Friedman Industries (FRD) Competitors $15.52 -0.14 (-0.89%) As of 07/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock FRD vs. UAMY, HUHU, ACNT, LUD, OCC, BWEN, APWC, INHD, AQMS, and HWMShould you be buying Friedman Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Friedman Industries include United States Antimony (UAMY), HUHUTECH International Group (HUHU), Ascent Industries (ACNT), Luda Technology Group (LUD), Optical Cable (OCC), Broadwind Energy (BWEN), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC), Inno (INHD), Aqua Metals (AQMS), and Howmet Aerospace (HWM). These companies are all part of the "steel works" industry. Friedman Industries vs. Its Competitors United States Antimony HUHUTECH International Group Ascent Industries Luda Technology Group Optical Cable Broadwind Energy Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Inno Aqua Metals Howmet Aerospace United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings & valuation, UAMY or FRD? 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 RatioUnited States Antimony$18.87M23.55-$6.35M-$0.04-93.25Friedman Industries$444.60M0.25$6.09M$0.8618.05 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UAMY or FRD? 9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Friedman Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of United States Antimony shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Friedman Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is UAMY or FRD more profitable? Friedman Industries has a net margin of 1.37% compared to United States Antimony's net margin of -45.32%. Friedman Industries' return on equity of 4.70% beat United States Antimony's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Antimony-45.32% -16.58% -14.69% Friedman Industries 1.37%4.70%2.80% Do analysts recommend UAMY or FRD? United States Antimony currently has a consensus price target of $3.38, indicating a potential downside of 9.52%. Given United States Antimony's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Friedman Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Antimony 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Friedman Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor UAMY or FRD? In the previous week, Friedman Industries had 2 more articles in the media than United States Antimony. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Friedman Industries and 1 mentions for United States Antimony. Friedman Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat United States Antimony's score of 0.00 indicating that Friedman Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Antimony 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Friedman Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFriedman Industries beats United States Antimony on 11 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FRD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$110.55M$2.24B$7.58B$9.34BDividend Yield1.02%2.94%4.55%4.06%P/E Ratio18.0524.4925.3119.86Price / Sales0.259.18105.0899.92Price / Cash11.6412.2027.5957.94Price / Book0.822.104.405.67Net Income$6.09M$107.10M$797.00M$257.80M7 Day Performance-6.22%-1.60%0.67%1.87%1 Month Performance-6.00%8.47%6.00%10.92%1 Year PerformanceN/A14.77%29.15%18.51% Friedman Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRDFriedman IndustriesN/A$15.52-0.9%N/AN/A$110.55M$444.60M18.05100UAMYUnited States Antimony0.4667 of 5 stars$2.27+1.1%$3.38+49.0%+1,068.0%$268.81M$18.87M-56.4370Gap DownHUHUHUHUTECH International GroupN/A$7.07+0.2%N/AN/A$151.03M$18.15M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownACNTAscent Industries0.6623 of 5 stars$12.82-0.2%N/A+29.3%$128.08M$177.87M-12.42710Positive NewsLUDLuda Technology GroupN/A$4.52-2.2%N/AN/A$102.56M$44.86M0.00161Gap UpOCCOptical Cable1.4311 of 5 stars$5.43+16.5%N/A+122.8%$44.69M$66.67M-14.29340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBWENBroadwind Energy3.538 of 5 stars$1.82flat$4.13+126.6%-25.5%$41.30M$143.14M-45.50490Gap UpAPWCAsia Pacific Wire & Cable0.5421 of 5 stars$1.63-2.1%N/A+14.2%$33.49M$472.67M0.001,190INHDInno0.6224 of 5 stars$1.45+2.1%N/A-79.3%$9.21M$890K0.0011Positive NewsAQMSAqua Metals3.0685 of 5 stars$0.60+25.4%$21.50+3,471.4%-91.7%$5.92M$30K-0.1520Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHWMHowmet Aerospace4.2627 of 5 stars$182.24+1.6%$142.13-22.0%+142.7%$73.63B$7.43B59.4123,930Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United States Antimony Competitors HUHUTECH International Group Competitors Ascent Industries Competitors Luda Technology Group Competitors Optical Cable Competitors Broadwind Energy Competitors Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Competitors Inno Competitors Aqua Metals Competitors Howmet Aerospace 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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