Q3 Earnings Estimate for L.B. Foster Issued By B. Riley

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 26th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.63 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share.

Separately, StockNews.com cut L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th.

L.B. Foster Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FSTR opened at $20.08 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $24.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 2.27. L.B. Foster has a one year low of $14.23 and a one year high of $30.77. The firm has a market cap of $215.92 million, a PE ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSTR. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of L.B. Foster in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,784,000. De Lisle Partners LLP boosted its stake in shares of L.B. Foster by 11.9% during the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 46,944 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $961,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in L.B. Foster during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $349,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in L.B. Foster by 197.2% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,368 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 4,225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in L.B. Foster by 129.1% during the third quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 5,329 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 3,003 shares during the period. 80.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

L.B. Foster declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $40.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the basic materials company to repurchase up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

L.B. Foster Company Profile

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.