FSTR vs. PRLB, CMCO, TRS, GRC, HY, ERII, GHM, OFLX, BOOM, and NNBR
Should you be buying L.B. Foster stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L.B. Foster include Proto Labs (PRLB), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), TriMas (TRS), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), Omega Flex (OFLX), DMC Global (BOOM), and NN (NNBR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
L.B. Foster vs.
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proto Labs has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
L.B. Foster presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.89%. Proto Labs has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Proto Labs' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
In the previous week, L.B. Foster and L.B. Foster both had 1 articles in the media. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Proto Labs' score of 0.90 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Proto Labs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Proto Labs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Proto Labs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Proto Labs' net margin of 3.31%. L.B. Foster's return on equity of 6.01% beat Proto Labs' return on equity.
Proto Labs received 102 more outperform votes than L.B. Foster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.72% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote while only 57.07% of users gave L.B. Foster an outperform vote.
Summary
L.B. Foster and Proto Labs tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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