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NASDAQ:FSTR

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

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$38.11 +0.03 (+0.08%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$38.18 +0.08 (+0.20%)
As of 05/22/2026 05:36 PM Eastern
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About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.70
$38.66
50-Day Range
$27.24
$42.30
52-Week Range
$18.18
$42.53
Volume
65,974 shs
Average Volume
125,017 shs
Market Capitalization
$398.63 million
P/E Ratio
37.00
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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54th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 181 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    L.B. Foster has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 16.0% downside from its current price of $38.11.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    L.B. Foster has only been the subject of 3 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 13.79% in the coming year, from $1.74 to $1.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 37.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 37.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.99.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 2.28. 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

    1.18% 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 0.76, 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 6.85%, 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 15.53%. 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 8.08% 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.
  • News Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added L.B. Foster to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, L.B. Foster insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,325,623.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    7.60% 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 $26.95 at the start of the year. Since then, FSTR stock has increased by 41.4% and is now trading at $38.11.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.36. The basic materials company had revenue of $121.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.30 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.36% and a net margin of 1.98%.
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L.B. Foster's Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

L.B. Foster's top institutional shareholders include Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (8.62%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.63%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.02%) and Gabelli Funds LLC (1.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian H Kelly, William M Thalman, Raymond T Betler, Sean M Reilly and Brian Hunter Friedman.
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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
5/04/2026
Today
5/24/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/10/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSTR
CIK
352825
Employees
1,191
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-16.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
37.00
Forward P/E Ratio
21.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$7.55 million
Net Margins
1.98%
Pretax Margin
3.83%
Return on Equity
6.36%
Return on Assets
3.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.34
Current Ratio
2.22
Quick Ratio
1.28

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$540.01 million
Price / Sales
0.74
Cash Flow
$1.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.80
Book Value
$16.68 per share
Price / Book
2.28

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
10,460,000
Free Float
9,664,000
Market Cap
$398.63 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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