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

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$28.10 -0.45 (-1.58%)
(As of 10:19 AM ET)

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

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.10
$28.60
50-Day Range
$18.85
$29.45
52-Week Range
$14.23
$30.77
Volume
2,846 shs
Average Volume
55,456 shs
Market Capitalization
$304.32 million
P/E Ratio
7.22
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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90th Percentile Overall Score

FSTR MarketRank™: 

L.B. Foster scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 197 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 49.57% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.75 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.61.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of L.B. Foster is 7.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 118.20.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    L.B. Foster has a P/B Ratio of 2.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.42% 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 3.1, 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 14.20%, 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 4.11%. 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 9.14% 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

    1.42% 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 3.1, 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 14.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    L.B. Foster has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for L.B. Foster this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for FSTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $21.99 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FSTR shares have increased by 27.8% and is now trading at $28.10.
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L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.16. The basic materials company earned $140.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.36 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.01% and a net margin of 7.96%.

L.B. Foster's top institutional shareholders include Systematic Financial Management LP (0.47%), De Lisle Partners LLP (0.43%), MetLife Investment Management LLC (0.05%) and BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Kasel, 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.
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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
8/06/2024
Today
12/18/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Metals service centers & offices
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSTR
CUSIP
35006010
Employees
1,065
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
-12.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.46 million
Pretax Margin
2.47%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$537.46 million
Cash Flow
$1.63 per share
Book Value
$12.90 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
10,159,000
Market Cap
$309.20 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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