L.B. Foster stock
FSTRNASDAQL.B. Foster Company, IndustrialsISIN US3500601097
63Score 63 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
81 / 100
Price history
+61% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 19% above it.
Since September 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Overheated: the price has risen very quickly lately (RSI 77).
The price is 4.5% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 85% (December 2007 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$37.14
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$36.37
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)77
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$26.04
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$45.17
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- L.B. Foster Company belongs to the Railroads industry (United States) and, with a market value of $453.74M, is number 27 of 29 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $540.01M (up 1.7% year on year) and earnings of $7.55M (down 82.4%).
- MEQIRI Score 63 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 454 of 1023 in Industrials, median 61.
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- The P/E is 33.3 (Railroads median 25, own median of recent years 36.9).
- Our model puts fair value at $25.67, with the price 65% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 262% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 65
- Earnings per share growingUp 21% a year since 2021.Growth 77
- Analysts expect strong earnings growthUp 24.1% a year through 2027 (estimates from 2 analysts).Growth 77
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are momentum and technical analysis, while valuation and profitability hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $18.34 and expensive above $42.78 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $19.02 (cash-flow model) and $32.32 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $24.05, at 7.8% it would be $28.10.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (25).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 15.8% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 21%, operating 4%, net 1%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterLow debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 2 Mar 2027in 110 days
- Last reported
- 4 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.64 (expected $0.60)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $1.65+1.5%
- Revenue
- $575.29M+2.3%
- Earnings per share
- $2.09+3.0%
- Revenue
- $600.01M+4.1%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: −8.1%Full year guidance reaffirmed, with a backlog of $246.1 million supporting the second half.
“While order activity can fluctuate, as Sean talked about, our current backlog of $246.1 million positions us well for a strong second half of the year and reaffirmation of the full-year financial guidance.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 10 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.
- English Aron R.Sale
1 Apr 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 38,431
- Price
- $28.05
- Value
- $1.08M
- English Aron R.Sale
31 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 1,500
- Price
- $28.02
- Value
- $42,030
- English Aron R.Sale
30 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 1,887
- Price
- $28.01
- Value
- $52,857
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- English Aron R.Sale
27 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 862
- Price
- $28.02
- Value
- $24,153
- English Aron R.Sale
26 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 8,968
- Price
- $28.02
- Value
- $251,291
- English Aron R.Sale
25 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 2,716
- Price
- $28.09
- Value
- $76,282
- English Aron R.Sale
24 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 25,889
- Price
- $28.19
- Value
- $729,718
- English Aron R.Sale
23 Mar 2026, Major holder
- Shares
- 78,414
- Price
- $28.51
- Value
- $2.24M
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at L.B. Foster
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
1023 rated companies in Industrials
- This company
- 63
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Railroads
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
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- Trinity IndustriesTRN $2.36B56
- Jungfraubahn HoldingJFN.SW $1.87B67
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- BVZ HoldingBVZN.SW $366.09M62
- TalgoTLGO.MC $320.74M31
ETFs that hold L.B. Foster
Held by 3 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.03% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.01% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.01% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 6 Mar 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.