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In the latest session, Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) closed at $121.32 down -2.54% from its previous closing price of $124.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. FSS stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.135 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $120.76.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Federal Signal Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 113.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 2.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
On May 12, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $110.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when SHERMAN JENNIFER L bought 1,250 shares for $82.32 per share. The transaction valued at 102,900 led to the insider holds 559,183 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FSS now has a Market Capitalization of 7375272960 and an Enterprise Value of 7606873088. As of this moment, Federal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.852 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.898.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSS is 1.30, which has changed by 0.30732763 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSS has reached a high of $130.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FSS has traded an average of 616.76K shares per day and 530170 over the past ten days. A total of 60.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.24M. Insiders hold about 2.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.48% stake in the company. Shares short for FSS as of 1756425600 were 2966557 with a Short Ratio of 4.81, compared to 1753920000 on 2868246. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2966557 and a Short% of Float of 6.859999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FSS is 0.54, from 0.52 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0041773776. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.72. The current Payout Ratio is 13.69% for FSS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-03-02 when the company split stock in a 4:3 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Federal Signal Corp (FSS) is currently in the spotlight, with 7.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.02, with high estimates of $1.07 and low estimates of $0.99.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.11 and $3.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.03. EPS for the following year is $4.55, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.75 and $4.37.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $545.19M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $560.2M to a low estimate of $521.6M. As of. The current estimate, Federal Signal Corp’s year-ago sales were $474.2MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $536.51M. There is a high estimate of $552M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $520M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FSS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.11B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.86BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.27B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.33B and the low estimate is $2.2B.
