What is B. Riley’s Forecast for L.B. Foster Q1 Earnings?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for L.B. Foster in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

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

FSTR stock opened at $19.98 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.24. L.B. Foster has a fifty-two week low of $14.23 and a fifty-two week high of $30.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $214.84 million, a PE ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 0.97.

L.B. Foster announced that its Board of Directors 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 reacquire up to 16.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSTR. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of L.B. Foster in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,784,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of L.B. Foster during the fourth quarter worth approximately $349,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 4,225 shares during the period. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its stake 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 last quarter. 80.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.