Sharemaestro company-news research for LB Foster Company (FSTR), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Provisional evidence

Company news sentiment

Latest FSTR news and sentiment

LB Foster Company

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

Full chart Weekly report Factor research Options activity RSS feed
30-day score51Neutral is 50
Early balanced news score 17/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 11 current stories across 2 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 37.59week of 11 Sep 2026
Main news subjectMarket update76/100 share of current news
News data statusHealthy28 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Early balanced news score

11 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.

Observed headline tone79/100 Published 30-day score51/100

Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.

Latest source headline Is L.B. Foster (FSTR) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year? Zacks · 17 Sep 2026 13:40

What supports the score

Direct evidence

11 current stories are mapped specifically to FSTR.

What limits the score

Source breadth

Only 2 publishers currently contribute to the measured read.

Too little evidence

The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.029.

Confidence

Confidence is 17/100, below the threshold for a firm score.

51/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
17/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news11 company stories
99/100
Story agreement1/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
20 Aug: 2 stories24 Aug: 1 stories27 Aug: 2 stories28 Aug: 1 stories29 Aug: 1 stories02 Sep: 1 stories14 Sep: 1 stories16 Sep: 1 stories17 Sep: 1 stories 20 Aug: tone 50, 2 stories24 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories27 Aug: tone 50, 2 stories28 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories29 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories02 Sep: tone 79, 1 stories14 Sep: tone 50, 1 stories16 Sep: tone 50, 1 stories17 Sep: tone 50, 1 stories 95505
20 Aug04 Sep18 Sep
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence1
0.029 after freshness weighting
Source breadth40
2 independent publishers
Company relevance100
share tied directly to this company
Freshness55
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement99
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix0
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

Weekly price and news-score history

Early company-news score

Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.

26 completed price weeks12 comparable news-score weeks
One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
20 Mar 2026: close 28.11, indexed 100.027 Mar 2026: close 27.84, indexed 99.003 Apr 2026: close 27.99, indexed 99.610 Apr 2026: close 30.0, indexed 106.717 Apr 2026: close 30.0, indexed 106.724 Apr 2026: close 32.03, indexed 113.901 May 2026: close 30.7, indexed 109.208 May 2026: close 42.3, indexed 150.515 May 2026: close 38.79, indexed 138.022 May 2026: close 38.11, indexed 135.629 May 2026: close 41.14, indexed 146.405 Jun 2026: close 41.51, indexed 147.712 Jun 2026: close 42.37, indexed 150.719 Jun 2026: close 43.09, indexed 153.326 Jun 2026: close 44.77, indexed 159.303 Jul 2026: close 42.76, indexed 152.110 Jul 2026: close 42.55, indexed 151.417 Jul 2026: close 41.93, indexed 149.224 Jul 2026: close 42.4, indexed 150.831 Jul 2026: close 41.13, indexed 146.307 Aug 2026: close 41.27, indexed 146.814 Aug 2026: close 38.74, indexed 137.821 Aug 2026: close 38.08, indexed 135.528 Aug 2026: close 37.36, indexed 132.904 Sep 2026: close 38.02, indexed 135.311 Sep 2026: close 37.59, indexed 133.7 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 44.77, 2 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 42.76, 4 stories10 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 42.55, 4 stories5017 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 41.93, 6 stories24 Jul 2026: news score 52, close 42.4, 6 stories5231 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 41.13, 9 stories07 Aug 2026: news score 50, close 41.27, 16 stories5014 Aug 2026: news score 55, close 38.74, 40 stories21 Aug 2026: news score 53, close 38.08, 42 stories5328 Aug 2026: news score 51, close 37.36, 42 stories04 Sep 2026: news score 54, close 38.02, 37 stories5411 Sep 2026: news score 52, close 37.59, 12 stories52 Price index 166.5 129.2 91.8 News score 100 50 0
20 Mar16 Jun11 Sep
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price+33.7%latest close 37.59
News score change+2first to latest comparable week
One-week response-1.1%Price digesting
Fair-value position+43.7%Materially above fair value
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
11 Sep 202652USD 37.59-1.1%
04 Sep 202654USD 38.02+1.8%
28 Aug 202651USD 37.36-1.9%
21 Aug 202653USD 38.08-1.7%
14 Aug 202655USD 38.74-6.1%
07 Aug 202650USD 41.27+0.3%
31 Jul 202650USD 41.13-3.0%
24 Jul 202652USD 42.4+1.1%
Provisional evidence

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Market update
Earnings555 stories · 45%
Market update505 stories · 45%
Capital return501 stories · 9%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

0/100 independence
GlobeNewswire503 stories · 27%
Zacks502 stories · 18%
ad-hoc-news.de791 stories · 9%
Seeking Alpha571 stories · 9%
MarketBeat501 stories · 9%
StockStory501 stories · 9%
www.marketscreener.com501 stories · 9%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
Earnings3Infrastructure2Steel Producers1Share Buyback1Real Estate1Rail Technology1Rail1Manufacturing1Logistics1Guidance1

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

31 comparable readings · 85 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move+150 to 51 · Broadly stable
Observed range49–5650 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth11stories at latest stored reading · +10
Confidence17/100Provisional · +17
24 Jun50 neutral17 Sep 15:09
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
17 Sep 15:0951+017/100 (0)11 (0)Provisional
16 Sep 23:5951+017/100 (-1)11 (0)Provisional
14 Sep 23:5951-418/100 (-11)11 (-26)Provisional
02 Sep 23:5955+429/100 (+9)37 (-4)Provisional
29 Aug 23:5951+020/100 (-2)41 (-1)Provisional
28 Aug 23:5951-122/100 (-1)42 (+1)Provisional
27 Aug 23:5952+023/100 (0)41 (-1)Provisional
24 Aug 23:5952-123/100 (-5)42 (0)Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-11 of 11

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

#1—Not directional
ZacksDirect company coverageStored article

Is L.B. Foster (FSTR) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year?

