FSTR Foster (Lb) Co

XNAS 42.16 Delayed
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FSTR $42.16 —
Key stats
$42.16
52-Week Range
$25.66 – $45.81
YTD
+56.25%
IV Rank (30D)
22.11
Straddle Price
$6.43
P/C Vol Ratio
0.01
Market Cap
$0.4B
Open
$40.58
Day Range
$40.58 – $42.87
Volume
32,179
Prev Close
$39.75
Fair Value
MODEL: SHORT

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.90%
Beta vs SPY0.96
Cost of Equity (CAPM)9.68% (VRP-adj)
WACC9.33%
Volatility Risk Premium+40.6pp (IV − HV30)
Effective Tax Rate21.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)+0.2%
DCF Horizon5 years explicit + fade
Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM)×1.00 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S)
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$0.0B
Return on Equity (TTM)6.4%
Book / Price42.4% — banking bias active (P/B is primary)
Gross Margin (TTM)21.4%
FCF Margin (TTM)8.4%
Debt / Equity0.27
Quality Score1/6 — cyclical/struggling (5y DCF)
Market-Implied Growth-7.0% (reverse-DCF on current price)
SMA 50$36.73 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$36.20
Bollinger Width / SMA2020.2% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$0.0B
Market Cap$0B
Peers used for multiples: ARCB, BFH, GATX, PTEN, TPC, UNFI, VSAT (filtered from 8 ETF-co-members; sector bias active)
60-Day Conviction
39%
20-Day Fair Value
≈ by Dec 8, 2026
$41.30
α -2.0% rank 40%
conviction
92%
40-Day Fair Value
≈ by Jan 6, 2027
$41.84
α -0.7% rank 40%
conviction
29%
60-Day Fair Value
≈ by Feb 4, 2027
$41.56
α -1.4% rank 40%
conviction
39%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF $56.31 28%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E $31.80 8% median 30.5× · 5 peers
Peer EV/EBITDA $19.31 8% median 7.1× · 7 peers
Peer P/B $29.68 8% median 1.8× · 7 peers
Peer P/S $39.55 8% median 0.8× · 7 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $36.73 38% stability 68% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) $40.59 0% 8 strikes · skew +0.45
As of 2026-11-09 · updated
About
Industry (SIC)
WHOLESALE-METALS SERVICE CENTERS & OFFICES (5051) · industry map
Exchange
XNAS
Market Cap
$0.4B
Employees
1,191
List Date
1981-06-09
CIK
0000352825
Last Earnings
Nov 4 before open · +14.2% vs ±12.9% expected
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Homepage
https://www.lbfoster.com

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 …

Summary
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan3.34%6.18%20.84%3.14%4.86%11.38%8.29%
Feb11.88%0.51%9.59%3.04%0.75%-1.16%4.10%
Mar4.86%4.38%-7.87%14.84%-23.60%-13.33%-3.45%
Apr-10.33%-5.02%-4.07%-13.76%-0.05%9.32%-3.98%
May9.10%-7.34%17.78%17.22%-6.25%34.01%10.75%
Jun1.08%-1.53%6.57%-18.48%15.23%9.24%2.02%
Jul-2.26%14.13%-1.48%12.88%3.52%-6.80%3.33%
Aug-6.11%-14.82%22.38%-12.47%16.62%-9.59%-0.67%
Sep-6.69%-22.78%6.54%2.97%5.36%-2.20%-2.80%
Oct2.77%2.04%2.99%-5.99%3.09%-1.40%0.58%
Nov-7.11%-6.36%2.36%50.89%0.15%14.93%*9.14%
Dec-9.12%2.98%10.06%-7.88%1.77%---0.44%
Total-10.94%-28.69%118.95%33.71%16.47%42.60%28.68%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $36.55
SMA 50: $36.82
SMA 200: $36.16
Current: $42.16
EMA 12: $38.27
EMA 26: $37.27
MACD: 0.9991 | Signal: 0.7265
BULLISH
ADX (14): 29.76
TREND
+DI: 44.67
−DI: 6.99

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 69.30
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 70.56
Stoch %D: 71.94
Williams %R: -8.81

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $40.99
BB Lower: $32.12
OVERBOUGHT
OBV: 1,337,674
Vol SMA 20: 44,795
Vol ROC: -21.29%
ATR: $1.57
True Range: $3.12
HV 20: 59.6%
HV 30: 52.0%
HV 60: 39.0%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-11-08T00:00:00 – 2026-11-06T00:00:00
AI Analysis
Written before FSTR’s Nov 4 earnings report, so it doesn’t reflect the results.

