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FSTR 2-star rating from Upturn Advisory
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LB Foster Company (FSTR)

LB Foster Company (FSTR) 2-star rating from Upturn Advisory
$26.7
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Profit since last BUY26.3%
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Upturn Advisory Summary

12/12/2025: FSTR (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

Upturn Star Rating

Upturn 2 star rating for performance

Below Average Performance

These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, often underperform the market, warranting careful consideration before investing.

Number of Analysts

1 star rating from financial analysts

1 Analysts rated it

Very few follow this stock; limited insights, higher-risk early investing.

1 Year Target Price $29

1 Year Target Price $29

Analysts Price Target For last 52 week
$29 Target price
52w Low $17.16
Current$26.7
52w High $29.4

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 95.61%
Avg. Invested days 63
Today’s Advisory WEAK BUY
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Upturn Advisory Performance Upturn Advisory Performance icon 4.0
Stock Returns Performance Upturn Returns Performance icon 4.0
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Upturn last close icon Last Close 12/12/2025

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 282.96M USD
Price to earnings Ratio 59.33
1Y Target Price 29
Price to earnings Ratio 59.33
1Y Target Price 29
Volume (30-day avg) 1
Beta 1
52 Weeks Range 17.16 - 29.40
Updated Date 12/12/2025
52 Weeks Range 17.16 - 29.40
Updated Date 12/12/2025
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) 0.45

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

Earnings Date

Report Date -
When -
Estimate -
Actual -

Profitability

Profit Margin 0.96%
Operating Margin (TTM) 6%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 3.67%
Return on Equity (TTM) 2.67%

Valuation

Trailing PE 59.33
Forward PE 12.94
Enterprise Value 358492340
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.56
Enterprise Value 358492340
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.56
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.71
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.35
Shares Outstanding 10393009
Shares Floating 8400461
Shares Outstanding 10393009
Shares Floating 8400461
Percent Insiders 5.75
Percent Institutions 79.4

About LB Foster Company

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquaters Pittsburgh, PA, United States
IPO Launch date 1990-03-26
President, CEO & Director Mr. John F. Kasel
Sector Industrials
Industry Railroads
Full time employees 1057
Full time employees 1057

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for building and supporting infrastructure in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in 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 track spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products. This segment also provides engineered concrete railroad ties, friction management products and application systems, railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment, including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products for use as restrooms, concession stands, and protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and manufactures sounds walls, bridge beams, box culverts, septic tanks, and other custom pre-stressed and precast concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; cuts, threads, and paints pipes; threading services for oil and gas production; and protective pipeline coating services. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.