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

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$20.16 +0.84 (+4.35%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.65
$20.23
50-Day Range
$17.98
$28.30
52-Week Range
$14.23
$30.77
Volume
26,841 shs
Average Volume
56,183 shs
Market Capitalization
$215.69 million
P/E Ratio
5.18
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$25.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions. The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors, as well as used rails; rail accessories, such as rack spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products. This segment also provides engineered concrete railroad ties, friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and manufactures sounds walls, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed and precast concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; concrete-reinforced steel grid decking, open steel grid deck, aluminum bridge railing, and stay-in-place steel bridge forms; cuts, threads, and paints pipe; threading services for water well applications; protective pipeline coating services; and turnkey solutions for metering and injection systems for oil and gas markets. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

L.B. Foster Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 186 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    L.B. Foster has only been the subject of 1 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 46.55% in the coming year, from $1.16 to $1.70 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 5.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 5.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 74.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.17% 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 2.5, 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 11.98%, 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 Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of L.B. Foster is 4.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, L.B. Foster will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.41% next year. This indicates that L.B. Foster will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about L.B. Foster's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.17% 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 2.5, 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 11.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
    • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

    • Percentage Held by Insiders

      Only 6.20% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

    L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $26.90 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FSTR stock has decreased by 25.1% and is now trading at $20.16.
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    L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.05. The basic materials company earned $137.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.56 million. L.B. Foster had a net margin of 7.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.01%.
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    L.B. Foster's board approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $40,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 16.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

    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
    11/07/2024
    Today
    4/24/2025
    Next Earnings (Estimated)
    5/06/2025
    Fiscal Year End
    12/31/2025

    Industry, Sector and Symbol

    Stock Exchange
    NASDAQ
    Industry
    Metals service centers & offices
    Sub-Industry
    Industrial Machinery
    Current Symbol
    NASDAQ:FSTR
    Employees
    990
    Year Founded
    1902

    Price Target and Rating

    Average Stock Price Target
    $25.00
    High Stock Price Target
    $25.00
    Low Stock Price Target
    $25.00
    Potential Upside/Downside
    +25.5%
    Consensus Rating
    Buy
    Rating Score (0-4)
    3.00
    Research Coverage
    2 Analysts

    Profitability

    Trailing P/E Ratio
    5.11
    Forward P/E Ratio
    17.18
    P/E Growth
    N/A
    Net Income
    $1.46 million
    Pretax Margin
    2.47%

    Debt

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    $530.77 million
    Cash Flow
    $1.19 per share
    Price / Cash Flow
    16.70
    Book Value
    $12.90 per share
    Price / Book
    1.54

    Miscellaneous

    Free Float
    10,159,000
    Market Cap
    $213.19 million
    Optionable
    Optionable
    Beta
    0.99

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    This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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