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

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$24.30 +0.88 (+3.74%)
As of 02:31 PM Eastern
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About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.68
$24.61
50-Day Range
$18.09
$24.30
52-Week Range
$14.23
$29.78
Volume
24,364 shs
Average Volume
43,574 shs
Market Capitalization
$256.56 million
P/E Ratio
7.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$25.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 181st out of 576 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    L.B. Foster has received no research coverage 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 7.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 89.57.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. 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

    1.33% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 33.12%, 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

    1.33% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 33.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 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 News Headlines

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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 9.7% and is now trading at $24.2950.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.21. The basic materials company earned $97.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $114.40 million. L.B. Foster had a net margin of 7.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.76%.
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 allows the company to buy back $40,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 16.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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
5/06/2025
Today
7/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$25.00
High Stock Price Target
$25.00
Low Stock Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
7.34
Forward P/E Ratio
20.94
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$42.95 million
Pretax Margin
1.39%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$530.77 million
Cash Flow
$2.33 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.44
Book Value
$16.53 per share
Price / Book
1.47

Miscellaneous

Free Float
10,063,000
Market Cap
$256.56 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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