Mike Taylor Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Taylor began his career with Cargill, Inc. in the Metals trading business. Throughout Mr Taylor’s 33 years with Cargill he held a variety of positions within their metals trading and steel service center business with posts in Minneapolis, New York City, Chicago, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Houston Texas. Mr. Taylor became president of Cargill Metals Supply Chain in 2002 and retired from Cargill in that position in 2014. Mr Taylor became a director on Friedman Industries board in 2016 and was later named Chairman of the Board in 2017. In addition to Chairman, Mr. Taylor became president and CEO of Friedman Industries in March of 2019. Mr. Taylor has served on the board of Metals Service Center Institute on two occasions from 2007 – 2010 and 2013-2014. Mr. Taylor also served as MSCI Inaugural Health and Safety Chairperson from 2013-2014, along with serving as Flat Roll Product Division Chair for MSCI from 2007 – 2010 and member of Committee of the Flat Roll Council from 2004-2014. Mr. Taylor graduated with a degree in business from Linfield University in 1981.

What is Mike J. Taylor's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Mike J. Taylor is at least $8.35 million as of March 9th, 2026. Taylor owns 223,166 shares of Friedman Industries stock worth more than $8,350,872 as of June 19th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Taylor may own. Learn More about Mike J. Taylor's net worth.
How do I contact Mike J. Taylor?: The corporate mailing address for Taylor and other Friedman Industries executives is PO BOX 2192, LONGVIEW, TX, 75606. Friedman Industries can also be reached via phone at (903) 758-3431 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Mike J. Taylor's contact information.
Has Mike J. Taylor been buying or selling shares of Friedman Industries?: Mike J. Taylor has not been actively trading shares of Friedman Industries during the past quarter. Most recently, on Monday, March 9th, Mike J. Taylor bought 500 shares of Friedman Industries stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $18.00 per share, with a total value of $9,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 223,166 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,016,988. Learn More on Mike J. Taylor's trading history.
Who are Friedman Industries' active insiders?: Friedman Industries' insider roster includes Gaurav Chhibbar (COO), Max Reichenthal (Director), Sandra Scott (Director), Tim Stevenson (Director), Mike Taylor (CEO), Sharon Taylor (Director), and Joe Williams (Director). Learn More on Friedman Industries' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Friedman Industries?: During the last twelve months, Friedman Industries insiders bought shares 8 times. They purchased a total of 4,900 shares worth more than $93,136.00. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 18th when COO Gaurav Chhibbar bought 400 shares worth more than $6,776.00. Insiders at Friedman Industries own 5.5% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Friedman Industries.
Information on this page was last updated on 3/18/2026.

Mike J. Taylor Insider Trading History at Friedman Industries

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
3/9/2026	Buy	500	$18.00	$9,000.00	223,166
3/3/2026	Buy	400	$18.00	$7,200.00	222,666
2/18/2026	Buy	600	$18.75	$11,250.00	222,166
11/24/2025	Buy	1,000	$19.47	$19,470.00	221,066
11/21/2025	Buy	1,000	$19.28	$19,280.00	220,066
1/15/2025	Buy	2,500	$14.10	$35,250.00	169,154
1/13/2025	Buy	1,980	$14.50	$28,710.00	166,134
11/21/2024	Buy	2,000	$13.50	$27,000.00	164,154
9/17/2024	Buy	1,322	$13.95	$18,441.90	160,976
9/12/2024	Buy	1,043	$14.40	$15,019.20	159,654
7/2/2024	Buy	5,000	$14.50	$72,500.00	157,154
6/17/2024	Buy	1,908	$16.33	$31,157.64	152,154
6/13/2024	Buy	5,000	$16.54	$82,700.00	147,154
8/23/2023	Buy	1,000	$13.99	$13,990.00	142,154
8/17/2023	Buy	6,000	$14.60	$87,600.00	137,832
11/2/2022	Buy	1,152	$9.60	$11,059.20	131,832
10/31/2022	Buy	848	$9.60	$8,140.80	130,680
10/19/2022	Buy	110	$8.75	$962.50	129,832
10/14/2022	Buy	10,000	$7.80	$78,000.00	129,722
12/16/2021	Buy	1,000	$8.99	$8,990.00
11/29/2021	Buy	2,000	$11.04	$22,080.00
8/30/2021	Buy	4,144	$11.95	$49,520.80	119,144
7/12/2021	Buy	1,000	$12.70	$12,700.00	114,000
7/9/2021	Buy	4,000	$12.86	$51,440.00
12/2/2020	Buy	10,000	$6.37	$63,700.00	102,500
11/30/2020	Buy	2,500	$6.30	$15,750.00	102,500
8/26/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.49	$27,450.00	90,000
8/24/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.32	$26,600.00	90,000
3/16/2020	Buy	5,000	$4.41	$22,050.00
3/3/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.56	$27,800.00
2/26/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.80	$29,000.00	10,000
2/24/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.60	$28,000.00	10,000
2/21/2020	Buy	5,000	$5.65	$28,250.00

Mike J. Taylor Buying and Selling Activity at Friedman Industries

Friedman Industries Company Overview

Friedman Industries, Incorporated engages in steel processing, pipe manufacturing and processing, and the steel and pipe distribution businesses the United States. It operates in two segments, Coil and Tubular. The Coil segment is involved in the conversion of steel coils into flat sheet and plate steel cut to customer specifications and reselling steel coils. This segment also processes customer-owned coils on a fee basis. The company sells coil products and processing services to approximately 200 customers located primarily in the midwestern, southwestern and southeastern regions of the United States. Its principal customers for these products and services are steel distributors and customers manufacturing steel products, such as steel buildings, railroad cars, barges, tanks and containers, trailers, component parts and other fabricated steel products. The Tubular segment manufactures line and oil country pipes, as well as pipes for structural applications. This segment sells its tubular products principally to steel and pipe distributors through its own sales force. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Longview, Texas.

Today's Range

Now: $37.42

$33.79

$37.87

50 Day Range

MA: $22.74

$18.02

$37.42

2 Week Range

Now: $37.42

$14.51

$37.87

Volume

162,237 shs

Average Volume

59,324 shs

Market Capitalization

$266.06 million

P/E Ratio

13.56

Dividend Yield

0.44%

Beta

1.63