Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors $2.90 -0.05 (-1.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.90 +0.01 (+0.31%) As of 04:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AP vs. FSTR, PLL, EML, HURC, BOOM, NNBR, TBLT, PH, ITW, and XYLShould you be buying Ampco-Pittsburgh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ampco-Pittsburgh include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Eastern (EML), Hurco Companies (HURC), DMC Global (BOOM), NN (NNBR), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), and Xylem (XYL). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Ampco-Pittsburgh vs. Its Competitors L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium Eastern Hurco Companies DMC Global NN ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Xylem Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) and L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) are both small-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts prefer AP or FSTR? L.B. Foster has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.27%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Ampco-Pittsburgh.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ampco-Pittsburgh 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) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, AP or FSTR? L.B. Foster has higher revenue and earnings than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L.B. Foster, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmpco-Pittsburgh$418.30M0.14$440K-$0.24-12.06L.B. Foster$530.77M0.46$42.95M$3.326.95 Does the media prefer AP or FSTR? In the previous week, L.B. Foster had 19 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for L.B. Foster and 8 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat L.B. Foster's score of 0.00 indicating that Ampco-Pittsburgh is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ampco-Pittsburgh 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive L.B. Foster 3 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AP or FSTR? 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, AP or FSTR? Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AP or FSTR more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.19% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -1.22%. L.B. Foster's return on equity of 3.64% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ampco-Pittsburgh-1.22% 1.40% 0.19% L.B. Foster 7.19%3.64%1.88% SummaryL.B. Foster beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ampco-Pittsburgh News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AP 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 AP 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 NYSE 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 AP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmpco-PittsburghMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$58.83M$2.29B$7.65B$20.92BDividend YieldN/A3.12%4.56%3.59%P/E Ratio-12.0621.1425.9928.16Price / Sales0.149.74100.6956.93Price / Cash3.1035.2927.5717.81Price / Book0.822.294.364.57Net Income$440K$107.36M$796.69M$993.62M7 Day Performance-15.10%-0.30%1.00%2.33%1 Month Performance-10.68%5.12%1.14%1.41%1 Year Performance60.83%26.15%32.16%13.75% Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAmpco-Pittsburgh1.3502 of 5 stars$2.90-1.5%N/A+62.8%$58.83M$418.30M-12.061,634Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownFSTRL.B. Foster3.1073 of 5 stars$22.25+0.8%$25.00+12.4%+19.4%$233.15M$530.77M6.721,057News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPLLPiedmont Lithium1.8738 of 5 stars$10.27+14.1%$12.75+24.1%+28.5%$197.51M$99.88M-4.0140High Trading VolumeEMLEastern1.5822 of 5 stars$22.64+0.4%N/A-26.6%$137.45M$272.75M-17.151,246Ex-DividendHURCHurco Companies1.7584 of 5 stars$18.16-3.3%N/A+6.4%$122.20M$186.58M-6.07740BOOMDMC Global2.4628 of 5 stars$6.10+4.3%$8.50+39.3%-46.8%$120.40M$642.85M-0.711,600High Trading VolumeNNBRNN1.9804 of 5 stars$2.16+1.9%$4.00+85.2%-36.6%$106.95M$464.29M-1.912,900TBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$0.50flatN/AN/A$722K$89.62M0.00180High Trading VolumePHParker-Hannifin4.6339 of 5 stars$730.89+0.4%$763.00+4.4%+25.1%$92.99B$19.85B26.9561,120Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.5213 of 5 stars$256.940.0%$259.33+0.9%+6.8%$74.91B$15.90B22.5244,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionXYLXylem3.8076 of 5 stars$142.93+0.2%$151.57+6.0%+6.0%$34.72B$8.56B37.1223,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies L.B. 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