Fortran (FRTN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fortran Corporation, through its subsidiaries, offers communication system integration services to media and communication sectors. The company provides communication solutions designing, sourcing, implementing, and maintenance services. Additionally, it offers mobile billboards, event marketing, conventions and trade shows, and political advertising and editorial statements. The company's subsidiaries include The New Telephone Company, Inc.; CCI-Telecom, Inc.; B & L Telephone, LLC; and Fortran Communications, Inc. Fortran Corporation was formerly known as Burke Mills Inc. and changed its name to Fortran Corporation in February 2013. Fortran Corporation was founded in 1948 and is based in Hickory, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.06 to $0.09
• 50-Day Range: $0.06 to $0.12
• 52-Week Range: $0.03 to $0.20
• Volume: 7,748 shs
• Average Volume: 2,963 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.11 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.51
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Fortran Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fortran scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Fortran.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fortran is 8.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fortran is 8.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 29.78.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of Fortran has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fortran has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fortran has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Fortran does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Fortran does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

Fortran has a news sentiment score of -0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Fortran this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fortran insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.08% of the stock of Fortran is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Fortran has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2025
• Today: 6/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: TEXTILE - PRDUCTS
• Sub-Industry: Textiles
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FRTN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.fortrancorp.com
• Phone: (800) 968-8944
• Fax: 82-8-8797-188x
• Employees: 157
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $290 thousand
• Net Margins: 25.80%
• Pretax Margin: 18.11%
• Return on Equity: -18.22%
• Return on Assets: 38.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.61 million
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $0.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.54
• Book Value: ($0.09) per share
• Price / Book: -0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,780,000
• Free Float: 10,637,000
• Market Cap: $2.11 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.02