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IIIN · Insteel Industries Inc

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$32.62 -0.14 (-0.43%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$631.47M
Shares
19.36M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$32.62 Open$32.58 Day$32.55–32.96 52W close$24.48–39.50 Avg vol 30d259K Short int745K · 3.8% float · 2.1d Short vol42% Last earningsJul 16, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 16

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Oct 3, 2026 Est
filed Jul 16, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +4%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +7%
      above
      RSI (14) 60
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 54%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return −11%
      trailing
      YTD return +3%
      this year
      Relative strength −25%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $30 › 200d $31 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -8% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.85% of float · ▼ -17.0% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      186 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 61
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +22%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 14%
      expanding
      EPS growth +112%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 17.5
      below peers
      Buyback $14.4M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $38.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 43%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −38%
      past year
      ATR 2.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 31, 2026
      the balance of the year
      Effective tax rate up to 23%
      full-year
      Capital expenditures $15M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 31, 2025
      Capital expenditures · full-year fiscal 2025 $11M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      60 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      54% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $30 › 200d $31 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -8% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.85% of float · ▼ -17.0% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      186 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $24 Now $33 · 54% Range high $40
      vs 200-day avg +4% vs 50-day avg +7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Change in average selling prices 14.2% Q2 FY2026
      Change in shipments -5.9% Q2 FY2026
      Gross profit margin 9.6% Q2 FY2026
      Average selling prices increase 18.8% first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Capital expenditures $1.5M first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Gross margin expansion 400 first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Net sales increase 23.3% first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Sequential shipments decrease -9.7% first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Shipments increase 3.8% first quarter of fiscal 2026
      Special cash dividend $19.4M first quarter of fiscal 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Metal Fabrication — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      IIIN
      Insteel Industries Inc
      this stock
      $631.47M +3.0% +22.4% 17.5 3.8%
      ATI
      Ati Inc
      $31.12B +99.1% -13.4% 66.8 2.7%
      CRS
      Carpenter Technology Corp
      $26.99B +73.0% +20.0% 51.8 4.9%
      MLI
      Mueller Industries Inc
      $14.58B +10.9% 17.2 2.1%
      CMC
      COMMERCIAL METALS Co
      $7.98B +3.5% +25.6% 13.6 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      186
      % held
      84.5%
      Net QoQ
      +450.8K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      252
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      745.0K
      Days to cover
      2.1d
      Change
      -152.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      42%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      190
      Value
      $5.8K
      As of
      Jun 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.0%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $647.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $41.0M
      EPS diluted
      $2.10
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $25.0M
      Remaining
      $14.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $63.5K
      Shares
      1.7K
      Filed
      Feb 26, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 16, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Insteel Industries Declares Quart…
      Published
      Aug 11, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IIIN +1.0% +5.2% -11.2% +6.4% +3.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.6% +0.8% -25.0% +2.5% -10.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.03 / share · ex Jun 12, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.03 / share · ex Sep 11, 2026
      Cut 97.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.12 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.43%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 27, 2026
      Authorized
      $25.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $10.60M
      Remaining
      $14.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 764401 CUSIP 45774W108 13F (30d) 180 filings 177 filers Visit website Investor relations