Sidoti Csr Has Bullish Estimate for L.B. Foster Q3 Earnings

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 27th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.61. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on FSTR. StockNews.com lowered shares of L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. B. Riley started coverage on shares of L.B. Foster in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $25.00 price target for the company.

L.B. Foster Trading Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ:FSTR opened at $19.98 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $214.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 0.97. 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 1 year low of $14.23 and a 1 year high of $30.77. The business has a fifty day moving average of $24.67 and a 200-day moving average of $24.24.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew 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 acquiring an additional 3,003 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in L.B. Foster in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,784,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of L.B. Foster by 197.2% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,368 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 4,225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of L.B. Foster in the 4th quarter worth approximately $349,000. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

L.B. Foster announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 4th that allows the company to buyback $40.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the basic materials company to purchase up to 16.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are 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.