FOSTER L B CO FSTR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 350060109
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWholesale-Metals Service Centers & of fices
- HeadquartersPittsburgh, PA
- Founded1902
- Websitelbfoster.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($840.8k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 10.5m as of 2026-08-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $45.17.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 54 |
| Q4 2022 | 56 |
| Q1 2023 | 58 |
| Q2 2023 | 57 |
| Q3 2023 | 60 |
| Q4 2023 | 73 |
| Q1 2024 | 81 |
| Q2 2024 | 84 |
| Q3 2024 | 86 |
| Q4 2024 | 95 |
| Q1 2025 | 88 |
| Q2 2025 | 95 |
| Q3 2025 | 90 |
| Q4 2025 | 95 |
| Q1 2026 | 109 |
| Q2 2026 | 134 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 41 | 39 |
| Q4 2024 | 46 | 37 |
| Q1 2025 | 35 | 44 |
| Q2 2025 | 45 | 37 |
| Q3 2025 | 33 | 43 |
| Q4 2025 | 38 | 37 |
| Q1 2026 | 43 | 39 |
| Q2 2026 | 83 | 41 |
Biggest buyers
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | Added | +205.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +144.2k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +137.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +112.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +52.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +49.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | New | +44.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +41.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +40.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +40.3k |
Biggest sellers
| 22NW, LP | Sold out | -1.1m |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | Reduced | -50.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -44.9k |
| Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC | Sold out | -24.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -16.4k |
| Minerva Advisors LLC | Reduced | -16.0k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | Reduced | -16.0k |
| Teton Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -14.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -12.6k |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC | Reduced | -9.0k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 13G · institution +1.7 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 14.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: 22NW Fund, LP (2.5%, 2026-04-21)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $271.5k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 22NW Fund, LP +4 10% owner · By: 22NW Fund, LP | Sold | $1.1m38.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.6m | Reduced -50.5k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.36% of their portfolio | 885.4k $40.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 743.2k $33.6m | Added +40.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 677.1k $30.6m | Reduced -16.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 423.0k $19.1m | Added +38.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 356.4k $16.1m | Added +40.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.0k $12.1m | Added +137.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.5k $11.1m | Added +17.8k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 218.2k $9.9m | Added +205.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.1k $8.9m | Added +112.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.8k $8.7m | Added +39.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.2k $6.5m | New |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 124.6k $5.6m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 113.9k $5.1m | Reduced -1 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.2k $4.9m | Added +10.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.2k $4.1m | Reduced -44.9k |
| Teton Advisors, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 84.0k $3.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.1k $3.7m | Added +3.9k |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.9k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.4k $3.6m | Added +52.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $3.3m | Added +22.7k |
| Minerva Advisors LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 67.9k $3.1m | Reduced -16.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $3.0m | Added +9.1k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 65.4k $3.0m | Added +1.1k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.9k $2.9m | Added +3.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $2.7m | Added +49.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.5m | Added +5.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $2.3m | Added +31.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $2.2m | Added +29.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.0m | Added +17.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.0m | New |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $1.9m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $1.8m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.5k $1.7m | Added +29.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $1.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.3k $1.7m | Added +3.4k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.20% of their portfolio | 35.4k $1.6m | New |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.6k $1.5m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.4m | New |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $1.4m | Added +2.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $1.3m | Added +2.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $1.3m | New |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 26.5k $1.2m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $1.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $1.0m | Added +18.9k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $1.0m | Added +216 |
| Pitcairn Wealth Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 22.8k $1.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $987.0k | Added +274 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $922.2k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $862.0k | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $830.5k | Added +12.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $827.4k | Reduced -4.2k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 18.1k $817.6k | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $803.9k | Added +1.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $720.1k | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $718.2k | Reduced -4.2k |
| State of Wyoming 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.7k $707.0k | Added +10.5k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $705.7k | Added +7.3k |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.2k $688.0k | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $661.7k | New |
| Atria Investments, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.4k $650.9k | Added +2.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $632.3k | Added +6.1k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.7k $620.7k | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $610.9k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $597.0k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $592.7k | Added +787 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $591.0k | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $556.7k | Reduced -619 |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.8k $534.8k | New |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.4k $516.3k | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $508.0k | Added +3.1k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $498.0k | Added +764 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $468.3k | Reduced -225 |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $468.3k | Reduced -1.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6k $435.7k | Added +1.4k |
| Marion Wealth Management 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.6k $433.3k | Unchanged |
| GWN SECURITIES INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.6k $432.1k | New |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4k $378.2k | Reduced -50 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $375.4k | Reduced -611 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $374.0k | Added +4.5k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $373.2k | Reduced -324 |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $372.3k | New |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.1k $365.9k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $359.0k | Added +329 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $348.8k | Added +183 |
| Orchard Capital Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 7.4k $333.3k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.5k $291.6k | Added +760 |
| BAILARD, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2k $279.3k | Reduced -1.8k |
| Veradace Capital Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 6.0k $271.0k | New |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8k $261.8k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $247.3k | New |
| Bristlecone Value Partners, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.2k $234.6k | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $234.0k | Added +4.9k |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $231.5k | New |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $230.4k | New |
| UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $225.8k | New |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0k $224.5k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $217.3k | Added +2.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $212.3k | Unchanged |