IIIN
Insteel Industries, Inc.
IIIN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over IIIN overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
IIIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IIIN's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
IIIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $11.84 | -58% |
| Forward | 14x | $28.17 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $27.22 | -3.4% |
| Current | 19x | $28.17 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $46.95 | +67% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IIIN's PE is in its fair range at 19x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IIIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IIIN's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over IIIN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
IIIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.95 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.51 | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.18 | +88% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.43 | +145% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.10 | +112% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.60 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.16 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.99 | -14% |
IIIN has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
IIIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $209.3M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.7M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $172.7M | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $159.9M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $179.9M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.7M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $129.7M | +6.6% |
IIIN's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $209M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9% | -6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | -0.2 points |
IIIN has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
IIIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.9M | +$34.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.5M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | $671K | +$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | -113% |
| Q3 2025 | -$18.7M | -229% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.9M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.5M | -$5M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3M | +71% |
IIIN has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
IIIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -36K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -44K shares |
| 5 years | -0.1% | -12K shares |
| Available history | +0.8% | +152K shares |
IIIN has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $457,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $745,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $224,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $617,000 |
IIIN spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
IIIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
IIIN has more cash than debt.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
IIIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.1 | Oversold |
IIIN's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
IIIN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | IIIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 22% below |
| PE % | 51 | 58 | 7 pts below |
IIIN is trading at 19x earnings, a 22% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IIIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.7 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.0 | 6.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.9 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.8 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.8 | 12% below |
IIIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% below its 200-week average.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
IIIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.8 | $23.1 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $23.1 | $38.8 | +68% |
| 2022 | $38.8 | $27.0 | -30% |
| 2023 | $27.0 | $38.3 | +42% |
| 2024 | $38.3 | $27.6 | -28% |
| 2025 | $27.6 | $32.5 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.5 | $28.2 | -13% |
IIIN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over IIIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.