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After finishing at $106.47 in the prior trading day, Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) closed at $107.18, up 0.67%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. FSS stock price reached its highest trading level at $107.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $106.2428.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FSS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 113.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.09 and its Current Ratio is at 2.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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.
REICHELDERFER BRENDA sold 25,685 shares of FSS for $2,388,500 on Aug 30 ’24. The Director now owns 57,417 shares after completing the transaction at $92.99 per share. On Aug 30 ’24, another insider, REICHELDERFER BRENDA, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 26,500 shares for $93.65 each.
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 6534636032 and an Enterprise Value of 6736203776. As of this moment, Federal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.545 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.578.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSS is 1.29, which has changed by 0.08779359 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSS has reached a high of $114.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 537.74K shares per day over the past 3-months and 631940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 61.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.41M. Insiders hold about 2.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.36% stake in the company. Shares short for FSS as of 1749772800 were 5144260 with a Short Ratio of 8.87, compared to 1747267200 on 5181659. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5144260 and a Short% of Float of 11.84.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FSS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.52 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0046961587The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.74. The current Payout Ratio is 13.69% for FSS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-03-02 when the company split stock in a 4:3 ratio.
