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Federal Signal NYSE:FSS Stock Report

Last Price

US$90.65

Market Cap

US$5.6b

7D

-7.2%

1Y

18.0%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Federal Signal Corporation

NYSE:FSS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.6b

FSS Stock Overview

Designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. More details

FSS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Federal Signal
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$90.65
52 Week HighUS$102.18
52 Week LowUS$71.29
Beta1.0
1 Month Change-5.44%
3 Month Change-2.43%
1 Year Change17.97%
3 Year Change111.26%
5 Year Change180.39%
Change since IPO4,773.36%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Federal Signal's (NYSE:FSS) Returns On Capital

Dec 23
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Federal Signal's (NYSE:FSS) Returns On Capital

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

Dec 11
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

Federal Signal Corporation: Upward Potential Not Reached Yet

Dec 09

Is There An Opportunity With Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) 24% Undervaluation?

Nov 25
Is There An Opportunity With Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) 24% Undervaluation?

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Nov 13
Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Oct 24
Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

With EPS Growth And More, Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Makes An Interesting Case

Sep 29
With EPS Growth And More, Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Makes An Interesting Case

Return Trends At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Aren't Appealing

Sep 17
Return Trends At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Aren't Appealing

Is It Time To Consider Buying Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

Aug 26
Is It Time To Consider Buying Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Aug 12
These 4 Measures Indicate That Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Federal Signal Corporation Just Beat EPS By 19%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Jul 28
Federal Signal Corporation Just Beat EPS By 19%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Estimating The Fair Value Of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)

Jul 24
Estimating The Fair Value Of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal: Impressive Signals

Jun 17

Here's Why We Think Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Is Well Worth Watching

May 30
Here's Why We Think Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Is Well Worth Watching

Returns On Capital At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Have Hit The Brakes

May 13
Returns On Capital At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Have Hit The Brakes

Is It Time To Consider Buying Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

Apr 30
Is It Time To Consider Buying Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)?

Does Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 18
Does Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) Price

Apr 06
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Federal Signal Corporation's (NYSE:FSS) Price

Growth And Strong Margins Push Up Federal Signal's Earnings And Price

Mar 06

Return Trends At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Aren't Appealing

Feb 07
Return Trends At Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Aren't Appealing

At US$76.93, Is It Time To Put Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) On Your Watch List?

Jan 26
At US$76.93, Is It Time To Put Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) On Your Watch List?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)

Jan 14
Calculating The Fair Value Of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)

With Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Jan 02
With Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Federal Signal: Solid Quarterly Results And A Positive Outlook

Nov 26

Federal Signal: Strong Signals

Aug 13

Federal Signal Corporation: Great Performance Does Not Translate To A Great Opportunity

May 25

Federal Signal declares $0.09 dividend

Feb 14

Shareholder Returns

FSSUS MachineryUS Market
7D-7.2%-4.3%-2.7%
1Y18.0%12.3%23.4%

Return vs Industry: FSS exceeded the US Machinery industry which returned 12.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FSS underperformed the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FSS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FSS volatility
FSS Average Weekly Movement4.1%
Machinery Industry Average Movement5.7%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: FSS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: FSS's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19014,500Jennifer Shermanwww.federalsignal.com

Federal Signal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions Group, and Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group segment manufactures and supplies street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, dump truck bodies, and trailers, as well as waterblasting, road-marking, line-removal, and metal extraction support equipment under the Elgin, Vactor, Guzzler, TRUVAC, WestechTM, Jetstream, Blasters, Mark Rite Lines, Trackless, Ox Bodies, Crysteel, J-Craft, Duraclass, Rugby, Travis, OSW, NTE, WTB, Ground Force, TowHaul, Bucks, and Switch-N-Go brands; and provides refuse and recycling collection vehicles through a dealer network or direct sales to service customers.

Federal Signal Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Federal Signal's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FSS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$5.61b
Earnings (TTM)US$212.70m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.84b

26.0x

P/E Ratio

3.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FSS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.84b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.32b
Gross ProfitUS$519.80m
Other ExpensesUS$307.10m
EarningsUS$212.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)3.48
Gross Margin28.28%
Net Profit Margin11.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio20.1%

How did FSS perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.5%

Current Dividend Yield

13%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 22:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Federal Signal Corporation is covered by 13 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Walter LiptakBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Charles BradyBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)
Christopher MooreCJS Securities, Inc.