Sidoti Csr Has Pessimistic View of L.B. Foster Q1 Earnings

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for L.B. Foster in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. B. Riley boosted their price objective on L.B. Foster from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th.

L.B. Foster Stock Performance

FSTR opened at $21.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $234.04 million, a PE ratio of 5.56 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. L.B. Foster has a 1 year low of $14.23 and a 1 year high of $30.77. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.02.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FSTR. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 3,003 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position 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 valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 4,225 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in L.B. Foster in the fourth quarter valued at $349,000. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its position in 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 valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in L.B. Foster in the fourth quarter valued at $1,784,000. 80.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

L.B. Foster announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase 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 typically a sign that the company’s board of directors 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.