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

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$41.62 +1.26 (+3.11%)
As of 01:26 PM Eastern
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.55
$42.01
50-Day Range
$27.24
$41.12
52-Week Range
$17.88
$42.42
Volume
61,509 shs
Average Volume
60,176 shs
Market Capitalization
$435.29 million
P/E Ratio
40.40
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 176 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    L.B. Foster has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    L.B. Foster has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 23.4% downside from its current price of $41.78.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 40.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 40.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.45.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 2.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.11% 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 1.01, 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 decreased by 28.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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 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 Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 31 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • 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 $4,325,623.00 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.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's insider trading history.
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FSTR Stock News Headlines

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L.B. Foster Company Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary
L.B. Foster (FSTR) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript
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FSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $26.95 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FSTR stock has increased by 55.0% and is now trading at $41.7830.

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.36. The basic materials company earned $121.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.30 million. L.B. Foster had a net margin of 1.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.36%.
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L.B. Foster's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional investors of L.B. Foster include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.63%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.33%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.27%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian H Kelly, William M Thalman, Raymond T Betler, Sean M Reilly, Brian Hunter Friedman and Alexander B Jones.
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Shares of FSTR 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that L.B. Foster investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/04/2026
Today
5/08/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
STEEL - PRODUCERS
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSTR
CIK
352825
Employees
1,191
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-23.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
40.42
Forward P/E Ratio
23.91
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
1.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$540.01 million
Price / Sales
0.81
Cash Flow
$1.95 per share
Price / Cash Flow
21.37
Book Value
$16.68 per share
Price / Book
2.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
10,460,000
Free Float
9,664,000
Market Cap
$435.14 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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