Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors $2.72 -0.25 (-8.25%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.80 +0.07 (+2.75%) As of 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AP vs. FSTR, PLL, EML, BOOM, HURC, NNBR, TBLT, PH, ITW, and IRShould you be buying Ampco-Pittsburgh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ampco-Pittsburgh include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Eastern (EML), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), NN (NNBR), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), and Ingersoll Rand (IR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Ampco-Pittsburgh vs. L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium Eastern DMC Global Hurco Companies NN ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FSTR or AP? 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FSTR or AP? In the previous week, Ampco-Pittsburgh had 1 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh and 3 mentions for L.B. Foster. Ampco-Pittsburgh's average media sentiment score of -0.22 beat L.B. Foster's score of -0.37 indicating that Ampco-Pittsburgh is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment L.B. Foster 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ampco-Pittsburgh 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, FSTR or AP? L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FSTR or AP a better dividend stock? L.B. Foster pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. L.B. Foster pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays out 163.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is FSTR or AP more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -10.46%. L.B. Foster's return on equity of 6.01% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets L.B. Foster7.96% 6.01% 2.82% Ampco-Pittsburgh -10.46%-63.13%-7.95% Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSTR or AP? Ampco-Pittsburgh received 87 more outperform votes than L.B. Foster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.17% of users gave Ampco-Pittsburgh an outperform vote while only 56.86% of users gave L.B. Foster an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformL.B. FosterOutperform Votes22856.86% Underperform Votes17343.14% Ampco-PittsburghOutperform Votes31557.17% Underperform Votes23642.83% Do analysts rate FSTR or AP? L.B. Foster presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.93%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Ampco-Pittsburgh.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score L.B. Foster 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ampco-Pittsburgh 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, FSTR or AP? L.B. Foster has higher revenue and earnings than Ampco-Pittsburgh. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ampco-Pittsburgh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioL.B. Foster$504.24M0.40$1.46M$3.315.73Ampco-Pittsburgh$412.36M0.13-$39.93M$0.2212.39 SummaryL.B. Foster beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ampco-Pittsburgh News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmpco-PittsburghPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.76M$11.09B$7.65B$19.37BDividend YieldN/A1.41%4.58%3.84%P/E Ratio-1.2127.1323.1534.23Price / Sales0.132.9490.0634.85Price / CashN/A19.5626.9417.51Price / Book0.763.313.984.69Net Income-$39.93M$369.47M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance22.20%1.27%1.05%-1.34%1 Month Performance49.73%20.65%11.76%9.79%1 Year Performance69.25%8.36%18.18%3.27% Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAmpco-Pittsburgh1.2975 of 5 stars$2.73-8.2%N/A+100.0%$54.76M$412.36M-1.211,480FSTRL.B. Foster4.6769 of 5 stars$18.78+3.8%$25.00+33.1%-33.7%$198.30M$504.24M4.83990PLLPiedmont Lithium1.8024 of 5 stars$7.18-1.9%$12.75+77.6%-60.5%$157.56M$106.47M-2.1640EMLEastern0.9992 of 5 stars$23.35+3.0%N/A-16.5%$143.53M$271.44M-22.671,190Gap DownBOOMDMC Global1.8172 of 5 stars$6.93flat$16.25+134.5%-46.6%$142.00M$635.27M-0.881,700HURCHurco Companies0.6265 of 5 stars$15.55+3.9%N/A-13.9%$100.83M$187.94M-6.07740High Trading VolumeNNBRNN0.5896 of 5 stars$1.88+9.9%N/A-34.8%$93.76M$464.29M-1.723,170TBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$1.65-5.7%N/A-43.9%$2.38M$89.62M0.00180PHParker-Hannifin4.4597 of 5 stars$668.41+3.2%$710.12+6.2%+24.1%$85.41B$19.79B27.6755,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.3121 of 5 stars$250.17+3.2%$253.67+1.4%-0.3%$73.30B$15.76B21.3546,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand3.9243 of 5 stars$84.21+6.2%$98.91+17.5%-11.9%$33.97B$7.28B40.8817,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies L.B. Foster Competitors Piedmont Lithium Competitors Eastern Competitors DMC Global Competitors Hurco Companies Competitors NN Competitors ToughBuilt Industries Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Illinois Tool Works Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AP) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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