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L.B. Foster (FSTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$18.50
-0.42 (-2.22%)
(As of 09/6/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$18.36
$19.10
50-Day Range
$16.08
$24.01
52-Week Range
$14.23
$30.77
Volume
27,061 shs
Average Volume
60,116 shs
Market Capitalization
$202.83 million
P/E Ratio
25.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$21.00

L.B. Foster MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
13.5% Upside
$21.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
2.31% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-2.57
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.98mentions of L.B. Foster in the last 14 days
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Acquiring Shares
$149,231 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
50.00%
From $1.20 to $1.80 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.73 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

18th out of 180 stocks

Metals Service Centers & Offices Industry

1st out of 4 stocks

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About L.B. Foster Stock (NASDAQ:FSTR)

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions. The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors, as well as used rails; rail accessories, such as rack spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products. This segment also provides engineered concrete railroad ties, friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and manufactures sounds walls, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed and precast concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; concrete-reinforced steel grid decking, open steel grid deck, aluminum bridge railing, and stay-in-place steel bridge forms; cuts, threads, and paints pipe; threading services for water well applications; protective pipeline coating services; and turnkey solutions for metering and injection systems for oil and gas markets. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

FSTR Stock Price History

FSTR Stock News Headlines

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2024
Today
9/07/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Metals service centers & offices
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSTR
CUSIP
35006010
Employees
1,065
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$21.00
High Stock Price Target
$21.00
Low Stock Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.46 million
Pretax Margin
1.37%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$545.34 million
Cash Flow
$1.53 per share
Book Value
$13.48 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
10,284,000
Market Cap
$202.83 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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Key Executives

  • Mr. John F. Kasel (Age 59)
    President, CEO & Director
    Comp: $1.25M
  • Mr. William M. Thalman (Age 57)
    Executive VP & CFO
    Comp: $589.74k
  • Mr. Brian H. Kelly (Age 64)
    Executive Vice President of Human Resources & Administration
    Comp: $548.5k
  • Mr. Patrick J. Guinee Esq. (Age 54)
    Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
    Comp: $570.57k
  • Mr. Gregory W. Lippard (Age 55)
    Senior Vice President of Rail, Technologies & Services
    Comp: $570.66k
  • Mr. Sean M. Reilly CPA (Age 51)
    Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
  • Mr. Peter David-Vaughan Jones (Age 56)
    Senior Vice President of UK Services & Solutions
  • Stephanie Listwak
    Investor Relations Manager
  • Jake Fuellhart
    Marketing & Communications Manager
  • Mr. William F. Treacy (Age 64)
    Executive VP & Chief Growth Officer

FSTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSTR shares performed this year?

L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $21.99 at the start of the year. Since then, FSTR stock has decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at $18.50.
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How were L.B. Foster's earnings last quarter?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.16. The basic materials company earned $140.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.36 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.69% and a net margin of 1.35%.

What is Robert P. Bauer's approval rating as L.B. Foster's CEO?

7 employees have rated L.B. Foster Chief Executive Officer Robert P. Bauer on Glassdoor.com. Robert P. Bauer has an approval rating of 61% among the company's employees. This puts Robert P. Bauer in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

How do I buy shares of L.B. Foster?

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What other stocks do shareholders of L.B. Foster own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that L.B. Foster investors own include Salesforce (CRM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), BlackBerry (BB), AT&T (T), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (FLWS), Pfizer (PFE) and Snap (SNAP).

This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 9/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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