The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

IIIN

Concerning the House

Insteel Industries Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. The company offers prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR) products. Its PC strand, a seven-wire strand that is used to impart compression forces into precast concrete elements and structures providing reinforcement for bridges, parking decks, buildings, and other concrete structures. The company's WWR engineered reinforcing product is used in nonresidential and residential construction. It produces a range of WWR products, such as engineered structural mesh, an engineered made-to-order product that is used as the primary reinforcement for concrete elements or structures serving as a reinforcing solution for hot-rolled rebar; concrete pipe reinforcement, an engineered made-to-order product, which is used as the primary reinforcement in concrete pipe, box culverts, and precast manholes for drainage and sewage systems, water treatment facilities, and other related applications; and standard welded wire reinforcement, a secondary reinforcing product for crack control applications in residential and light nonresidential construction, including driveways, sidewalks, and various slab-on-grade applications. It sells its products through sales representatives to the manufacturers of concrete products, rebar fabricators, distributors, and contractors. Insteel Industries Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

United States · www.insteel.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$647.71M+7.7%
Gross profit$65.40M+10.4%
Net income$19.30M+33.0%
Cash from ops$142.20M+14.2%
Quotation

$32.76

-0.06 (-0.2%)

52w hi$38.11
52w lo$24.45
Vol97.20K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.06

Short-0.02
Medium-0.05
Long-0.14

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Insteel Industries Inc.

Industrials · Metal Fabrication

Market cap$634.18M
Enterprise value$614.97M
Trailing P/E17.52x
Forward P/E13.54x
EV / EBITDA9.52x
P / S (ttm)0.90x
Profit margin5.1%
Return on equity10.0%
Revenue growth+9.9%
Earnings growth-40.9%
Debt / equity0.69
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.92
Corr SPX0.37
Annual vol40.6%
Annual ret+11.2%
Sharpe0.28
Max DD-38.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.13
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.01
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$33.13$33.01$32.32$32.7697.20K
Aug 12$33.01$33.12$32.17$32.82148.60K
Aug 11$32.66$33.13$32.64$32.71152.20K
Aug 10$32.29$32.42$31.86$32.34137.10K
Aug 7$32.30$32.79$32.24$32.29102.70K