FST (KBSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FST Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes steel golf shafts to golf club original equipment manufacturers and distributors worldwide. The company offers steel shafts under the KBS brand name. FST Corp.is based in Chiayi, Taiwan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.24 to $1.30
• 50-Day Range: $1.14 to $1.57
• 52-Week Range: $1.04 to $2.52
• Volume: 12,168 shs
• Average Volume: 136,464 shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.32 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

FST Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FST scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 58 stocks in the manufacturing sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

FST has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FST has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 60.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FST are expected to grow by 60.00% in the coming year, from $0.05 to $0.08 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FST has a P/B Ratio of 3.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of FST has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FST has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 21.03, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FST has recently decreased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

FST does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

FST does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

FST has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Manufacturing companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for FST this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FST insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.63% of the stock of FST is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.85% of the stock of FST is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KBSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KBSX shares performed this year?

FST's stock was trading at $1.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KBSX shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at $1.28.

How were FST's earnings last quarter?

FST Corp. (NASDAQ:KBSX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 1st. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter. The firm earned $14.65 million during the quarter.

How do I buy shares of FST?

Shares of KBSX 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/01/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Manufacturing
• Industry: UNCLASSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Recreation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KBSX
• CIK: 2014254
• Web: N/A
• Phone: 886-5-276-6171
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $47.97 million
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.41 per share
• Price / Book: 3.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,750,000
• Free Float: 17,127,000
• Market Cap: $48.32 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.28