Friedman Industries (FRD) Competitors $21.13 -0.25 (-1.17%) As of 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FRD vs. UAMY, ASTL, LUD, HUHU, ACNT, INHD, BWEN, OCC, APWC, and AQMSShould you be buying Friedman Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Friedman Industries include United States Antimony (UAMY), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Luda Technology Group (LUD), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Inno (INHD), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Optical Cable (OCC), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), and Aqua Metals (AQMS). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Friedman Industries vs. Its Competitors United States Antimony Algoma Steel Group Luda Technology Group HUHUTECH International Group Ascent Industries Inno Broadwind Energy Optical Cable Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Aqua Metals Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) and United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is FRD or UAMY more profitable? Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.84% compared to United States Antimony's net margin of -45.32%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 6.50% beat United States Antimony's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Friedman Industries1.84% 6.50% 3.95% United States Antimony -45.32%-16.58%-14.69% Do analysts recommend FRD or UAMY? United States Antimony has a consensus target price of $3.38, suggesting a potential downside of 31.54%. Given United States Antimony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Friedman Industries.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) 0.00United States Antimony 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Does the media refer more to FRD or UAMY? In the previous week, United States Antimony had 3 more articles in the media than Friedman Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for United States Antimony and 1 mentions for Friedman Industries. Friedman Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat United States Antimony's score of 0.93 indicating that Friedman Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Friedman Industries Very Positive United States Antimony Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FRD or UAMY? Friedman Industries has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Antimony has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FRD or UAMY? 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of United States Antimony shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Friedman Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of United States Antimony shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, FRD or UAMY? Friedman Industries has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Friedman Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFriedman Industries$464.83M0.32$6.09M$1.2017.61United States Antimony$25.73M23.82-$6.35M-$0.04-123.25 SummaryFriedman Industries beats United States Antimony on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Friedman Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFriedman IndustriesMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$149.17M$2.36B$7.88B$10.14BDividend Yield0.74%3.09%4.56%4.60%P/E Ratio17.6129.90315.9925.98Price / Sales0.329.77217.35180.60Price / Cash15.8935.9628.9160.44Price / Book1.112.394.616.29Net Income$6.09M$107.36M$798.53M$271.07M7 Day Performance-2.72%0.52%1.00%3.87%1 Month Performance21.16%1.65%1.27%5.49%1 Year PerformanceN/A25.58%26.72%25.86% Friedman Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRDFriedman Industries0.9206 of 5 stars$21.13-1.2%N/AN/A$149.17M$464.83M17.61100UAMYUnited States Antimony1.0629 of 5 stars$4.71+1.9%$3.38-28.3%+599.0%$585.59M$25.73M-117.7570Positive NewsASTLAlgoma Steel Group2.9734 of 5 stars$4.65-0.6%N/A-55.8%$491.09M$2.07B0.002,844Positive NewsLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$19.70+16.3%N/AN/A$446.99M$44.86M0.00161News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$6.44-0.3%N/AN/A$135.99M$18.15M0.00N/AGap DownACNTAscent Industries0.9297 of 5 stars$12.14-2.2%N/A+36.8%$116.26M$177.87M0.00710News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeINHDInno0.2208 of 5 stars$5.05-29.8%N/A-20.0%$55.71M$890K0.0011News CoverageShort Interest ↑BWENBroadwind Energy3.5894 of 5 stars$2.17+2.4%$4.50+107.4%+3.2%$48.85M$143.14M-21.70490News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeBuyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeOCCOptical Cable0.8297 of 5 stars$6.28+7.0%N/A+244.7%$48.30M$66.67M0.00340News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable1.1275 of 5 stars$1.81-0.3%N/A+42.4%$37.31M$472.67M0.001,208Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpAQMSAqua Metals2.8771 of 5 stars$3.75+3.6%$30.00+700.0%-91.8%$5.09M$30K-0.1020Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United States Antimony Competitors Algoma Steel Group Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors Inno Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FRD) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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