IIIN

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

NYSE· Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills· Inc. NC· CIK 0000764401 Materials & Mining

$28.04 +0.27 (+0.97%)

Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $27.77

Market cap

$586.6M

Small cap

Median target

$37.00

+32% · range $37.00–37.00

1 year

−8.4%

from $30.62 · Oct 27

30 days

−4.3%

from $29.29

52-week range

$24.48–38.11

−26% from high · low May 19

Avg volume 20D

163.3K

shares / day

Short interest

840.8K

≈4.3% of shares · +3.3%

Days to cover

5.9

at average volume

Insider net

−$113.0K

0 buyers · 1 seller · since Feb 10

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read BEARISH 1 report · 90 days

Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 1/1

Strongest BEARISH Insteel Industries reported Q4 fiscal 2026 EPS of $0.40, missing the $0.49 consensus, and revenue of…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

S Feb 26 1 insider sell $63.2K at $37.67
R Apr 16 Insteel Industries reported Q2 2026 earnings with $0.27 EPS and $172…
R Jul 16 Insteel Industries reported Q3 FY2026 earnings with a modest EPS bea…
S Aug 27 1 insider sell $49.7K at $30.31
R Oct 22 Insteel Industries reported Q4 fiscal 2026 EPS of $0.40, missing the…
E Oct 22 Earnings: IIIN Q4 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.4 (-20.0% vs est)

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

1 insider sold $113.0K.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 36 added (0 new), 17 trimmed or exited.
EstimatesFALLING

Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.280 → $0.110 over 90 days. 1 up, 0 down in 30 days.
Short sellersSTEADY

Short interest +3.3% to 840.8K shares. 5.9 days to cover, ≈4.3% of shares.
TrendDOWNTREND

7% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
BlackRock, Inc.	TRIM	1,523,656	$46.0M
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	ADD	511,454	$15.4M
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	DOUBLED	438,799	$13.3M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	ADD	411,992	$12.4M
STATE STREET CORP	TRIM	400,968	$12.1M
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	DOUBLED	371,738	$11.2M
Cerity Partners LLC	ADD	361,160	$10.9M
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	ADD	354,368	$10.7M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Oct 2020

12-month targets · 1 analysts

$28.04 $37.00 $37.00 $37.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +32%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Oct 29, 2020	Kansas City Capital UPGRADE	UPGRADE	Outperform
Jun 10, 2020	Sidoti & Co. DOWNGRADE	DOWNGRADE	Neutral
Apr 14, 2020	Sidoti & Co. MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Buy
Mar 12, 2020	Sidoti & Co. MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Neutral
Jan 17, 2020	Kansas City Capital DOWNGRADE	DOWNGRADE	Perform
Nov 27, 2019	Sidoti & Co. MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Buy

Insider ledger

Form 4

bought · 0 insiders

$113.0K

sold · 1 insider

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Aug 27, 2026	Wagner Richard Senior Vice President and COO	SELL	$49.7K
Aug 14, 2026	York James R. Senior Vice President	EXERCISE	1,210 sh
Aug 14, 2026	York James R. Senior Vice President	TAX W/H	$11.2K
Aug 14, 2026	WOLTZ H O III Chairman, President and CEO	EXERCISE	5,647 sh
Aug 14, 2026	WOLTZ H O III Chairman, President and CEO	TAX W/H	$48.0K
Aug 14, 2026	Southern Elizabeth Carroll VP, Secretary and CLO	EXERCISE	2,420 sh
Aug 14, 2026	Southern Elizabeth Carroll VP, Secretary and CLO	TAX W/H	$30.7K
Aug 14, 2026	Jafroodi Scot R VP, CFO and Treasurer	TAX W/H	$17.2K

Earnings setup

Estimates

$0.11

EPS estimate, this quarter

−61%

estimate change, 90 days

1↑ 0↓

revisions, 30 days

Current-quarter EPS estimate

$0.280

90d

$0.280

60d

$0.280

30d

$0.280

$0.110

Now

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	$0.11	$0.11–$0.11	-60.7%	$173.9M
Next Q	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY	$1.87	$1.87–$1.87	-22.7%	$802.4M
Next FY	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only