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Friedman Industries Inc FRD US Equity

Materials · CIK 39092 · FY ends Mar 31
$43.72
-1.12 (-2.50%)
USD · as of 2026-08-28 · marketstack

Friedman Industries Inc (Nasdaq: FRD), an SEC filer in Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills, closed at $43.72, -2.5%, on 2026-08-28, with a market cap of $323M as of 2026-08-27, a trailing P/E of 51.5, a return on equity of 4.7%, a net margin of 1.4% and 3-year sales growth of 15.9%. Institutional ownership, earnings history and filed financials are on the tabs below.

Short interest· FINRA consolidated · settlement 2026-08-14

6 settlement cycles
Shares short135K
% of shares out1.9%
Days to cover1.2
Δ vs 2026-07-31+20.5%
▲ 145K shares shortline top = 4.8d to cover2026-05-29: 145K short · 4.8d to cover2026-052026-06-15: 138K short · 2.0d to cover2026-062026-06-30: 128K short · 1.3d to cover2026-062026-07-15: 139K short · 1.1d to cover2026-072026-07-31: 112K short · 1.7d to cover2026-072026-08-14: 135K short · 1.2d to cover2026-08

bars = shares short · line = days to cover (own scale)

SettlementShares shortΔ vs priorAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-14134,689+20.5%113,2041.2
2026-07-31111,791-19.6%66,4831.7
2026-07-15138,961+8.6%124,6411.1
2026-06-30127,927-7.3%98,6061.3
2026-06-15137,977-4.5%67,6432.0
2026-05-29144,502-15.9%29,7774.8

FINRA Rule 4560 · twice monthly, published ~a week later.

Output of a disclosed model — assumptions may be wrong. Research, not investment advice. See the Disclaimer.