LLM Stock Analysis Report

SYMBOL: FSTR CURRENT PRICE: $39.97

Executive Summary

Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 7/10) Key Drivers: Recent positive news sentiment, strong momentum signals, and relatively high volatility. Primary Risks: High risk of a potential correction or consolidation phase due to the stock's recent upward trend.

2-3 Sentence Investment Thesis: FSTR is experiencing a strong uptrend driven by positive news sentiment and technical momentum. However, the stock's high beta and historical volatility suggest that it may be prone to sudden price fluctuations. Investors should consider positioning themselves for potential short-term gains while monitoring key support levels.

Recent News Sentiment Impact: The recent news headlines have been overwhelmingly positive, with a sentiment score of 70%. This has contributed to FSTR's strong uptrend and high volatility.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction: Bullish (Short-term: Uptrend; Medium-term: Uptrend; Long-term: Uptrend) Support/Resistance Levels: Key levels include $38.68 (SMA 20), $37.09 (EMA 26), and $44.68 (Upper Bollinger Band). Momentum Signals: + RSI: Neutral (64.75) with a slight upward trend. + MACD: Bullish signal line crossover above the signal line. + Bollinger Bands: Slightly overbought, but still within the neutral range.

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: All recent news headlines are positive, indicating a strong sentiment for FSTR's stock price. Sentiment Assessment: Positive (70%) with a slight downward trend. Catalyst Identification: Upcoming earnings report on May 4, 2026.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: High risk relative to the market (beta: 1.24). Volatility Regime: Current volatility is high compared to historical levels. Options Market Signals: IV rank is medium-high, indicating a relatively rich implied volatility premium.

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: FSTR's sector performance has been strong, with a relative strength index of 70%. Institutional Activity: Institutional volume patterns suggest increased interest in the stock. Correlation Analysis: FSTR's correlation with the market is moderate (R-squared: 0.36).

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels: Support levels at $38.68 and $37.09, and resistance at $44.68. Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Breakout above $44.68 could indicate a continuation of the uptrend, while a breakdown below $37.09 could signal a correction phase. Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Upcoming earnings report on May 4, 2026.

Risk Management: Investors should consider setting stop-loss levels at $38.68 and monitoring volume patterns to assess potential changes in sentiment.

Note: This analysis is based solely on the provided data and does not constitute a buy or sell recommendation.

Generated
News
All FSTR news →
Earnings History
14 of 15 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
13.96%
Avg Actual Move
3.55%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2021-05-03 After-Close 3.34% 1.21% 0.36x Within
2023-05-09 After-Close 8.54% 1.31% 0.15x Within
2023-08-08 After-Close 5.50% 3.64% 0.66x Within
2023-11-07 After-Close 17.03% 1.94% 0.11x Within
2024-03-05 After-Close 22.17% 0.99% 0.04x Within
2024-05-07 After-Close 15.02% 1.25% 0.08x Within
2024-08-06 After-Close 26.01% 2.72% 0.10x Within
2024-11-07 After-Close 22.04% 6.37% 0.29x Within
2025-03-04 After-Close 22.36% 1.55% 0.07x Within
2025-08-11 After-Close 4.16% 3.96% 0.95x Within
2025-11-03 After-Close 11.60% 0.50% 0.04x Within
2026-03-03 After-Close 13.74% 0.79% 0.06x Within
2026-05-04 After-Close 12.84% 8.58% 0.67x Within
2026-08-10 After-Close 12.13% 4.14% 0.34x Within
2026-11-04 Pre-Market 12.89% 14.23% 1.10x Exceeded

Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →

FSTR Options Activity & IV Rank

FSTR IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →

Volatility Metrics

Current IV: 54.8%
7-DTE IV: 51.7%
Expected Move: $6.43
7-DTE Move: $3.20
Days to Exp: 39 (2026-12-18)

Options Flow · All expiries

Call Volume: 1,188
Put Volume: 17
P/C Volume: 0.014
BULLISH
Call OI: 173
Put OI: 60
P/C OI: 0.347
Total OI: 233

ATM Options Pricing

ATM Call: $3.95
ATM Put: $2.48
Call %: 9.4%
Put %: 5.9%

Chain Summary

Chain Volume: 1,205
Chain OI: 233
Last Updated: 11/9/2026
Spread Scanner
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…

Dealer Positioning
HIGH γ vs HISTORY

Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 92nd percentile of this name's own daily history, near the high end of its range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.

