The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered overvalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Despite a very weak market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
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79 / 141
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296 / 4720
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Metals & Mining
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Friedman Industries, Incorporated is a manufacturer and processor of steel products. Its segments include flat-roll products and tubular products. The flat-roll product segment consists of the operation of five hot-rolled coil processing facilities located in Hickman, Arkansas; Decatur, Alabama; East Chicago, Indiana; Granite City, Illinois, and Sinton, Texas. The Hickman, Granite City and East Chicago facilities operate temper mills and cut-to-length lines. The Decatur and Sinton facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The tubular product segment consists of the Company's Texas Tubular Products division (TTP) located in Lone Star, Texas. TTP operates two electric resistance welded pipe mills with a combined outside diameter size range of 2 3/8 OD to 8 5/8 OD. Both pipe mills are American Petroleum Institute (API) licensed to manufacture line pipe and oil country pipe and also manufacture pipe for structural purposes that meets other recognized industry standards.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 18.39%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 18.39%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.17, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 4.30M shares, decreasing 9.09% quarter-over-quarter.
Friedman Industries, Incorporated is a manufacturer and processor of steel products. Its segments include flat-roll products and tubular products. The flat-roll product segment consists of the operation of five hot-rolled coil processing facilities located in Hickman, Arkansas; Decatur, Alabama; East Chicago, Indiana; Granite City, Illinois, and Sinton, Texas. The Hickman, Granite City and East Chicago facilities operate temper mills and cut-to-length lines. The Decatur and Sinton facilities operate stretcher leveler cut-to-length lines. The tubular product segment consists of the Company's Texas Tubular Products division (TTP) located in Lone Star, Texas. TTP operates two electric resistance welded pipe mills with a combined outside diameter size range of 2 3/8 OD to 8 5/8 OD. Both pipe mills are American Petroleum Institute (API) licensed to manufacture line pipe and oil country pipe and also manufacture pipe for structural purposes that meets other recognized industry standards.