Sidoti Issues Pessimistic Estimate for L.B. Foster Earnings

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Research analysts at Sidoti lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for L.B. Foster in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 4th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.64. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The basic materials company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.44). L.B. Foster had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 4.33%. The firm had revenue of $160.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $158.83 million.

Several other research firms also recently commented on FSTR. Zacks Research downgraded shares of L.B. Foster from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. B. Riley Financial lifted their price target on shares of L.B. Foster from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Singular Research upgraded L.B. Foster to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of L.B. Foster in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised L.B. Foster from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, L.B. Foster currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

L.B. Foster Stock Performance

Shares of FSTR stock opened at $29.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $306.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.75 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.80. L.B. Foster has a 12 month low of $17.16 and a 12 month high of $32.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other L.B. Foster news, major shareholder Aron R. English sold 13,512 shares of L.B. Foster stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.79, for a total value of $361,986.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,191,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,908,122.34. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 73,350 shares of company stock worth $1,970,953 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in L.B. Foster by 250.1% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 963 shares during the period. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of L.B. Foster by 356.7% in the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,466 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in L.B. Foster by 189.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,131 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,395 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in L.B. Foster during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $122,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in L.B. Foster by 469.1% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,765 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 4,752 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

About L.B. Foster

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.