Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Outlook for L.B. Foster Earnings

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of L.B. Foster in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Sidoti Csr analyst J. Romero now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.60 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for L.B. Foster’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for L.B. Foster’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS.

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

L.B. Foster Stock Performance

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

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The business had revenue of $143.56 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.76 million. L.B. Foster had a return on equity of 3.64% and a net margin of 7.19%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in L.B. Foster by 1.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,042 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in L.B. Foster by 5.7% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 9,667 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 189.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,131 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,395 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 29.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,358 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 3,030 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 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.