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Strong BuyFull HouseAI screen passFriedman Industries, Incorporated · Basic Materials · United States · $284M cap · $2.3M/day traded
$42.42 +1.0% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) is 96/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 62, Value 53, Momentum 89, each scored against its sector).
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Clears the eligibility bar with strong momentum and quality scores. The active buyback provides the required management-conviction signal to support the quantitative strength in the basic materials space.
ABOUT FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
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Friedman Industries, Incorporated manufactures and processes hot-rolled steel coil, sheet, and plate, as well as electric resistance welded (ERW) steel pipe. The company's competitive advantage stems from its strategically located processing facilities and flexible, low-cost operating model. It is a well-established, niche steel processor serving the energy, construction, and transportation sectors in the United States.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 547.5M | 516.3M | 444.6M | 646.9M | 5.7% | 752.1M |
| EPS | 2.91 | 2.39 | 0.87 | 2.76 | -1.7% | 3.84 |
| Shares | 7.4M | 7.0M | 7.0M | 7.1M | -3.6% | 7.2M |
| Debt | 34.4M | 43.1M | 50.5M | 100.2M | 42.7% | 101.3M |
| Equity | 115.4M | 127.5M | 132.4M | 151.5M | 9.5% | — |
| Op CF | 63.9M | 5.0M | -4.4M | 8.5M | -48.9% | — |
| Inv CF | -88.2M | -5.8M | -3.4M | -52.8M | — | — |
| Fin CF | 13.6M | 1.3M | 6.1M | 43.3M | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 13% below its 52-week high.
Swung more than 72% of stocks we rank over the past year (57% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Basic Materials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of FRD are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRD | Friedman Industries, Incorporated(you) | $284M | 96 | Strong Buy |
| NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | $989M | 82 | Strong Buy |
| MTUS | Metallus Inc. | $776M | 65 | Hold |
| MSB | Mesabi Trust | $295M | 37 | Hold |
| WS | Worthington Steel, Inc. | $1.8B | 58 | Hold |
| CLCH.TO | Clinch Resources Ltd. | $285M | 4 | Strong Sell |
| RS | Reliance, Inc. | $19.6B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| VOXR.TO | Vox Royalty Corp. | $377M | 95 | Strong Buy |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $33.6B | 79 | Buy |
| ALTO | Alto Ingredients, Inc. | $289M | 79 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 2.9% · P/E 20.7x · Gross margin 28.1%
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