Why Federal Signal Corporation’s (FSS) Stock Is Up 8.41%
As of Thursday, July 30, Federal Signal Corporation’s FSS share price has surged by 8.41%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Jenna Brashear
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Federal Signal Corporation 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 company offers street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, dump truck bodies, and trailers, as well as waterblasting, road-marking, line-removal, metal extraction support equipment, and multi-purpose maintenance vehicles under the ELGIN, VACTOR, GUZZLER, TRUVAC, WESTECH, JETSTREAM, BLASTERS, MARK RITE LINES, HOG, NEW WAY, 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. It is also involved in sale of parts, service and repair, equipment rentals, and training. The company also provides systems for community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and industrial communications; public safety equipment, such as vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, and general alarm/public address systems under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names through wholesalers, distributors, independent manufacturer representatives, original equipment manufacturers, and direct sales force, as well as independent foreign distributors. Federal Signal Corporation was founded in 1901 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | FSS | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $7,610.0 | $3,827.7 | 73% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 61.5 | 45.1 | 53% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.6% | 74.0% | 75% |
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| Float (Mil) | 59.5 | 57.5 | 51% |
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| Beta | 1.23 | 1.11 | 72% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 458 | 152 | 58% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
18.8% | 77.9% | 61% |
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| Growth | FSS | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 14.0% | 5.5% | 70% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 20.7% | 9.7% | 74% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 20.8% | 11.5% | 69 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.8% | 1.3% | 71% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (20.5%) | (16.5%) | 32% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Current EPS | $1.287 | $4.960 | $5.545 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.286 | $4.958 | $5.543 | |
| # Rev Up | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.316 | $4.873 | $5.474 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 12.9% | 23.7% | 62.6% | |
| Financials | FSS | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $2,342 | $2,162 | 63% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $271 | $133 | 72% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.456 | $1.100 | 85% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $319 | $233 | 66% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $14 | $3 | 60% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $572 | $392 | 61% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $7,730 | $3,997 | 70% |
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| Valuation | FSS | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 5.30 | 2.62 | 80% |
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| P/E | 28.3 | 28.3 | 66% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.5% | 0.1% | 62% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 55% |
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| Ratios | FSS | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 29.0% | 31.4% | 34% |
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| Net Margin | 11.6% | 6.6% | 67% |
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| ROA | 12.5% | 4.5% | 91% |
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| ROE | 20.5% | 9.6% | 80% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 41.6% | 51.8% | 32% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 94% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/30/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
FACTOR STRATEGY
P/E Relative Screen
Factors: Value, Earnings Estimates
A screen that looks at the relationship of a stock's price-earnings ratio to that of the industry and market.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
GURU STRATEGY
Zweig Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Growth
A strategy that seeks to identify companies with strong growth, a reasonable price-earnings ratio and strong price action.
| Performance Since Inception: | 12.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +5.0 |