Gamma percentile
92%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+0.61
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
-0.34
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
+0.31
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt -0.34: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt +0.31: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.

Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.

Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.

Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.

This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.

· 3 ATM contracts, 0k total OI
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)10.9LowNov 9
IV Rank (30 DTE)22.1LowNov 9
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$6.43Nov 9
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 1.0921
Alpha: 38.53%
Correlation: 0.3686
R-Squared: 13.6%
Stock Volatility: 40.8%
Market Volatility: 13.8%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own FSTR
4 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund
Jim Simons
$16.1M
0.02%
#810 of 3138+12.6%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$1.4M
0.00%
#3266 of 6285new13F
Point72 Hedge fund
Steve Cohen
$611K
0.00%
#1601 of 1945new13F
Millennium Management Hedge fund
Izzy Englander
$349K
0.00%
#3309 of 3716+2.4%13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

FSTR Institutional Ownership (13F)

Filings for 2026-06-30 · 39 already for 2026-09-30
Diluted shares outstanding: 10,831,750 (as of 2026-06-30)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

135 filers8,275,819 shares$362.60M value76.40% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1,430,840 $64.63M 17.82% 13.21% 2026-06-30
2 GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 885,439 $40.00M 11.03% 8.17% 2026-06-30
3 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 743,232 $33.57M 9.26% 6.86% 2026-06-30
4 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Custodian 672,566 $24.26M 6.69% 6.21% 2026-09-30
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 422,980 $19.11M 5.27% 3.90% 2026-06-30
6 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 356,350 $16.10M 4.44% 3.29% 2026-06-30
7 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 267,997 $12.10M 3.34% 2.47% 2026-06-30
8 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 218,150 $9.85M 2.72% 2.01% 2026-06-30
9 American Century Companies, Inc. 196,121 $8.86M 2.44% 1.81% 2026-06-30
10 State Street Corp 191,768 $8.66M 2.39% 1.77% 2026-06-30
11 Geode Capital Management, LLC Custodian 238,425 $8.60M 2.37% 2.20% 2026-09-30
12 Two Sigma Investments, LP Custodian 144,194 $6.51M 1.80% 1.33% 2026-06-30
13 GABELLI FUNDS LLC 124,600 $5.63M 1.55% 1.15% 2026-06-30
14 Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 113,882 $5.14M 1.42% 1.05% 2026-06-30
15 UBS Group AG Custodian 108,203 $4.89M 1.35% 1.00% 2026-06-30
16 HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 91,157 $4.12M 1.14% 0.84% 2026-06-30
17 Teton Advisors, LLC 84,040 $3.80M 1.05% 0.78% 2026-06-30
18 Northern Trust Corp Custodian 82,120 $3.71M 1.02% 0.76% 2026-06-30
19 Wealthspire Advisors, LLC 80,907 $3.65M 1.01% 0.75% 2026-06-30
20 Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 73,231 $3.31M 0.91% 0.68% 2026-06-30
21 Minerva Advisors LLC 67,922 $3.07M 0.85% 0.63% 2026-06-30
22 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 66,408 $3.00M 0.83% 0.61% 2026-06-30
23 BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 65,397 $2.95M 0.81% 0.60% 2026-06-30
24 Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co 63,914 $2.89M 0.80% 0.59% 2026-06-30
25 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 58,824 $2.66M 0.73% 0.54% 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period

