Why does TRS lag the market?
Up 7% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 22% in the past year.
“Fourth quarter operating profit and margins declined year-over-year, primarily as a result of a less favorable sales mix.”
TRS's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 3. Its price fell below its average of the last 200 days.
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Up 7% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 22% in the past year.
“Fourth quarter operating profit and margins declined year-over-year, primarily as a result of a less favorable sales mix.”
| Holding it back | Sales down 16% |
| Its score | Down:Lowest Quality Score since May 2025 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
Wed Dec 2: Bank of America Securities…Investor conference · date confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well below its recent run. TRS scores 3 today, against a median of 7 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
TRS is #2 of 3 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Expected to report Thu Feb 25, before the open (in 107 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $178.7M, 8% more than a year ago.
“TriMas reported third quarter 2026 net sales of $178.7 million, an increase of 7.7% compared to $166.0 million in third quarter 2025, driven by organic growth within TriMas Packaging and Specialty Products, as well as favorable foreign currency translation.”
TRS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Year-over-year sales growth, combined Packaging and Specialty Products | 4% to 6% |
“Adjusting for Special Items (1) , third quarter 2026 adjusted operating profit increased 47.9% to $13.6 million from $9.2 million in the prior year period, reflecting the benefits of cost-reduction and organizational streamlining initiatives.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 29)
Sales fell 3.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.16 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | -0.4% | -1.4% | -2.1% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | -0.8% | +4.9% | +6.4% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +1.4% | +2.6% | +15.3% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +8.2% | +3.1% | +7.3% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $646M in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 42.5, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider bought $3K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: TRS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
TriMas Corp designs, develops and manufactures a diverse set of products for the consumer products, and industrial markets . The company operates through two segments namely: The packaging segment manufactures and distributes closure and dispensing systems. The specialty product segment manufactures and distributes steel cylinders, wellhead engines, compression systems, industrial sealing, and fasteners. The packaging segment generates majority of its revenue.
“TriMas Packaging has a broad range of products in closure, dispensing and flexible packaging systems, and therefore has various competitors in each of our product offerings.”
TRS scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #2 of 3 in Metal Forgings & Stampings by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 7% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 22% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
TRS scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #2 of 3 in Metal Forgings & Stampings by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind TRS's 3.
One insider bought $3K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Daniel P. Tredwell, Director, who bought $3K on Aug 12.
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