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L.B. Foster (FSTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.34 -0.08 (-0.30%)
Closing price 10/9/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.85
$26.49
50-Day Range
$22.08
$27.99
52-Week Range
$17.16
$29.77
Volume
17,147 shs
Average Volume
26,641 shs
Market Capitalization
$279.20 million
P/E Ratio
7.93
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$25.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    L.B. Foster has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    L.B. Foster has a consensus price target of $25.00, representing about 5.1% downside from its current price of $26.34.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    L.B. Foster has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for L.B. Foster are expected to grow by 46.55% in the coming year, from $1.16 to $1.70 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 157.78.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.78% of the float of L.B. Foster has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    L.B. Foster has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 9.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    L.B. Foster does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    L.B. Foster does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.78% of the float of L.B. Foster has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    L.B. Foster has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 9.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, L.B. Foster insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.70% of the stock of L.B. Foster is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.63% of the stock of L.B. Foster is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's insider trading history.
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FSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $26.90 at the start of the year. Since then, FSTR shares have decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at $26.34.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.25. The basic materials company had revenue of $143.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $147.76 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.64% and a net margin of 7.19%.
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L.B. Foster's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

L.B. Foster's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include William M Thalman, Raymond T Betler, Sean M Reilly, Brian Hunter Friedman and Alexander B Jones.
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Shares of FSTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that L.B. Foster investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/11/2025
Today
10/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSTR
CIK
352825
Employees
1,057
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$25.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.1%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.32
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.93
Forward P/E Ratio
22.71
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$42.95 million
Net Margins
7.19%
Pretax Margin
2.00%
Return on Equity
3.64%
Return on Assets
1.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.46
Current Ratio
2.53
Quick Ratio
1.43

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$530.77 million
Price / Sales
0.53
Cash Flow
$2.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.15
Book Value
$16.53 per share
Price / Book
1.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
10,600,000
Free Float
10,100,000
Market Cap
$279.20 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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