The company
Friedman Industries Inc.
FRD · Nasdaq
FRD stood above a rising 150-day average in 37 of the last 52 weekly readings, including each of the last 21 weeks. It is 29.1% above that average now. Steel & Metals Processing: 22% of its 41 stocks in an uptrend (−5 points in four weeks); Materials: 18% (−6 points in four weeks).
Statistics
- Rotation
- Leading
- Weeks in an uptrend
- 21 in a row
- Industry in uptrend
- 22% -5 in 4 wk
- Insider buys, 12 months
- $177K
- Insider sales, 12 months
- $0
- Officials’ trades on record
- 0
- Institutions holding
- 81 (+20)
In the rotation
Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 37 of 52 weeks.
Steel & Metals Processing: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping. Materials: Few of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping.
Money in and out
Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.
Congress and officials
No member of Congress or official has disclosed a trade in it.
Insiders
| Who | Did | Shares | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaurav ChhibbarChief Operating Officer | bought | 400at $16.94 | 18 Mar 2026filed 19 Mar 2026 |
| Mike J. TaylorPresident / CEO / Director | bought | 500at $18.00 | 9 Mar 2026filed 11 Mar 2026 |
| Mike J. TaylorPresident / CEO / Director | bought | 400at $18.00 | 3 Mar 2026filed 5 Mar 2026 |
| Mike J. TaylorPresident / CEO / Director | bought | 100at $18.00 | 23 Feb 2026filed 25 Feb 2026 |
| Gaurav ChhibbarChief Operating Officer | bought | 1,000at $18.35 | 19 Feb 2026filed 23 Feb 2026 |
| Mike J. TaylorPresident / CEO / Director | bought | 600at $18.75 | 18 Feb 2026filed 20 Feb 2026 |
Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.
Institutions
Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPadded · filed 11 Aug 2026 | 543,631$17.5M | +1,938+0.4% |
| De Lisle Partners LLPreduced · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 404,845$12.9M | -14,971−3.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc.added · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 394,898$12.7M | +66,405+20.2% |
| GENDELL JEFFREY Lunchanged · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 354,576$11.4M | 00.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 305,664$9.8M | +17,182+6.0% |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 297,882$9.6M | -33,400−10.1% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 172,848$5.6M | +13,348+8.4% |
| Truffle Hound Capital, LLCreduced · filed 6 Aug 2026 | 116,551$3.8M | -33,449−22.3% |
| STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 97,452$3.1M | +14,177+17.0% |
| MORGAN STANLEYreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 91,338$2.9M | -5,452−5.6% |
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