LB Foster Ownership

FSTR Stock  USD 28.73  0.43  1.52%   
The market capitalization of LB Foster is $311.15 Million. The majority of LB Foster outstanding shares are owned by institutions. These other corporate entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in LB Foster to benefit from reduced commissions. Hence, outside corporations are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in LB Foster. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of LB Foster as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please take into account that even companies with profitable outlook can generate negative future returns on their equity. If the true value of the entity is less than the current market value, you may not be able generate positive returns on investment in the long run.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
11.1 M
Current Value
11 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
10.2 M
Quarterly Volatility
476.5 K
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as LB Foster in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of LB Foster, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
As of 11/30/2024, Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to grow to 7.96, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0. As of 11/30/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to grow to about 11.3 M, though Net Loss is likely to grow to (39 M).
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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FSTR Stock Ownership Analysis

About 77.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.69. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. LB Foster last dividend was issued on the 7th of September 2016. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for the building and infrastructure projects worldwide. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Foster L operates under Railroads classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 991 people. To learn more about LB Foster call the company at 412 928 3400 or check out https://www.lbfoster.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, LB Foster also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different LB Foster's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align LB Foster's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

LB Foster Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

344.54 Million

LB Foster Insider Trades History

About 6.0% of LB Foster are currently held by insiders. Unlike LB Foster's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against LB Foster's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of LB Foster's insider trades
 
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Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
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FSTR Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as LB Foster is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading LB Foster backward and forwards among themselves. LB Foster's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase LB Foster's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Gabelli Funds Llc2024-09-30
169.7 K
Teton Advisors Inc2024-09-30
162.8 K
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
132.6 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-09-30
130 K
State Street Corp2024-06-30
121.4 K
Bragg Financial Advisors Inc2024-09-30
111.8 K
Royce & Associates, Lp2024-09-30
95.3 K
Minerva Advisors Llc2024-09-30
79.8 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
78.7 K
22nw, Lp2024-06-30
1.3 M
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al2024-09-30
928.5 K
Note, although LB Foster's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

LB Foster Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific LB Foster insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on LB Foster's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases LB Foster insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

LB Foster Outstanding Bonds

LB Foster issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. LB Foster uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most FSTR bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when LB Foster has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

LB Foster Corporate Filings

13A
14th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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13A
8th of November 2024
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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8K
7th of November 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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4th of November 2024
Other Reports
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Pair Trading with LB Foster

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if LB Foster position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in LB Foster will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to LB Foster could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace LB Foster when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back LB Foster - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling LB Foster to buy it.
The correlation of LB Foster is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as LB Foster moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if LB Foster moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for LB Foster can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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