Friedman Industries (FRD) Competitors

Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Is FRD or ASTL more profitable?

Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Algoma Steel Group's net margin of -13.51%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 6.50% beat Algoma Steel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Friedman Industries	1.84%	6.50%	3.95%
Algoma Steel Group	-13.51%	-22.24%	-10.20%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FRD or ASTL?

33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Algoma Steel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FRD or ASTL?

Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FRD or ASTL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Friedman Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Algoma Steel Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FRD or ASTL?

Friedman Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Friedman Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Friedman Industries	$444.60M	0.28	$6.09M	$1.20	14.61
Algoma Steel Group	$2.07B	0.25	-$62.28M	-$2.23	-2.21

Is FRD or ASTL a better dividend stock?

Friedman Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Algoma Steel Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Friedman Industries pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Algoma Steel Group pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Friedman Industries has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Algoma Steel Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer FRD or ASTL?

In the previous week, Friedman Industries and Friedman Industries both had 2 articles in the media. Algoma Steel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Friedman Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Algoma Steel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Friedman Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Algoma Steel Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Friedman Industries and Algoma Steel Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.