%1 Month Performance-6.04%7.50%5.44%9.13%1 Year PerformanceN/A22.46%30.27%35.89% Friedman Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRDFriedman Industries0.8283 of 5 stars$20.99-0.7%N/AN/A$149.24M$444.60M17.49100ASTLAlgoma Steel Group2.4604 of 5 stars$3.40-4.5%N/A-62.6%$373.04M$2.07B0.002,844Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$11.40+4.1%N/AN/A$258.67M$44.86M0.00161Gap UpACNTAscent Industries0.3112 of 5 stars$12.76-0.9%N/A+29.3%$120.66M$177.87M0.00710News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$5.06-1.6%N/AN/A$108.20M$18.15M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓OCCOptical Cable0.7355 of 5 stars$9.59+18.1%N/A+280.3%$72.03M$66.67M-68.50340News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBWENBroadwind Energy3.5853 of 5 stars$2.08-1.0%$4.50+116.3%+0.5%$48.39M$143.14M-20.80490News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.7106 of 5 stars$2.12+2.9%N/A+22.8%$42.47M$472.67M0.001,208Analyst ForecastGap DownINHDInno0.5668 of 5 stars$1.35-2.9%N/A-76.6%$15.22M$890K0.0011Analyst ForecastAQMSAqua Metals2.5018 of 5 stars$6.77+5.8%$30.00+343.1%-81.2%$9M$30K-0.1920Analyst ForecastHWMHowmet Aerospace4.4177 of 5 stars$194.99-0.6%$172.13-11.7%+86.0%$79.11B$7.43B60.9423,930Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Algoma Steel Group Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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