FSTR — FOSTER L B CO
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
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Measured signals that fired on FSTR
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-29 | Volume shock without a price move price | -1.33% over 21 days · t = -4.53 · n = 16,432 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-29 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-04 | Breakout to a 52-week high price | -1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-04-20 | Volume shock without a price move price | -1.33% over 21 days · t = -4.53 · n = 16,432 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-03-06 | Cluster sale: three or more insiders insider | -0.37% over 21 days · t = -3.38 · n = 21,542 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Bowlin Jason Kyle Senior Vice President - Rail | Grant or award | 398 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-30 | Meyer David J Director | Grant or award | 422 | 45.17 | 19.1K |
| 2026-06-01 | Curran Timothy Joseph Controller and PAO | Grant or award | 295 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | REILLY SEAN M SVP and CFO | Grant or award | 895 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & COO | Grant or award | 1.1K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-05-22 | KASEL JOHN F President & Chief Exec Officer | Shares withheld for tax | 4.1K | 38.11 | 156.3K |
| 2026-05-22 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Shares withheld for tax | 1.2K | 38.11 | 44.9K |
| 2026-05-22 | Guinee Patrick J. EVP General Counsel & Sec. | Shares withheld for tax | 1.1K | 38.11 | 41.0K |
| 2026-05-22 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Shares withheld for tax | 905 | 38.11 | 34.5K |
| 2026-05-22 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Shares withheld for tax | 683 | 38.11 | 26.0K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 41.3M | 1.5M |
| 22NW, LP | 29.8M | 1.1M |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 25.2M | 901.4K |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 19.6M | 702.9K |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 19.3M | 693.5K |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.7M | 384.8K |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 8.8M | 316.4K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 6.4M | 228.7K |
| STATE STREET CORP | 4.3M | 152.6K |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.8M | 136.1K |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
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