NASDAQ:FSTR

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

$24.51
+0.41 (+1.70%)
(As of 04/24/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$23.62
$24.51
50-Day Range
$22.31
$27.36
52-Week Range
$10.26
$27.93
Volume
57,620 shs
Average Volume
40,327 shs
Market Capitalization
$268.87 million
P/E Ratio
188.55
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$23.00

L.B. Foster MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
6.2% Downside
$23.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
1.32% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
-2.57
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
N/A
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
52.34%
From $1.07 to $1.63 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.

3.00 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

94th out of 173 stocks

Metals Service Centers & Offices Industry

3rd 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

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/05/2024
Today
4/25/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/14/2024
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
$23.00
High Stock Price Target
$23.00
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.46 million
Pretax Margin
0.17%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$543.74 million
Cash Flow
$1.67 per share
Book Value
$12.90 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
10,292,000
Market Cap
$268.87 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.78

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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

Should I buy or sell L.B. Foster stock right now?

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for L.B. Foster in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" FSTR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FSTR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is L.B. Foster's stock price target for 2024?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for L.B. Foster's stock. Their FSTR share price targets range from $23.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $23.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.2%.
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How have FSTR shares performed in 2024?

L.B. Foster's stock was trading at $21.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FSTR stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $24.51.
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Are investors shorting L.B. Foster?

L.B. Foster saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 135,100 shares, an increase of 48.1% from the March 15th total of 91,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 40,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold.
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When is L.B. Foster's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2024.
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How were L.B. Foster's earnings last quarter?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 5th. The basic materials company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. The basic materials company earned $134.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $127.65 million. L.B. Foster had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.18% and a net margin of 0.27%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.03 EPS.

What ETF holds L.B. Foster's stock?

Gabelli Automation ETF holds 6,106 shares of FSTR stock, representing 3.24% of its portfolio.

What guidance has L.B. Foster issued on next quarter's earnings?

L.B. Foster updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $525.0 million-$560.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $572.1 million.

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.

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

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

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

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This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 4/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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