Insteel Industries/$IIIN
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About Insteel Industries
Insteel Industries Inc produces and sells prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR). PC strand, a high-strength seven-wire cable, is used to strengthen precast concrete in structures like bridges, parking decks, and buildings, enabling longer spans and slimmer designs. WWR includes engineered structural mesh for primary reinforcement, concrete pipe reinforcement for drainage and sewage systems, and standard WWR for crack control in residential and light commercial construction. The company serves markets in the United States and internationally, with the majority of revenue generated in the United States.
- Ticker
- $IIIN
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 1,007
- Headquarters
- Mount Airy, United States
- Website
- www.insteel.com
IIIN Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$551M
18.84
$1.51
0.53
$1.12
0.42%
Price and volume
Market cap
$551M
Beta
0.53
52-week high
$38.45
52-week low
$24.35
Average daily volume
157K
Dividend rate
$1.12
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.722
Quick ratio
1.648
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
73.52%
Interest coverage (TTM)
608.32%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
56.059
Gross margin (TTM)
10.23%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.00%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.18%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.83%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$730,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.08%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.87%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
18.841
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.749
Price to book
1.46
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.69
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
22.287
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.49%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.277
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.94%
Forward dividend yield
0.42%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
14.17%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-28.10%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.44%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.86%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-3.11%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-2.52%
What the Analysts think about IIIN
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Insteel Industries stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Insteel Industries stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Healthy infrastructure spending and continued data-centre activity are supporting demand, while Insteel says its broader engineered structural mesh customer base has helped sustain shipments. Management expects these growth areas to continue into fiscal 2027. (The Motley Fool)
Closing Upper Sandusky and consolidating welded-wire operations are expected to reduce costs, while planned investment in mesh and PC-strand equipment could lift capacity and efficiency. The company expects to spend about $30 million on capital projects in fiscal 2027. (The Motley Fool)
Insteel ended fiscal 2026 with $37.5 million of net cash and no debt outstanding. That balance sheet gives it room to fund its growth investments and manage a difficult trading environment. (Yahoo Finance)
Higher wire-rod, freight and operating costs outpaced price increases: fourth-quarter gross margin fell to 10.0% from 16.1%, and net earnings dropped to $7.7 million from $14.6 million. This shows that passing on input-cost increases has not yet protected profitability. (Yahoo Finance)
Domestic wire rod is both costly and difficult to source, leaving Insteel reliant on more distant imports and increasing its working-capital needs. Management said domestic prices remain far above global levels, while trade restrictions have weakened its cost position against offshore PC-strand producers. (The Motley Fool)
Demand remains uneven: housing is still weak and much of private non-residential construction is soft, with some data-centre projects delayed. Management sees possible broader recovery, but said it has no large backlog from non-data-centre projects to underpin that outlook. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing IIIN
Fund name | Fund size | $IIIN weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.02% |
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