Friedman Industries, Incorporated

Friedman Industries, Incorporated

Basic Materials

NASDAQ:FRD · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $256.37M Beta 1.63 P/E (TTM) 13.1
$37.42 +1.75%

+$0.63 today

52W Low $14.51High $37.00

Vol 0.16M · Avg 0.04M

EPS (TTM) $2.80 Div Yield 0.44%Steel

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management
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ROE

12.9%

avg 7.7%

ROIC

7.3%

avg 6.1%

ROA

5.8%

avg 4.2%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 12.9% versus its period average of 7.7%. 1 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Michael J. Taylor

Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer$700,734.0067$223,166.003.14%

Alex LaRue

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer$365,704.0040$31,646.000.45%

Kimberly Thomas

Director of Human Resources$0.00<0.01%

Gaurav Chhibbar

Chief Operating Officer$51,400.000.72%

Jonathan Holcomb

Vice President of Sales and Purchasing

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

11

$122,656.00

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$122,656.00

Net buying

Most Active

Taylor Mike J

7 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Mar 18, 2026

Chhibbar Gaurav

Direct

Buy400$16.94$6,776.00
Mar 9, 2026

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy500$18.00$9,000.00
Mar 3, 2026

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy400$18.00$7,200.00
Feb 23, 2026

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy100$18.00$1,800.00
Feb 19, 2026

Chhibbar Gaurav

Direct

Buy1.0K$18.35$18,350.00
Feb 18, 2026

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy600$18.75$11,250.00
Dec 2, 2025

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy500$18.74$9,370.00
Dec 1, 2025

Scott Sandra Kay

Direct

Buy500$20.27$10,135.00
Nov 28, 2025

Scott Sandra Kay

Direct

Buy500$20.05$10,025.00
Nov 24, 2025

Taylor Mike J

Direct

Buy1.0K$19.47$19,470.00

1–10 of 11

Analysis

Insiders reported 11 buys worth $122,656.00 and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $122,656.00. Taylor Mike J was the most active insider with 7 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr 5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-64.6%
N/A
RevenueN/AN/A-15.7%
N/A
Net IncomeN/AN/A-63.7%
N/A
EBITN/AN/A-86.3%
N/A

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -15.7% over three years.

Who manages FRD?

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) lists 5 active executives. The top listed executive is Kimberly Thomas, Director of Human Resources.

Are FRD insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $1.40M.

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