L.B. Foster Company
FSTR
NASDAQ·Industrials·Railroads·Mkt cap $397.6M
$38.02
▲ +1.79%
P/E
35.53
Mkt Cap
$397.6M
52-Wk Range
$23.81–$45.81
52-Week Range
$23.81 - $45.81
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Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 39.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
3 reasons
- 122-year operational history with established relationships across railroad, government, and infrastructure sectors
- Specialized manufacturing expertise and proprietary technologies in rail monitoring systems, friction management, and engineered concrete products
- Diversified product portfolio across rail, concrete, and steel markets reduces dependence on single market segment
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Increased government infrastructure spending and rail modernization initiatives in North America
Value
Fairly valued vs Railroads peers
Momentum
Weak
-9.0% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying FSTR right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 2, 2026
AUG 10, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.29 vs $0.41 consensus (-28.4% surprise). Revenue of $138.6M vs $134.5M expected (+3.0%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-28.4%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-5%
-21%
+2%
+1%
+25%
+24%
-3%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$137.5M
$128.2M
$97.8M
$143.6M
$138.3M
$160.4M
$121.1M
$138.6M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
22.3%
Operating
4.4%
Profit
2.3%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How FSTR stacks vs Railroads
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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