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

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) is a diversified infrastructure solutions provider serving the transportation, energy, and construction markets. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a broad range of engineered steel products and related services. Its offerings include rail and transit products, structural steel, and engineered components that support railroads, highways, bridges, and urban transit systems.

Within its Transportation segment, L.B. Foster supplies railcar components, track maintenance products, signaling and communications systems, and concrete ties. The Energy segment provides boiler feedwater heaters, heat recovery steam generators, pressure vessels, and related field services for power plants and industrial facilities. The Construction Products segment delivers steel and aluminum structural components, including sign structures, utility poles, and communication towers, as well as installation and maintenance services.

Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, L.B. Foster has grown through a combination of organic development and strategic acquisitions. The company maintains a network of manufacturing facilities, service centers, and sales offices across North America, with additional operations in select international markets. This geographic footprint supports both domestic infrastructure projects and exports of specialized products.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony J. Cerasale, L.B. Foster continues to focus on innovative engineering solutions and operational excellence. The management team emphasizes customer collaboration, technical expertise, and sustainable practices to address evolving infrastructure needs in transportation, energy, and construction sectors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.11 to $24.57
• 50-Day Range: $18.09 to $24.70
• 52-Week Range: $14.23 to $29.78
• Volume: 18,077 shs
• Average Volume: 42,809 shs
• Market Capitalization: $255.55 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.31
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $25.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

L.B. Foster scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 46.55%

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 7.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 92.75.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.75% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 31.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.57

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.75% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in L.B. Foster has recently increased by 31.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.59 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

FSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSTR shares performed this year?

L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $26.90 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FSTR shares have decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $24.20.

How were L.B. Foster's earnings last quarter?

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its quarterly 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 had revenue of $97.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.40 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.76% and a net margin of 7.22%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is L.B. Foster doing a stock buyback?

L.B. Foster's board approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 16.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are L.B. Foster's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of L.B. Foster include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.17%). 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.

How do I buy shares of L.B. Foster?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of L.B. Foster own?

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: 7/12/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: STEEL - PRODUCERS
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FSTR
• CIK: 352825
• Web: www.lbfoster.com
• Phone: (412) 928-3400
• Fax: 412-928-7891
• Employees: 1,057
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for L.B. Foster: $25.00
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $42.95 million
• Net Margins: 7.22%
• Pretax Margin: 1.39%
• Return on Equity: 3.76%
• Return on Assets: 1.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 2.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $530.77 million
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: $2.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.36
• Book Value: $16.53 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,560,000
• Free Float: 10,063,000
• Market Cap: $255.55 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99