LB Foster Company (FSTR) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 24, 2026: fair value of LB Foster Company $15.15, price $37.52, upside -59.6%, quality 60 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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LB Foster Company
FSTR · USStretched ValuationStrong overvaluation with only moderate quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $9.05 – $45.17 · fair‑value band $11.36 – $18.94 · the $37.52 price screens above the $15.15 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Company profile
L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for building and supporting infrastructure in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions.
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L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for building and supporting infrastructure in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions. The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors, as well as new and used rails; rail accessories, such as track spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; power rail; and trackwork products. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems; mobile and wayside systems; railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products, including restrooms, concession stands, and other protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and sound walls, bridge beams, and other wet/dry utilities concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; cuts, threads, and paints pipes; threading services for oil and gas production; fabricated steel and aluminum products; and protective pipeline coating services. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Stock analysis
LB Foster Company (FSTR) currently trades at $37.52, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $15.15, implying the stock looks roughly 147.6% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $24.00 per share, and 0 of the 22 models we run sit above the $37.52 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $6.68, and 22 of the 22 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $11.36 (bear) to $18.94 (bull), the price of $37.52 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
LB Foster Company reported revenue of $540M in FY2025 versus $514M in FY2021, a compound +1.3%/yr. Reported net income was $7.5M in FY2025, compounding +20.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $451M · P/E ratio 36.4 · P/S ratio 0.51 · EPS (TTM) $1.03 · Net margin 1.4% · Return on equity 6.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.0% · Operating margin 1.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 17% below its 52-week high and 47% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 0% fair-value upside, at −60%, FSTR screens richer than that median.
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Of which business quality 60 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 61
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Growth Forecast
FSTR screens 148% overvalued. Compare with Union Pacific Corporation →
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Railroads · 115 stocks
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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