FSTR Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2026-10-01
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-10-01 David J Meyer Director Award (A) +528 $36.07 $19.0K EDGAR
2026-08-26 Brian Hunter Friedman SVP, Chief Growth Officer Gift (G) −1,000 — EDGAR
2026-08-04 Jason Kyle Bowlin Senior Vice President - Rail Award (A) +398 — EDGAR
2026-07-02 David J Meyer Director Award (A) +422 $45.17 $19.1K EDGAR
2026-06-03 Timothy Joseph Curran Controller and PAO Award (A) +295 — EDGAR
2026-06-03 William M Thalman EVP & COO Award (A) +1,128 — EDGAR
2026-06-03 Sean M Reilly SVP and CFO Award (A) +895 — EDGAR
2026-05-27 Patrick J. Guinee EVP General Counsel & Sec. Tax (F) −1,077 $38.11 -$41.0K EDGAR
2026-05-27 John F Kasel President & Chief Exec Officer Tax (F) −4,102 $38.11 -$156.3K EDGAR
2026-05-27 Diane B Owen Director Tax (F) −96 $38.11 -$3.7K EDGAR
2026-05-27 Brian Hunter Friedman SVP, Chief Growth Officer Tax (F) −416 $38.11 -$15.9K EDGAR
2026-05-27 Jamie F O'Neill SVP, Human Resources Tax (F) −269 $38.11 -$10.3K EDGAR
2026-05-27 Gregory W Lippard SVP -Rail Tax (F) −905 $38.11 -$34.5K EDGAR
2026-05-27 William M Thalman EVP & CFO Tax (F) −1,178 $38.11 -$44.9K EDGAR
2026-05-27 Sean M Reilly Controller Tax (F) −425 $38.11 -$16.2K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

FSTR Insider Holdings

24 insiders · @ $42.16
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Aron R. English 10%+ Owner 1,266,709 $53.40M -$518.3K 2 2025-11-25
2 22NW Fund GP, LLC 10%+ Owner 1,191,951 $50.25M -$2.39M 4 2025-12-12
3 22NW GP, Inc. 10%+ Owner 1,186,827 $50.03M -$163.9K 1 2026-03-06
4 22NW, LP 10%+ Owner 1,079,808 $45.52M -$3.04M 1 2026-03-25
5 22NW Fund, LP 10%+ Owner 1,066,591 $44.96M -$1.49M 3 2026-04-02
6 John F Kasel President & Chief Exec Officer 253,571 $10.69M -$536.7K 76 2026-05-27
7 Patrick J. Guinee EVP General Counsel & Sec. 87,341 $3.68M $0 43 2026-05-27
8 William M Thalman EVP & COO 79,882 $3.37M $97.5K 29 2026-06-03
9 Diane B Owen Director 78,397 $3.30M -$682.3K 26 2026-05-27
10 Brian H Kelly EVP and Sr. Advisor to the CEO 76,564 $3.23M -$267.1K 70 2026-01-05
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.

FSTR Board & Officers

As of SEC filings through Oct 1, 2026

Directors 6

Officers 9

Changes in the last 10 years (85)
Aug 1, 2026Jason Kyle Bowlin became Senior Vice President - Rail
Jun 1, 2026Timothy Joseph Curran became Controller and PAO
May 20, 2026The company announced the departure of William M Thalman as EVP & CFO in an SEC filing
May 20, 2026The company announced the departure of Sean M Reilly as Controller in an SEC filing
Apr 2, 2026Aron R. English reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Apr 2, 202622nw, LP reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Apr 2, 202622NW GP, Inc. reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Apr 2, 202622NW Fund, LP reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Apr 2, 202622NW Fund GP, LLC reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner
Jan 5, 2026Brian H Kelly reported in an SEC filing no longer being EVP and Sr. Advisor to the CEO
Dec 12, 2025The company announced the departure of Alexander B Jones from the board in an SEC filing
Sep 4, 2025The company announced the departure of Janet Lee from the board in an SEC filing
Feb 19, 2025Brian H Kelly listed as EVP and Sr. Advisor to the CEO (previously EVP HR & Administration) in SEC filings
Jan 1, 2025Sara Fay Rolli became SVP, Operational Admin
Jan 1, 2025Jamie F O'Neill became SVP, Human Resources
Aug 12, 2024Brian Hunter Friedman listed as SVP, Chief Growth Officer (previously SVP, Steel Products) in SEC filings
Jul 2, 2024William Treacy reported in an SEC filing no longer being EVP & Chief Growth Officer
May 28, 2024Alexander B Jones first listed as a director in an SEC filing
Feb 15, 2024William Treacy listed as EVP & Chief Growth Officer (previously Chief Growth Officer) in SEC filings
Feb 15, 2024William M Thalman listed as EVP & CFO (previously Senior VP & CFO) in SEC filings
Not reported recently (10)
  • Peter David Vaughan Jones · Last reported as SVP, UK Services & Solutions in an SEC filing dated Mar 4, 2024
  • Bradley Vizi · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 31, 2022
  • Lee B Foster II · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jun 1, 2021
  • Robert P Bauer · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Mar 2, 2021
  • James M Kempton · Last reported as Controller & PAO in an SEC filing dated Mar 2, 2021
  • James P. Maloney · Last reported as Senior VP & CFO in an SEC filing dated Feb 25, 2020
  • Todd James · Last reported as Controller & CAO in an SEC filing dated May 1, 2019
  • Christopher Thomas Scanlon · Last reported as Controller & CAO in an SEC filing dated Mar 15, 2018
  • David J Russo · Last reported as Sr. V.P., CFO & Treasurer in an SEC filing dated Mar 15, 2017
  • Alexandre Kosmala · Last reported as Senior Vice President in an SEC filing dated Feb 24, 2017
Compiled from SEC filings by the company and its directors and officers. Dates are as stated in those filings. Where no filing says when someone left, we show the last filing that listed them.

