FRD

Friedman IndustriesB

Nasdaq / Materials

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Company benefits from stronger-than-expected steel demand and margin expansion, plus positive analyst coverage that lifts multiples toward larger peers.

Posture

Constructive

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.2.

What can break

Cyclical demand and customer concentration

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $20.01 · Bull $24.15 · Bear $15.79

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-02-19 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade B · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Why

Momentum98 · Δ7d -0.2

Value49 · Δ7d -0.0

Sentiment27 · Δ7d -1.0

So what

Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

-0.2

Δ21d

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.0

Δ21d

-0.2

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-1.0

Δ21d

Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 98.5 / Value 49.3 / Sentiment 26.9

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-20

Market Cap

$241.44M

Beta

1.56

Shares Out

7.11M

P/E (TTM)

12.4

P/S (TTM)

0.28

P/FCF (TTM)

12.91

Rev YoY

+48.4%

EPS YoY

+66.7%

Gross Margin

+8.4%

Op Margin

+2.9%

Net Debt

$97.66M

Current Ratio

3.38

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology