FSTR vs. CMCO, PRLB, GRC, TRS, HY, ERII, GHM, PLL, NNBR, 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), Proto Labs (PRLB), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), NN (NNBR), 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
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 2 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 1 mentions for L.B. Foster. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat L.B. Foster's score of 0.00 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, indicating a potential downside of 7.03%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $51.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.56%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
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.
L.B. Foster pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. L.B. Foster pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbus McKinnon pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Columbus McKinnon received 60 more outperform votes than L.B. Foster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.37% 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 beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of L.B. Foster shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Columbus McKinnon beats L.B. Foster on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 12/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff