B. Riley Issues Positive Estimate for L.B. Foster Earnings

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Investment analysts at B. Riley upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for L.B. Foster in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.64. 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. B. Riley also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.21). L.B. Foster had a net margin of 7.96% and a return on equity of 6.01%. The firm had revenue of $97.79 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.40 million.

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

L.B. Foster Stock Down 6.9 %

FSTR opened at $18.30 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.09. L.B. Foster has a 12 month low of $14.23 and a 12 month high of $30.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.79 million, a P/E ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 1.30.

L.B. Foster declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $40.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the basic materials company to reacquire up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSTR. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in L.B. Foster by 197.2% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,368 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $171,000 after acquiring an additional 4,225 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of L.B. Foster in the fourth quarter worth approximately $349,000. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in L.B. Foster during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,784,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

About L.B. Foster

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.