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FRD vs TS

Side-by-side comparison of Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) and Tenaris S.A. (TS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both FRD and TS operate in Steel/Iron Ore (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • TS is the larger of the two at $11.23B, about 169.4x FRD ($66.3M).
  • Over the past year, FRD is up 24.4% and TS is up 87.4% - TS leads by 63.0 points.
  • TS has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while FRD has been quiet.
  • TS has more recent analyst coverage (23 ratings vs 0 for FRD).
PerformanceFRD+24.38%TS+87.41%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricFRDTS
Company
Friedman Industries Inc.
Tenaris S.A.
Price
$20.56+5.11%
$63.25+0.98%
Market cap
$66.3M
$11.23B
1M return
+14.70%
+10.67%
1Y return
+24.38%
+87.41%
Industry
Steel/Iron Ore
Steel/Iron Ore
Exchange
AMEX
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
0
3
Recent ratings
0
23
FRD

Friedman Industries Inc.

Friedman Industries, Incorporated engages in steel processing, pipe manufacturing and processing, and the steel and pipe distribution businesses the United States. It operates in two segments, Coil and Tubular. The Coil segment is involved in the conversion of steel coils into flat sheet and plate steel cut to customer specifications and reselling steel coils. This segment also processes customer-owned coils on a fee basis. The company sells coil products and processing services to approximately 200 customers located primarily in the midwestern, southwestern and southeastern regions of the United States. Its principal customers for these products and services are steel distributors and customers manufacturing steel products, such as steel buildings, railroad cars, barges, tanks and containers, trailers, component parts and other fabricated steel products. The Tubular segment manufactures line and oil country pipes, as well as pipes for structural applications. This segment sells its tubular products principally to steel and pipe distributors through its own sales force. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Longview, Texas.

TS

Tenaris S.A.

Tenaris S.A., through its subsidiaries, produces and sells seamless and welded steel tubular products; and provides related services for the oil and gas industry, and other industrial applications. The company offers steel casings, tubing products, mechanical and structural pipes, cold-drawn pipes, and premium joints and couplings; coiled tubing products for oil and gas drilling and workovers, and subsea pipelines; and umbilical tubing products; and tubular accessories. It also provides sucker rods, industrial equipment, heat exchangers, and utility conduits for buildings, as well as sells energy and raw materials. Additionally, it offers financial services. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Tenaris S.A. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Tenaris S.A. is a subsidiary of Techint Holdings S.à r.l.

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