FSTR Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)

Latest: 2026-03-13
Last 30d: 0 filings  ·  Last 90d: 0 filings

What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.

How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.

10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.

"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.

Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.

Filed Filer Role Shares Notice Value Planned Sale Broker Plan Link
2026-03-13 Brian H. Kelly Officer 1,400 $38.1K 2026-03-13 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
2026-03-11 Brian H. Kelly Officer 2,600 $72.8K 2026-03-11 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
2026-03-10 Brian H. Kelly Officer 1,400 $39.9K 2026-03-10 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
2026-03-06 Brian H. Kelly Officer 200 $5.8K 2026-03-06 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
2026-03-05 Brian H. Kelly Officer 100 $3.0K 2026-03-05 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
2025-12-12 22NW Fund, LP 10% Stockholder 27,026 $759.4K 2025-11-11 Goldman Sachs & Co LLC — EDGAR
2025-11-07 Brian Kelly Officer 10,000 $271.0K 2025-11-07 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC — EDGAR
Notice value is the aggregate market value the filer states they intend to sell — not a confirmed transaction. Compare to Insider Activity (Form 4) to see which planned sales actually executed. Market-wide feed: Planned sales (Form 144).
Recent SEC Filings
Latest: 2026-11-04
Current reports — material events the company must disclose within 4 business days (earnings releases, M&A, executive changes, etc.).
Filing Date Event Link
2026-11-04 Earnings results · Regulation FD disclosure EDGAR
2026-10-29 Material agreement · Regulation FD disclosure EDGAR
2026-08-10 Earnings results EDGAR
2026-07-30 Director or officer change · Regulation FD disclosure EDGAR
Annual report — audited financial statements, MD&A, risk factors. Filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end.
Filing Date Accession Link
Quarterly report — unaudited financials and MD&A. Filed 40–45 days after each of the first three fiscal quarters.
Filing Date Accession Link
2026-11-04 0000352825-26-000058 EDGAR
2026-08-10 0000352825-26-000049 EDGAR
ETF Holders
36 ETFs hold FSTR
25 shown · $73.02M total exposure · 0.02% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF Avantis 0.05% $14.8M $31.6B 2026-11-05
2 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard 0.00% $10.7M — 2026-09-30
3 IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.01% $10.2M $76.6B 2026-11-06
4 DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF Dimensional 0.03% $7.1M — 2026-11-05
5 DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF Dimensional 0.02% $6.5M — 2026-11-05
6 VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF Vanguard 0.00% $3.9M — 2026-09-30
7 IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.03% $3.6M $13.9B 2026-11-06
8 DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF Dimensional 0.01% $3.2M — 2026-11-05
9 DFMC Dimensional US Micro Cap ETF Dimensional 0.03% $2.5M — 2026-11-05
10 VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Vanguard 0.01% $2.1M — 2026-09-30
11 DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF Dimensional 0.00% $1.9M — 2026-11-05
12 IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.10% $1.2M $1.2B 2026-11-06
13 FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF Fidelity 0.02% $1.2M $6.6B 2026-11-05
14 BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF Nport 0.03% $803,890 — 2026-06-30
15 AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF Avantis 0.03% $796,481 $3.2B 2026-11-05
16 DCOR Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF Dimensional 0.00% $784,330 — 2026-11-05
17 VTWV Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Vanguard 0.02% $329,319 — 2026-09-30
18 GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF Goldman 0.03% $296,033 $1.0B 2026-11-05
19 PRFZ Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF Nport 0.01% $264,507 — 2026-07-31
20 EES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund Nport 0.03% $244,776 — 2026-06-30
21 RSSL Global X Russell 2000 ETF Global X 0.01% $187,461 — 2026-11-06
22 DXUV Dimensional US Vector Equity ETF Dimensional 0.00% $182,887 — 2026-11-05
23 AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF Avantis 0.00% $151,435 $14.3B 2026-11-05
24 DFAU Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF Dimensional 0.00% $87,986 $12.6B 2026-11-05
25 OMFS Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF Invesco 0.02% $58,800 — 2026-11-05
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

