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L. B. Foster

NSQ:FSTR US3500601097
53
  • Value
    54
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    81
  • Combined
    89
  • Sentiment
    12
  • 360° View
    360° View
    53
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Company Description

L.B. Foster Company is a global technology solutions provider for infrastructure. It operates in the Rail, Technologies, and Services (Rail), and Infrastructure Solutions industries. It operates globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $247 million, profits of $117 million, and revenue of $531 million, with 1057 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 53 (better than 53% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock L. B. Foster are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for L. B. Foster. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 54, which means that the share price of L. B. Foster is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 81. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 12. Professional investors are more confident in 88% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Stock Returns
Country USA
Industry Industrial Machinery
Size Small
Website lbfoster.com
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NASDAQ
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Last update: 23-Jun-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 71 49 59
Growth
71 91 89 1
Safety
Safety
81 96 89 100
Sentiment
12 45 65 31
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53 92 91 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
11 76 73 96
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 39 41 11
Market Pulse
42 28 69 10
Sentiment
12 45 65 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 71 49 59
Growth
71 91 89 1
Safety Safety
81 96 89 100
Combined
89 98 85 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 81 85 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
30 76 51 68
Price vs. Book (P/B)
72 74 75 92
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
54 71 49 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 83 78 19
Profit Growth
25 100 98 11
Capital Growth
84 42 15 25
Stock Returns
92 69 97 31
Growth
71 91 89 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
47 62 30 82
Refinancing
85 79 84 91
Liquidity
57 95 98 68
Safety Safety
81 96 89 100

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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