FSTR vs. HY, ERII, GHM, CMCO, OFLX, BOOM, EML, PLL, HURC, and NNBR
Should you be buying L.B. Foster stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.B. Foster include Hyster-Yale (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), DMC Global (BOOM), Eastern (EML), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Hurco Companies (HURC), and NN (NNBR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
L.B. Foster vs. Its Competitors
Hyster-Yale (NYSE:HY) and L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) are both small-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
46.5% of Hyster-Yale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. 33.9% of Hyster-Yale shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hyster-Yale has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hyster-Yale presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.03%. L.B. Foster has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.75%. Given Hyster-Yale's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
In the previous week, Hyster-Yale and Hyster-Yale both had 2 articles in the media. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Hyster-Yale's score of 0.27 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hyster-Yale has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Hyster-Yale's net margin of 2.39%. Hyster-Yale's return on equity of 23.11% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.
Summary
Hyster-Yale beats L.B. Foster on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
