L.B. Foster (FSTR) Competitors $26.49 +2.72 (+11.44%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FSTR vs. ZEUS, RYI, PRLB, HY, OFLX, GHM, PLL, NNBR, BOOM, and EMLShould you be buying L.B. Foster stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.B. Foster include Olympic Steel (ZEUS), Ryerson (RYI), Proto Labs (PRLB), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Omega Flex (OFLX), Graham (GHM), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), NN (NNBR), DMC Global (BOOM), and Eastern (EML). L.B. Foster vs. Olympic Steel Ryerson Proto Labs Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Omega Flex Graham Piedmont Lithium NN DMC Global Eastern Olympic Steel (NASDAQ:ZEUS) and L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Is ZEUS or FSTR more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Olympic Steel's net margin of 1.32%. L.B. Foster's return on equity of 6.01% beat Olympic Steel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Olympic Steel1.32% 3.79% 2.13% L.B. Foster 7.96%6.01%2.82% Do analysts prefer ZEUS or FSTR? L.B. Foster has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.62%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Olympic Steel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Olympic Steel 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00L.B. Foster 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ZEUS or FSTR? 87.1% of Olympic Steel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Olympic Steel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of L.B. Foster shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ZEUS or FSTR? Olympic Steel has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olympic Steel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOlympic Steel$2.16B0.20$44.53M$2.2817.39L.B. Foster$543.74M0.53$1.46M$3.896.81 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZEUS or FSTR? Olympic Steel received 131 more outperform votes than L.B. Foster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.03% of users gave Olympic Steel an outperform vote while only 57.07% of users gave L.B. Foster an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOlympic SteelOutperform Votes35765.03% Underperform Votes19234.97% L.B. FosterOutperform Votes22657.07% Underperform Votes17042.93% Does the media favor ZEUS or FSTR? In the previous week, L.B. Foster had 5 more articles in the media than Olympic Steel. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for L.B. Foster and 6 mentions for Olympic Steel. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Olympic Steel's score of 0.43 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Olympic Steel 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral L.B. Foster 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ZEUS or FSTR? Olympic Steel has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryL.B. Foster beats Olympic Steel on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. Big tech giants are quietly integrating it. Venture capitalists are scrambling to invest.Click here to discover our #1 crypto for the market right now – poised for massive growth 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FSTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricL.B. FosterMetals service centers & offices IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$286.89M$10.53B$2.87B$8.74BDividend YieldN/A2.81%5.17%4.08%P/E Ratio6.8113.43102.3713.75Price / Sales0.530.42556,660.5087.53Price / Cash16.007.7823.8835.24Price / Book1.571.113.685.93Net Income$1.46M$2.02B$150.77M$225.73M7 Day Performance21.96%-0.74%-3.58%-1.34%1 Month Performance31.01%-0.81%-4.53%1.15%1 Year Performance32.45%-11.52%27.93%24.02% L.B. Foster Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FSTRL.B. Foster4.5843 of 5 stars$26.49+11.4%$25.00-5.6%+32.5%$286.89M$543.74M6.811,065Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeZEUSOlympic Steel2.5876 of 5 stars$40.66-3.5%N/A-29.0%$452.67M$2.01B17.832,168Positive NewsRYIRyerson2.7384 of 5 stars$25.04-3.7%N/A-13.9%$797.52M$5.11B41.054,600PRLBProto Labs1.0206 of 5 stars$39.19-1.6%N/A+4.1%$960.55M$504.19M41.692,415HYHyster-Yale Materials Handling3.9446 of 5 stars$52.78-1.9%N/A+14.0%$923.65M$4.12B5.928,600Dividend AnnouncementGap UpOFLXOmega Flex2.4049 of 5 stars$53.34-2.9%N/A-24.5%$538.20M$102.86M29.47170Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGHMGraham4.0316 of 5 stars$40.79-0.6%N/A+129.0%$444.24M$187.92M57.45490Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpPLLPiedmont Lithium2.4642 of 5 stars$12.95+6.6%N/A-57.4%$251.61M$66.45M-6.3540Analyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNNBRNN3.2304 of 5 stars$3.61+3.4%N/A+59.1%$180.31M$470.31M-3.313,160Positive NewsBOOMDMC Global3.6097 of 5 stars$8.71-3.5%N/A-49.5%$174.46M$719.19M-1.101,800Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓EMLEastern1.3497 of 5 stars$26.76-1.8%N/A+50.0%$165.46M$284.46M-25.981,199Short Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZEUS Competitors RYI Competitors PRLB Competitors HY Competitors OFLX Competitors GHM Competitors PLL Competitors NNBR Competitors BOOM Competitors EML Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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