What is B. Riley’s Estimate for L.B. Foster Q3 Earnings?

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a research report issued on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s FY2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS.

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The basic materials company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.25). L.B. Foster had a return on equity of 3.64% and a net margin of 7.19%. The firm had revenue of $143.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.76 million.

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised L.B. Foster from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday.

L.B. Foster Price Performance

FSTR opened at $22.56 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.93. L.B. Foster has a 12-month low of $17.16 and a 12-month high of $29.77. The company has a current ratio of 2.53, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market cap of $239.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.80 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L.B. Foster

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its position in L.B. Foster by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,179,015 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,785,000 after purchasing an additional 172,492 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 950,272 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,782,000 after acquiring an additional 18,272 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 238,041 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,207,000 after acquiring an additional 16,320 shares during the last quarter. Minerva Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Minerva Advisors LLC now owns 83,965 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,831,000 after acquiring an additional 4,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 15.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 52,527 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after acquiring an additional 6,920 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

L.B. Foster Company Profile

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through 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 rack spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; and trackwork products.