CRS vs. FSTR, HWKN, IOSP, AGI, AXTA, CCJ, EGO, KOP, LYB, and DNN
Should you be buying Carpenter Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carpenter Technology include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Hawkins (HWKN), Innospec (IOSP), Alamos Gold (AGI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Cameco (CCJ), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Koppers (KOP), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), and Denison Mine (DNN). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Carpenter Technology vs. Its Competitors
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and Carpenter Technology (NYSE:CRS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 13.07% compared to L.B. Foster's net margin of 7.19%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 21.50% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.
In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 8 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 4 mentions for L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 1.09 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media.
L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Carpenter Technology has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carpenter Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
L.B. Foster presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.68%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $278.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Carpenter Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carpenter Technology is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
Summary
Carpenter Technology beats L.B. Foster on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CRS) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff