Sidoti Weighs in on L.B. Foster’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FSTR)

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Stock analysts at Sidoti reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for L.B. Foster in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 4th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of ($0.25) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.07). The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.18) EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on FSTR. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of L.B. Foster in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research lowered L.B. Foster from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on L.B. Foster from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Singular Research raised shares of L.B. Foster to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, L.B. Foster presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

L.B. Foster Trading Down 1.1%

L.B. Foster stock opened at $28.50 on Monday. L.B. Foster has a 12 month low of $17.16 and a 12 month high of $32.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market cap of $293.84 million, a P/E ratio of 41.30 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.99.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The basic materials company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.44). The company had revenue of $160.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $158.83 million. L.B. Foster had a return on equity of 4.32% and a net margin of 1.40%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L.B. Foster

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in L.B. Foster by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 15,433 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 63,033 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,699,000 after acquiring an additional 4,784 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of L.B. Foster in the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in L.B. Foster by 93,700.0% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 9,380 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $253,000 after buying an additional 9,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 19,150 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,397 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at L.B. Foster

In other news, major shareholder Aron R. English sold 5,124 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.99, for a total value of $163,916.76. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,185,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,937,644.78. This represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 52,661 shares of company stock worth $1,437,433 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 4.70% of the company’s stock.

L.B. Foster Company Profile

L.B. Foster Company is a diversified infrastructure solutions provider offering products and services to the transportation, energy, and construction markets. Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company has built a reputation for delivering specialty materials and engineering solutions that support critical infrastructure projects across various industries.

The company’s operations are organized into three primary segments: Rail Products & Services, Construction Products, and Tubular & Energy Products.