FRD
Friedman Industries Inc. Common Stock
NASDAQ: FRD · BASIC MATERIALS · STEEL
$40.48
-1.89% today
Updated 2026-10-16
Market cap
$302.79M
P/E ratio
10.93
P/S ratio
0.40x
EPS (TTM)
$3.84
Dividend yield
0.38%
52W range
$17 – $49
Volume
0.1M
Friedman Industries Inc. Common Stock (FRD) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (266,817 shares)
Buy transactions
93
Sell transactions
7
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 30,000 | — | — |
| 2026-06-03 | LARUE, ALEX | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 10,000 | — | — |
| 2026-06-03 | CHHIBBAR, GAURAV | Chief Operating Officer | Buy | 15,000 | — | — |
| 2026-03-18 | CHHIBBAR, GAURAV | Chief Operating Officer | Buy | 400 | $16.94 | $6776.00 |
| 2026-03-09 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 500 | $18.00 | $9000.00 |
| 2026-03-03 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 400 | $18.00 | $7200.00 |
| 2026-02-23 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 100 | $18.00 | $1800.00 |
| 2026-02-19 | CHHIBBAR, GAURAV | Chief Operating Officer | Buy | 1,000 | $18.35 | $18350.00 |
| 2026-02-18 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 600 | $18.75 | $11250.00 |
| 2025-12-02 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 500 | $18.74 | $9370.00 |
| 2025-12-01 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 500 | $20.27 | $10135.00 |
| 2025-11-28 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 500 | $20.05 | $10025.00 |
| 2025-11-24 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,000 | $19.47 | $19470.00 |
| 2025-11-21 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,000 | $19.28 | $19280.00 |
| 2025-11-01 | CHHIBBAR, GAURAV | Chief Operating Officer | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-10-01 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-10-01 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-10-01 | STEVENSON, TIM SCOTT | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-10-01 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-10-01 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-10-01 | HANSON, MICHAEL DONN | Director | Buy | 457 | $21.90 | $10008.30 |
| 2025-04-01 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 49,912 | — | — |
| 2025-04-01 | LARUE, ALEX | Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 9,331 | — | — |
| 2025-04-01 | LARUE, ALEX | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | 296 | $14.89 | $4407.44 |
| 2025-02-11 | STEVENSON, TIM SCOTT | Director | Buy | 1,500 | $17.23 | $25845.00 |
| 2025-01-29 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 500 | $14.34 | $7170.00 |
| 2025-01-28 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 500 | $14.23 | $7115.00 |
| 2025-01-27 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 700 | $14.21 | $9947.00 |
| 2025-01-15 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 2,500 | $14.10 | $35250.00 |
| 2025-01-14 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 520 | $14.50 | $7540.00 |
| 2025-01-13 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,980 | $14.50 | $28710.00 |
| 2025-01-02 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 | STEVENSON, TIM SCOTT | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2025-01-02 | AGRAWAL, DURGA D | Director | Buy | 671 | — | — |
| 2024-11-21 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 2,000 | $13.50 | $27000.00 |
| 2024-11-20 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $13.72 | $27440.00 |
| 2024-11-19 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 700 | $13.85 | $9695.00 |
| 2024-09-18 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,178 | $13.93 | $16409.54 |
| 2024-09-18 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $14.00 | $28000.00 |
| 2024-09-17 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,322 | $13.95 | $18441.90 |
| 2024-09-12 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,043 | $14.40 | $15019.20 |
| 2024-09-11 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 569 | $14.40 | $8193.60 |
| 2024-09-10 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 888 | $14.40 | $12787.20 |
| 2024-08-16 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $14.89 | $29780.00 |
| 2024-07-10 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 3,000 | $14.34 | $43020.00 |
| 2024-07-02 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 5,000 | $14.50 | $72500.00 |
