L.B. Foster (FSTR) News Today

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 235,100 shares, a growth of 25.3% from the July 31st total of 187,600 shares. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 86,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a report released on Wednesday, August 14th. B. Riley analyst A. Rygiel now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0

B. Riley dropped their price target on L.B. Foster from $27.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Singular Research issued their Q3 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a research report issued on Monday, August 12th. Singular Research analyst C. Sakai forecasts that the basic materials company will ea

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) insider Sean M. Reilly acquired 620 shares of L.B. Foster stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $16.47 per share, with a total value of $10,211.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 24,163 shares of the company's stock, valued at $397,964.61. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The basic materials company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.16). L.B. Foster had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $140.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $137.36 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.32 EPS.

StockNews.com upgraded L.B. Foster from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, August 6, Zacks reports.

StockNews.com lowered shares of L.B. Foster from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 194,100 shares, an increase of 130.5% from the June 30th total of 84,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 84,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's stock are sold short.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $23.86

StockNews.com upgraded L.B. Foster from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 102,400 shares, a growth of 11.5% from the April 15th total of 91,800 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 45,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

B. Riley boosted their target price on L.B. Foster from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley raised their Q2 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for L.B. Foster in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 9th. B. Riley analyst A. Rygiel now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per shar

StockNews.com raised shares of L.B. Foster from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 135,100 shares, an increase of 48.1% from the March 15th total of 91,200 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 40,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days.