FSTR (L.B. Foster Co) Risk Assessment


FSTR L.B. Foster Co FSTR
66 GF Score
Price $45.18
GF Value $25.01
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is L.B. Foster Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of L.B. Foster Co is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

L.B. Foster Co  (NAS:FSTR) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

L.B. Foster Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

FSTR vs RAIL, SWVL, RVSN: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

L.B. Foster Co Risk Assessment vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


FSTR
66GF Score
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Is L.B. Foster Co (FSTR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, L.B. Foster Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $45.18 is trading 80.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $25.01. GuruFocus considers L.B. Foster Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FSTR:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $25.01 vs. price of $45.18 (80.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 4 warning signs

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L.B. Foster Co Business Description

Other Exchanges LB1A:Germany
Address 415 Holiday Drive, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15220
L.B. Foster Co is a technology solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets. The company has two reporting segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services (Rail); and Infrastructure Solutions (Infrastructure). Maximum revenue is generated from the Rail segment, which is comprised of several manufacturing and distribution businesses that provide products and services for freight and passenger railroads and industrial companies throughout the world. The Infrastructure segment offers engineered precast concrete solutions, as well as fabricated bridge, protective pipe coating, and pipe threading offerings across North America. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Canada, the UK, and other markets.
66GF Score

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$45.18
Price
$25.01
GF Value