| 2024-06-26 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $15.00 | $30000.00 |
| 2024-06-25 | SPIRA, JOEL | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $14.27 | $28540.00 |
| 2024-06-17 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,908 | $16.33 | $31157.64 |
| 2024-06-14 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 3,092 | $16.36 | $50585.12 |
| 2024-06-13 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 5,000 | $16.54 | $82700.00 |
| 2024-04-01 | LARUE, ALEX | CFO - Secretary & Treasurer | Sale | 296 | $18.30 | $5416.80 |
| 2024-01-09 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | STEVENSON, TIM SCOTT | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | SPIRA, JOEL | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2024-01-09 | AGRAWAL, DURGA D | Director | Buy | 641 | — | — |
| 2023-09-11 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $13.35 | $26700.00 |
| 2023-09-07 | SPIRA, JOEL | Director | Buy | 1,000 | $13.00 | $13000.00 |
| 2023-08-23 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,000 | $13.99 | $13990.00 |
| 2023-08-21 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 1,800 | $14.00 | $25200.00 |
| 2023-08-21 | SPIRA, JOEL | Director | Buy | 1,000 | $14.00 | $14000.00 |
| 2023-08-21 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,000 | $14.11 | $28220.00 |
| 2023-08-18 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 3,322 | $14.60 | $48501.20 |
| 2023-08-17 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 6,000 | $14.60 | $87600.00 |
| 2023-08-17 | LARUE, ALEX | CFO - Secretary & Treasurer | Sale | 4,000 | $14.36 | $57440.00 |
| 2023-07-25 | AGRAWAL, DURGA D | Director | Buy | 5,000 | $16.32 | $81600.00 |
| 2022-12-12 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 300 | $8.34 | $2502.00 |
| 2022-12-09 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 1,455 | $8.47 | $12323.85 |
| 2022-12-08 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,545 | $8.70 | $22141.50 |
| 2022-12-05 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | STEVENSON, TIM SCOTT | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | SPIRA, JOEL | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-12-05 | AGRAWAL, DURGA D | Director | Buy | 1,100 | — | — |
| 2022-11-02 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,152 | $9.60 | $11059.20 |
| 2022-10-31 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 848 | $9.60 | $8140.80 |
| 2022-10-31 | LARUE, ALEX | CFO - Secretary & Treasurer | Sale | 15,000 | — | — |
| 2022-10-24 | SCOTT, SANDRA KAY | Director | Buy | 5,000 | $9.68 | $48400.00 |
| 2022-10-19 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 110 | $8.75 | $962.50 |
| 2022-10-14 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 6,500 | $7.75 | $50375.00 |
| 2022-10-14 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 2,400 | $7.85 | $18840.00 |
| 2022-10-14 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 10,000 | $7.80 | $78000.00 |
| 2022-10-14 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 2,607 | $7.75 | $20204.25 |
| 2022-10-13 | REICHENTHAL, MAX ALAN | Director | Buy | 350 | $7.38 | $2583.00 |
| 2022-10-13 | AGRAWAL, DURGA D | Director | Buy | 8,000 | $7.47 | $59760.00 |
| 2022-06-22 | TAYLOR, SHARON L | Director | Buy | 100 | $8.00 | $800.00 |
| 2022-04-01 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Sale | 2,422 | $8.51 | $20611.22 |
| 2022-04-01 | LARUE, ALEX | CFO - Secretary & Treasurer | Sale | 243 | $8.51 | $2067.93 |
| 2022-01-04 | LARUE, ALEX | CFO - Secretary & Treasurer | Sale | 12,851 | $9.65 | $124012.15 |
| 2021-12-16 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 1,000 | $8.99 | $8990.00 |
| 2021-11-29 | TAYLOR, MIKE J | Director, President / CEO / Director | Buy | 2,000 | $11.04 | $22080.00 |
| 2021-10-01 | WILLIAMS, JOE L | Director | Buy | 838 | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
Are FRD insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, FRD insiders have been net buyers, with about $213955.54 in stock sold across 7 sales, against 66 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at FRD mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which FRD insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. LARUE, ALEX accounts for the largest share on record, with about $193344.32 sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.