# Metal Fabrication — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Metal fabrication companies convert raw steel and aluminum into precision-engineered components for automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial equipment OEMs. The sector is highly cyclical—sensitive to manufacturing output, construction spending, and commodity steel/aluminum prices—while facing headwinds from labor cost inflation and customer consolidation. TrendMatrix ranks 9 US-listed Metal Fabrication stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Industrials
- **Stocks tracked:** 9 (primer N: 9)
- **Sentiment:** 1 bullish · 0 neutral · 8 bearish · avg score 5.39
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [PRLB](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/PRLB) | Proto Labs, Inc. | STRONG_BUY_WAIT | 5.2 | $64.14 | +14.3% |
| 2 | [MLI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/MLI) | Mueller Industries, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 6.4 | $135.83 | +0.8% |
| 3 | [CMC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CMC) | Commercial Metals Company | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.9 | $69.16 | +0.4% |
| 4 | [GPGI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/GPGI) | GPGI, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.8 | $15.13 | +36.8% |
| 5 | [CRS](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CRS) | Carpenter Technology Corporatio | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $425.15 | +6.3% |
| 6 | [WOR](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/WOR) | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.2 | $54.73 | +4.0% |
| 7 | [RYZ](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/RYZ) | Ryerson Holding Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.1 | $27.81 | -1.8% |
| 8 | [ATI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ATI) | ATI Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.9 | $154.33 | +5.8% |
| 9 | [ESAB](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/ESAB) | ESAB Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.5 | $97.58 | +21.8% |

## Recent 8-K Events (last 30 days)

- **CRS** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-17): - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Board Expansion and Brian J.
- **CMC** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-13): On April 13, 2026, Commercial Metals Company ("CMC" or the "Company") announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") appointed Michael R. Dumais to serve as a Class II director of the Company, effective June 23, 2026. As such, Mr.
- **ESAB** [Item 5.02] (2026-04-02): ESAB appointed R. Brent Jones as EVP and Chief Financial Officer, effective early May 2026. Successor named; Jones previously CFO at Avantor, Inc. No reason for vacancy cited in this filing.

## Cross-Company Themes

- **aerospace & defense end markets** — 1 companies (ATI)
- **flat-rolled steel** — 1 companies (WOR)
- **operations outside of the United States** — 1 companies (ESAB)

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