L.B. Foster Company (FSTR): Price and Financial Metrics
L.B. Foster Company (FSTR)
Today's Latest Price: $15.11 USD
Updated Jan 26 6:55pm
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FSTR Stock Summary
- FSTR's current price/earnings ratio is 5.12, which is higher than merely 3.95% of US stocks with positive earnings.
- With a price/sales ratio of 0.3, Foster L B Co has a higher such ratio than only 6.59% of stocks in our set.
- Foster L B Co's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is 16%, greater than the shareholder yield of 88.17% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Foster L B Co, a group of peers worth examining would be CECE, GBL, BOSC, DXPE, and FORD.
- FSTR's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Foster L B Co's official web site, go to www.lbfoster.com.
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FSTR Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $15.11 | 52-week high | $19.01 |
| Prev. close | $15.38 | 52-week low | $7.96 |
| Day low | $15.05 | Volume | 35,700 |
| Day high | $15.47 | Avg. volume | 57,325 |
| 50-day MA | $15.00 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $13.96 | Market Cap | 162.37M |
L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) Company Bio
LB Foster manufactures, fabricates, and distributes products and services for the rail, construction, energy, and utility markets worldwide. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
FSTR Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $15.11 | $15.69 | 4% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Foster L B Co with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Foster L B Co ranked in the 52th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 4.5% on a DCF basis. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Foster L B Co ended up being:
- Foster L B Co's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -1.49. This coverage rate is greater than that of only 18.87% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- As a business, Foster L B Co experienced a tax rate of about 88% over the past twelve months; relative to its sector (Industrials), this tax rate is higher than 97.52% of stocks generating free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 2% |
| 1% | 3% |
| 2% | 4% |
| 3% | 5% |
| 4% | 6% |
| 5% | 7% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as FSTR, try ROAD, CR, WLDN, ECHO, and GPN.
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