Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors $3.55 -0.21 (-5.59%) Closing price 07/23/2025Extended Trading$3.63 +0.08 (+2.25%) As of 07/23/2025 07:40 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, BOOM, EML, PLL, 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), DMC Global (BOOM), Eastern (EML), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), 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. Its Competitors L.B. Foster DMC Global Eastern Piedmont Lithium 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 industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FSTR or AP? 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend FSTR or AP? L.B. Foster currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.09%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 and 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$530.77M0.47$42.95M$3.317.19Ampco-Pittsburgh$418.30M0.17$440K$0.2216.14 Is FSTR or AP more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of 1.04%. Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity of 5.89% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets L.B. Foster7.22% 3.76% 1.89% Ampco-Pittsburgh 1.04%5.89%0.79% Which has more risk and volatility, FSTR or AP? L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to 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. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's score of 0.47 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment L.B. Foster 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ampco-Pittsburgh 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryL.B. Foster beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 12 of the 16 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 AP 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-PittsburghMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$75.56M$2.33B$7.65B$20.89BDividend YieldN/A2.86%4.55%3.62%P/E Ratio16.1425.4925.6927.93Price / Sales0.1710.03102.5573.08Price / Cash3.9712.7427.8422.61Price / Book1.002.214.464.70Net Income$440K$107.10M$795.63M$993.85M7 Day Performance7.64%6.34%1.63%1.99%1 Month Performance15.07%14.09%6.77%5.85%1 Year Performance126.11%23.83%31.85%13.36% Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAmpco-Pittsburgh1.3165 of 5 stars$3.55-5.6%N/A+116.5%$75.56M$418.30M16.141,634Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFSTRL.B. Foster3.665 of 5 stars$23.82-1.6%$25.00+5.0%+2.9%$251.54M$530.77M7.201,057BOOMDMC Global3.052 of 5 stars$8.24-3.3%$16.25+97.2%-37.9%$168.84M$642.85M-1.011,600Upcoming EarningsEMLEastern0.932 of 5 stars$24.04-0.8%N/A-21.0%$147.77M$271.44M-18.211,246PLLPiedmont Lithium2.106 of 5 stars$6.72-3.3%$12.75+89.7%-20.8%$147.50M$99.88M-2.3940HURCHurco Companies0.8019 of 5 stars$19.22-0.9%N/A+10.4%$125.07M$183.63M-6.43740Positive NewsNNBRNN1.3983 of 5 stars$2.16+2.4%N/A-44.9%$108.97M$464.29M-2.182,900TBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$0.75flatN/A-88.5%$1.08M$89.62M0.00180PHParker-Hannifin4.3151 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+32.1%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.54 of 5 stars$257.72-0.8%$253.83-1.5%+8.4%$75.51B$15.90B22.6744,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.322 of 5 stars$87.69-1.5%$99.42+13.4%-13.3%$35.38B$7.28B43.4121,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies L.B. 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