For those looking to find strong Basic Materials stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is L.B. Foster (FSTR) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out. L.B. Foster is a member of our Basic Materials group, which includes 279 different companies and currently sits at #15 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. The Zacks Rank is a pro

Basic MaterialsChemical DiversifiedConsensus EstimateEarningsEstimate RevisionsSteel Producers
Published
17 Sep 2026 13:40
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Positive financial language
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 0.1d old
Duplicates
3 consolidated
#2—Not directional
GlobeNewswireDirect company coverageScored from headline

L.B. Foster Company to Present Virtually at Sidoti Small Cap Conference on September 23, 2026

Published
16 Sep 2026 17:00
News subject
Market update
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 0.9d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#3—Not directional
GlobeNewswireDirect company coverageStored article

L.B. Foster Scales Up European Distribution Capabilities to Enhance Customer Service and Support Regional Growth

L.B. Foster Company PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR), a global technology solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets, has announced the expansion of its European distribution capabilities through a strengthened partnership with global logistics provider Expeditors International, supporting L.B. Foster's long-term growth strategy across the continent. As demand for rail and infrastructure solutions continues to grow across Europe, L.B. Foster is investing in its supply chain capabilities to better serve cu

DistributionEarnings ReleaseFourth QuarterInfrastructureLogisticsRail
Published
14 Sep 2026 14:56
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 3.0d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#479Tone
ad-hoc-news.deDirect company coverageScored from headline

L.B. Foster stock extends YTD gains as analysts lift earnings outlook

Published
02 Sep 2026 13:09
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Guidance raised
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Story strength
High · 60/100
30-day weight
99.8% of the score · 15.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#5—Not directional
MarketBeatDirect company coverageStored article

L.B. Foster Highlights Rail Tech Growth as Cash Flow Hits Best Level Since 2017

Key Points Interested in L.B. Foster Company? Here are five stocks we like better. L.B. Foster is shifting toward higher-growth rail technology and precast concrete businesses, including friction management, track monitoring and LIDAR-based safety systems, while exiting lower-margin commodity operations. First-half sales rose 7.6% and adjusted EBITDA increased 19.6%; second-quarter operating cash flow reached $17.9 million, the company's best quarterly result since 2017, while debt fell to $42 million. Management maintained full-year guidance of $540 million–$580 million in sales and $41 milli

EarningsFree Cash FlowGuidanceInfrastructureRail TechnologyShare Buyback
Published
29 Aug 2026 07:01
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Deteriorating financial comparison, Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 19.3d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#6—Not directional
StockStoryDirect company coverageScored from headline

General Industrial Machinery Stocks Q2 Teardown: L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) Vs The Rest

Published
28 Aug 2026 00:33
News subject
Market update
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 20.6d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#7—Not directional
www.marketscreener.comDirect company coverageStored article

L B Foster : Three Part Advisors' August 2026 Conference Presentation

L.B. Foster Company presented at Three Part Advisors' Midwest IDEAS Conference in August 2026, highlighting its history of innovation, strong financial position, and strategic transformation. The company outlined its two business segments, Rail, Technologies, and Services and Infrastructure Solutions, and their respective growth and returns platforms. L.B. Foster reaffirmed its 2026 guidance, emphasizing debt reduction, investment for growth, and robust market demand supported by government funding and domestic projects.

EarningsFinanceManufacturingReal Estate
Published
27 Aug 2026 12:04
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Positive financial language
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 21.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#9—Not directional
The Globe and MailDirect company coverageScored from headline

L. B. Foster Earnings Call: Cash Strength Amid Volatility

Published
24 Aug 2026 00:36
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 24.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#10—Not directional
GlobeNewswireDirect company coverageScored from headline

L.B. Foster Company to Present at Three Part Advisors’ Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on August 27, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois

Published
20 Aug 2026 18:01
News subject
Market update
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 27.9d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#11—Not directional
ZacksDirect company coverageScored from headline

After Plunging 12.5% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why the Trend Might Reverse for L.B. Foster (FSTR)

Published
20 Aug 2026 13:35
News subject
Market update
Why this score
The headline reports news without a clear direction
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Shown as company news · not used in the score
Story strength
Not directional
30-day weight
None · 28.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated

Earlier company news

FSTR news archive

63 older headlines

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Older news is kept in the archive

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Provider matches checked

Provider mentions not used in the score

2 not scored

A news provider linked these stories to FSTR, but the headline and available text are not mainly about LB Foster Company. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.

Provider mentions are kept separate

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How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context