The price-to-earnings ratio for Insteel Industries, Inc (NYSE: IIIN) is 26.46x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for IIIN is 0.74. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IIIN is 18.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.47% of that float. On April 18, 2025, IIIN’s average trading volume was 182.99K shares.
IIIN) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Insteel Industries, Inc (NYSE: IIIN) has increased by 13.81 when compared to last closing price of 26.72.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 15.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-17 that Insteel Industries, Inc. (NYSE:IIIN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 17, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants H.O. Woltz III – President and CEO Scot Jafroodi – VP, CFO and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Julio Romero – Sidoti & Company Tyson Bauer – KC Capital Operator Hello, and welcome, everyone, to the Insteel Industries Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call.
IIIN’s Market Performance
Insteel Industries, Inc (IIIN) has seen a 15.76% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 8.72% gain in the past month and a 18.10% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.36% for IIIN.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 14.63% for IIIN’s stock, with a 5.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IIIN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IIIN stocks, with Sidoti repeating the rating for IIIN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for IIIN in the upcoming period, according to Sidoti is $19 based on the research report published on June 10, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Neutral” to IIIN, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on January 22nd of the previous year.
IIIN Trading at 10.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IIIN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.23%, as shares surge +10.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.66% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IIIN rose by +15.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.53. In addition, Insteel Industries, Inc saw 12.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IIIN starting from Wagner Richard, who purchase 21 shares at the price of $28.57 back on Dec 19 ’24. After this action, Wagner Richard now owns 42,179 shares of Insteel Industries, Inc, valued at $600 using the latest closing price.
Wagner Richard, the Senior Vice President and COO of Insteel Industries, Inc, sale 13 shares at $28.04 during a trade that took place back on Jan 21 ’25, which means that Wagner Richard is holding 42,166 shares at $365 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IIIN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Insteel Industries, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 6.61, with 5.50 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 40.79 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.99. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.87.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Insteel Industries, Inc (IIIN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
