Sidoti Has Negative Outlook for L.B. Foster Q2 Earnings

L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for L.B. Foster in a report released on Wednesday, March 4th. Sidoti analyst J. Romero now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised L.B. Foster from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. B. Riley Financial upped their price target on L.B. Foster from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of L.B. Foster in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of L.B. Foster from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Singular Research upgraded shares of L.B. Foster to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.00.

L.B. Foster Price Performance

Shares of FSTR stock opened at $29.50 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.80. The stock has a market cap of $306.59 million, a PE ratio of 42.75 and a beta of 0.99. L.B. Foster has a 52-week low of $17.16 and a 52-week high of $32.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.21.

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

Institutional Trading of L.B. Foster

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FSTR. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc raised its stake in L.B. Foster by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 113,765 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,066,000 after acquiring an additional 416 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of L.B. Foster by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 32,042 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of L.B. Foster by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 9,667 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of L.B. Foster by 250.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,348 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank increased 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 purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.63% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at L.B. Foster

In other L.B. Foster news, major shareholder Aron R. English sold 34,025 shares of L.B. Foster stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.79, for a total value of $911,529.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,204,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,270,108.82. This trade represents a 2.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders sold 73,350 shares of company stock worth $1,970,953. 4.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

L.B. Foster Company Profile

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.