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After finishing at $80.11 in the prior trading day, Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) closed at $80.06, down -0.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded.
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 53.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 2.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
DA Davidson Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 31, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $66.
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:
As of this moment, Federal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.12.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FSS has reached a high of $102.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.38%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 61.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.65M. Insiders hold about 2.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.70% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Federal Signal Corp (FSS) is currently drawing attention from 7.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.05, with high estimates of $1.11 and low estimates of $1.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.8 and $3.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.76. EPS for the following year is $4.23, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.45 and $3.96.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $462.63M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $482.6M to a low estimate of $454.5M. As of the current estimate, Federal Signal Corp’s year-ago sales were $424.9MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $535.73M. There is a high estimate of $543.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $523.1M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FSS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.86BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.24B and the low estimate is $2.09B.
