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

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Company is a diversified infrastructure solutions provider offering products and services to the transportation, energy, and construction markets. Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company has built a reputation for delivering specialty materials and engineering solutions that support critical infrastructure projects across various industries.

The company’s operations are organized into three primary segments: Rail Products & Services, Construction Products, and Tubular & Energy Products. In its rail segment, L.B. Foster supplies track materials, rail welding services, transit systems components, and maintenance solutions to freight and passenger rail operators. The construction products division manufactures cold-formed steel framing, steel deck, acoustical ceilings, and specialty building components for commercial and institutional projects. The tubular and energy group designs and fabricates transmission and distribution towers, poles, and pressure vessels for the oil, gas, and utility sectors.

Serving customers across North America, Europe, and select international markets, L.B. Foster leverages a network of manufacturing facilities, service centers, and engineering support teams to deliver customized solutions. Its client base includes Class I railroads, municipal transit agencies, utility companies, and general contractors. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Yoo, who has emphasized strategic acquisitions, operational excellence, and the expansion of technology-driven service offerings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.50 to $44.93
• 50-Day Range: $29.71 to $44.66
• 52-Week Range: $21.67 to $45.81
• Volume: 337,742 shs
• Average Volume: 101,328 shs
• Market Capitalization: $467.09 million
• P/E Ratio: 43.36
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

L.B. Foster scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

L.B. Foster has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

L.B. Foster has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 28.3% downside from its current price of $44.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

L.B. Foster has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.79%

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 43.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 43.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 2.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.83% 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 2.3, 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 93.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 4 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for FSTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added L.B. Foster to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $1,120,020.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Today: 6/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 1,191
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for L.B. Foster: $32.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.67
• 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: $563.36 million
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: $1.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.20
• Book Value: $16.93 per share
• Price / Book: 2.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,459,000
• Free Float: 9,664,000
• Market Cap: $467.09 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15