Sidoti Has Pessimistic Outlook of L.B. Foster Q3 Earnings

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 11th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.74 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Research cut L.B. Foster from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of L.B. Foster in a report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of L.B. Foster from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.00.

L.B. Foster Price Performance

Shares of FSTR opened at $37.94 on Wednesday. L.B. Foster has a 1 year low of $22.32 and a 1 year high of $45.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The company has a market capitalization of $396.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.25 and a 200-day moving average of $35.73.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by ($0.12). L.B. Foster had a net margin of 2.04% and a return on equity of 7.64%. The company had revenue of $138.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.49 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L.B. Foster

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc increased its holdings in L.B. Foster by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 113,765 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,066,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in L.B. Foster by 1.5% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,042 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in L.B. Foster by 2.2% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,763 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $635,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in L.B. Foster by 5.7% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 9,667 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its holdings in L.B. Foster by 356.7% in the third quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,466 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

Key L.B. Foster News

Here are the key news stories impacting L.B. Foster this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Operating cash flow surged 71.7% year over year to $17.9 million, helping L.B. Foster reduce total debt 41.2% to $48.0 million and lower gross leverage to 1.0x. Free cash flow rose 85% to $14.3 million. L.B. Foster Announces Second Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Gross margin expanded 80 basis points to 22.3%, while net income increased 7.9% to $3.1 million. For the first six months, sales grew 7.6%, adjusted EBITDA rose 19.6%, and net income increased to $4.6 million. L.B. Foster Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed 2026 revenue guidance of $540 million to $580 million and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $41 million to $46 million. Backlog increased 17.4% sequentially, led by Rail, supporting expectations for second-half growth. L.B. Foster Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning was mixed: 50 investors increased holdings while 32 reduced positions in their latest reported quarters. Reported short interest of zero shares is likely a data-quality issue, so it provides no meaningful signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter net sales fell 3.5% to $138.6 million, and adjusted EBITDA declined 4.7% to $11.7 million. Operating income dropped nearly 20% amid higher personnel costs and $2.6 million in costs related to exiting certain UK product lines. L.B. Foster Q2 Earnings Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: The company’s reported diluted EPS of $0.29 was below the $0.41 consensus estimate cited by MarketBeat, although some syndicated reports show conflicting EPS figures. Infrastructure backlog remained 24.8% below the prior-year level, and insiders reported nine sales with no purchases over the past six months. L.B. Foster Earnings Report

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.