FSTR vs. CMCO, GRC, TRS, HY, PRLB, ERII, GHM, OFLX, PLL, and EML
Should you be buying L.B. Foster stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.B. Foster include Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Proto Labs (PRLB), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), Omega Flex (OFLX), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), and Eastern (EML). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
L.B. Foster vs.
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 1 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 3 mentions for L.B. Foster. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat L.B. Foster's score of 0.41 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
L.B. Foster presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.14%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $51.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.87%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Columbus McKinnon received 61 more outperform votes than L.B. Foster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.32% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote while only 57.07% of users gave L.B. Foster an outperform vote.
L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 1.51%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 9.20% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.
80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Columbus McKinnon beats L.B. Foster on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get L.B. Foster News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FSTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
L.B. Foster Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Free FSTR Stock Alerts