FY2025 EPS Estimate for Insteel Industries Lifted by Analyst

Insteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:IIIN) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Insteel Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.33. The consensus estimate for Insteel Industries’ current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Insteel Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Insteel Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 26th.

Insteel Industries Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ IIIN opened at $30.87 on Thursday. Insteel Industries has a twelve month low of $23.60 and a twelve month high of $38.40. The company has a market capitalization of $599.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.71.

Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The industrial products company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.03). Insteel Industries had a net margin of 3.58% and a return on equity of 5.91%. The firm had revenue of $129.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.06 earnings per share. Insteel Industries’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insteel Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. Insteel Industries’s payout ratio is currently 12.12%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in Insteel Industries by 19.8% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 20,431 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 3,375 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new position in Insteel Industries during the 4th quarter worth $257,000. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Insteel Industries by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 33,767 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in shares of Insteel Industries by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 53,655 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,586 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Insteel Industries by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,977 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,656 shares in the last quarter. 83.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insteel Industries Company Profile

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 is 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.