Foster (FSTR)

• Market cap: $286M
• 1 day: -1.86%
• 5 days: -8.59%
• 1 month: 0.27%
• 3 months: 32.02%
• 6 months: 17.13%
• Year to date: 18.39%
• 1 year: 30.90%
• 5 years: 32.75%
• 10 years: -45.89%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals Service Centers & Offices

About: L.B. Foster Co is a us-based firm engaged in the manufacturing, fabrication, and distribution of products and services, especially for the rail, construction, energy, and utility industries. The company operates its business through three segments: Rail Technologies and Services; Precast Concrete Products and Steel Products and Measurement. Its principal business activity involves providing new and used rail, trackwork, and accessories, producing concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, cover boards, and sales of sells and rents steel sheet piling, H-bearing pile, and other piling products for foundation and earth retention requirements. It generates the majority of its revenues from the Rail Technologies and Services segment.

Employees: 1,562

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 17

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 [Q2] → 84 (+2) [Q3]

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 23

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.01% [Q2] → 74.53% (-1.48%) [Q3]

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M [Q2] → $167M (-$12.5M) [Q3]

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57K | Put options by funds: $84K

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $25 5% downside
• Avg. target: $25 5% downside
• High target: $25 5% downside

1 analyst rating

• positive: 0 0%
• neutral: 1 100%
• negative: 0 0%

B. Riley Securities Alex Rygiel 49% 1-year accuracy 17 / 35 met price target

5% downside $25

Neutral Maintained

13 Nov 2024