Trailing P/E
40.53
TTM Diluted EPS
$1.04
TTM Revenue
$558.35M
TTM Net Income
$11.38M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$58.77M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
QuarterPeriod EndRevenueNet IncomeDiluted EPSOp. Cash Flow
Q2 '262026-06-30$138.55M$3.11M$0.29$17.86M
Q1 '262026-03-31$121.14M$1.50M$0.14$-10.44M
Q4 '252025-12-31$160.37M$2.42M$0.22$22.17M
Q3 '252025-09-30$138.29M$4.35M$0.40$29.18M
Q2 '252025-06-30$143.56M$2.88M$0.27$10.40M
Q1 '252025-03-31$97.79M$-2.11M$-0.20$-26.14M
Q4 '242024-12-31$128.18M$-242.00K$-0.02$24.29M
Q3 '242024-09-30$137.47M$35.91M$3.27$24.75M
Q2 '242024-06-30$140.80M$2.85M$0.26$-4.95M
Q1 '242024-03-31$124.32M$4.44M$0.40$-21.44M
Q4 '232023-12-31$134.88M$-430.00K$-0.04$21.65M
Q3 '232023-09-30$145.34M$515.00K$0.05$18.64M
Q2 2026 • period ending 2026-06-30 • filed 2026-08-10
Valuation

Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.

Price Multiples
  • P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
  • P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
  • P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
  • EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
  • EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
  • ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
  • ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
  • Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
  • FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
  • Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
  • Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
  • Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
  • Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
  • Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
40.53
P/B
2.55
P/S
0.82
EV/EBITDA
14.39
EV/Sales
0.89
ROE
6.4%
ROA
3.4%
Div Yield
0.00%
FCF Yield
12.87%
Debt/Equity
0.27
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$456.61M
as of 2026-11-09

FSTR vs Peers

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VSXY Victorias Secret & Co. $8.6B 26.9 — +44.9% 52
GATX GATX Corporation $6.4B 18.5 +23.2% +9.4% 37
TPC Tutor Perini Corporation $4.7B 35.7 +22.6% +35.7% 2
BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. $3.9B 7.9 +5.2% +32.5% 69
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy Inc $3.8B — +0.0% +50.6% 40
ARCB ArcBest Corporation $2.8B 103.9 +8.1% +70.9% 22
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc $2.7B — −3.2% +41.9% 69
FSTR Foster (Lb) Co $418M 40.5 +10.1% +56.2% 22
Peer median $4.3B 26.9 +5.2% +43.4% 46

P/E uses the latest reported trailing-12-month diluted EPS; "—" means no positive earnings or no data.

Short Interest & Float

Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.

Metric definitions
  • Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
  • SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
  • Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
  • Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
  • Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
  • Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
  • SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
  • 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
  • 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
  • >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
  • Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
  • Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
  • A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.

Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.

Short Interest
233.33K
SI % of Float
2.44%
Days to Cover
4.09
Short Vol Ratio
64.2%
Free Float
9.57M
Float %
90.9%
Short interest 2026-10-15 • Short volume 2026-11-06 • Float 2026-08-14