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

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$26.80 +0.30 (+1.13%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$26.93 +0.13 (+0.48%)
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About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.09
$26.85
50-Day Range
$19.63
$26.80
52-Week Range
$17.16
$29.77
Volume
35,820 shs
Average Volume
34,976 shs
Market Capitalization
$284.03 million
P/E Ratio
8.07
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$25.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 189 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 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    L.B. Foster has only been the subject of 1 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 8.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 8.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.60.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. 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

    1.88% 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 6.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 6.05%, 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.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of L.B. Foster is 4.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, L.B. Foster will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.41% next year. This indicates that L.B. Foster will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.88% 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 6.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 2 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 stock has decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $26.80.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.25. The basic materials company earned $143.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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%.
Read the conference call transcript
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L.B. Foster's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $40,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

L.B. Foster's top institutional shareholders include Brandes Investment Partners LP (11.16%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (8.96%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.25%) and Teton Advisors Inc. (1.42%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Kasel, William M Thalman, Raymond T Betler, Sean M Reilly, Brian Hunter Friedman and Alexander B Jones.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
8/28/2025
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
-6.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.32
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.07
Forward P/E Ratio
23.10
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
0.54
Cash Flow
$2.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.19
Book Value
$16.54 per share
Price / Book
1.62

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
10,600,000
Free Float
10,100,000
Market Cap
$284.08 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.98

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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