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In the latest session, Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) closed at $77.82 up 0.37% from its previous closing price of $77.53. In other words, the price has increased by $0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. FSS stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.569 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.355.
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 52.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.93. 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:
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.
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 4754576384 and an Enterprise Value of 4916174336. As of this moment, Federal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.641 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.111.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSS is 1.08, which has changed by -0.054894328 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSS has reached a high of $102.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FSS has traded an average of 469.44K shares per day and 631590 over the past ten days. A total of 61.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.56M. Insiders hold about 2.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.68% stake in the company. Shares short for FSS as of 1740700800 were 3419562 with a Short Ratio of 7.28, compared to 1738281600 on 2759841. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3419562 and a Short% of Float of 7.85.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FSS is 0.50, from 0.48 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0061911517The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.78. The current Payout Ratio is 13.69% for FSS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-03-02 when the company split stock in a 4:3 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Federal Signal Corp (FSS) is currently under the scrutiny of 7.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.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
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $462.63M this 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.
