What is B. Riley’s Forecast for L.B. Foster Q3 Earnings?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for L.B. Foster in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 26th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke expects that the basic materials company will earn $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 lowered L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th.

L.B. Foster Stock Performance

Shares of FSTR stock opened at $20.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 2.27. The firm has a market cap of $215.92 million, a P/E ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $24.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.20. L.B. Foster has a one year low of $14.23 and a one year high of $30.77.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 129.1% in the third quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 5,329 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 3,003 shares in the last quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of L.B. Foster by 11.9% in the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 46,944 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $961,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of L.B. Foster in the fourth quarter worth $1,784,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of L.B. Foster by 197.2% during the fourth 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. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of L.B. Foster in the fourth quarter valued at $349,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

L.B. Foster announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 4th that permits the company to buyback $40.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the basic materials company to purchase up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.