Federal Signal Stock Short Ratio

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USD 94.82 3.16 3.45%

Federal Signal fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Federal Signal's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Federal Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Federal Signal's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Federal Signal stock.

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Federal Signal Company Short Ratio Analysis

Federal Signal's Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.

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Current Federal Signal Short Ratio

5.80 X

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Federal Short Ratio Driver Correlations

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Long Term Investments	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.82	0.79	0.81	0.9	0.87	0.96	0.57	0.53	0.82	0.81	0.8	-0.84	0.73	-0.31	0.81	0.65	0.63	0.93	0.37	-0.36	-0.03	0.81	-0.75	0.77	0.41
Total Stockholder Equity	0.82		0.63	1.0	0.79	0.64	0.81	0.68	0.54	0.68	0.63	0.58	-0.93	0.64	-0.03	0.74	0.9	0.73	0.9	0.22	-0.24	0.06	0.87	-0.74	0.82	0.81
Net Debt	0.79	0.63		0.63	0.88	0.92	0.69	0.56	0.42	0.79	0.51	0.96	-0.71	0.67	-0.09	0.84	0.33	0.84	0.67	0.56	-0.63	-0.22	0.7	-0.59	0.65	0.49
Retained Earnings	0.81	1.0	0.63		0.78	0.63	0.8	0.67	0.5	0.64	0.6	0.6	-0.95	0.67	0.02	0.76	0.89	0.75	0.91	0.25	-0.23	0.06	0.88	-0.74	0.83	0.81
Net Receivables	0.9	0.79	0.88	0.78		0.89	0.89	0.67	0.59	0.86	0.67	0.83	-0.77	0.61	-0.17	0.82	0.61	0.78	0.84	0.51	-0.53	-0.03	0.85	-0.69	0.82	0.55
Total Liab	0.87	0.64	0.92	0.63	0.89		0.8	0.51	0.4	0.9	0.76	0.87	-0.66	0.56	-0.39	0.71	0.39	0.68	0.69	0.49	-0.51	-0.12	0.65	-0.57	0.61	0.4
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.81	0.69	0.8	0.89	0.8		0.63	0.5	0.78	0.8	0.7	-0.8	0.61	-0.27	0.72	0.74	0.58	0.93	0.28	-0.26	0.09	0.86	-0.75	0.85	0.45
Short Term Debt	0.57	0.68	0.56	0.67	0.67	0.51	0.63		0.46	0.45	0.32	0.51	-0.65	0.37	0.22	0.62	0.65	0.66	0.64	0.12	-0.4	0.46	0.82	-0.72	0.83	0.73
Intangible Assets	0.53	0.54	0.42	0.5	0.59	0.4	0.5	0.46		0.61	0.45	0.33	-0.38	0.37	-0.21	0.47	0.45	0.3	0.46	0.03	-0.57	-0.06	0.44	-0.39	0.41	0.32
Accounts Payable	0.82	0.68	0.79	0.64	0.86	0.9	0.78	0.45	0.61		0.82	0.68	-0.59	0.51	-0.48	0.59	0.48	0.54	0.64	0.29	-0.5	-0.23	0.6	-0.47	0.53	0.43
Common Stock	0.81	0.63	0.51	0.6	0.67	0.76	0.8	0.32	0.45	0.82		0.44	-0.55	0.4	-0.76	0.34	0.57	0.23	0.65	0.01	-0.04	-0.03	0.48	-0.45	0.45	0.24
Long Term Debt	0.8	0.58	0.96	0.6	0.83	0.87	0.7	0.51	0.33	0.68	0.44		-0.73	0.7	0.0	0.89	0.29	0.82	0.7	0.64	-0.59	-0.17	0.7	-0.6	0.66	0.38
Treasury Stock	-0.84	-0.93	-0.71	-0.95	-0.77	-0.66	-0.8	-0.65	-0.38	-0.59	-0.55	-0.73		-0.77	-0.07	-0.83	-0.79	-0.78	-0.92	-0.3	0.21	-0.02	-0.88	0.74	-0.84	-0.71
Property Plant Equipment	0.73	0.64	0.67	0.67	0.61	0.56	0.61	0.37	0.37	0.51	0.4	0.7	-0.77		0.05	0.8	0.35	0.6	0.75	0.2	-0.29	-0.4	0.65	-0.62	0.52	0.34
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.31	-0.03	-0.09	0.02	-0.17	-0.39	-0.27	0.22	-0.21	-0.48	-0.76	0.0	-0.07	0.05		0.22	-0.02	0.33	-0.04	0.17	-0.17	0.09	0.18	-0.08	0.18	0.3
Good Will	0.81	0.74	0.84	0.76	0.82	0.71	0.72	0.62	0.47	0.59	0.34	0.89	-0.83	0.8	0.22		0.48	0.86	0.83	0.62	-0.63	-0.07	0.81	-0.71	0.76	0.51
Net Tangible Assets	0.65	0.9	0.33	0.89	0.61	0.39	0.74	0.65	0.45	0.48	0.57	0.29	-0.79	0.35	-0.02	0.48		0.5	0.79	0.03	0.02	0.31	0.8	-0.66	0.81	0.76
Long Term Debt Total	0.63	0.73	0.84	0.75	0.78	0.68	0.58	0.66	0.3	0.54	0.23	0.82	-0.78	0.6	0.33	0.86	0.5		0.7	0.61	-0.54	-0.06	0.8	-0.59	0.77	0.77
Capital Surpluse	0.93	0.9	0.67	0.91	0.84	0.69	0.93	0.64	0.46	0.64	0.65	0.7	-0.92	0.75	-0.04	0.83	0.79	0.7		0.33	-0.23	0.06	0.91	-0.79	0.88	0.57
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.37	0.22	0.56	0.25	0.51	0.49	0.28	0.12	0.03	0.29	0.01	0.64	-0.3	0.2	0.17	0.62	0.03	0.61	0.33		-0.57	0.04	0.29	-0.24	0.32	0.14
Short Long Term Debt	-0.36	-0.24	-0.63	-0.23	-0.53	-0.51	-0.26	-0.4	-0.57	-0.5	-0.04	-0.59	0.21	-0.29	-0.17	-0.63	0.02	-0.54	-0.23	-0.57		0.09	-0.31	0.29	-0.27	-0.23
Cash And Equivalents	-0.03	0.06	-0.22	0.06	-0.03	-0.12	0.09	0.46	-0.06	-0.23	-0.03	-0.17	-0.02	-0.4	0.09	-0.07	0.31	-0.06	0.06	0.04	0.09		0.12	-0.22	0.25	0.13
Net Invested Capital	0.81	0.87	0.7	0.88	0.85	0.65	0.86	0.82	0.44	0.6	0.48	0.7	-0.88	0.65	0.18	0.81	0.8	0.8	0.91	0.29	-0.31	0.12		-0.83	0.98	0.74
Long Term Investments	-0.75	-0.74	-0.59	-0.74	-0.69	-0.57	-0.75	-0.72	-0.39	-0.47	-0.45	-0.6	0.74	-0.62	-0.08	-0.71	-0.66	-0.59	-0.79	-0.24	0.29	-0.22	-0.83		-0.8	-0.53
Net Working Capital	0.77	0.82	0.65	0.83	0.82	0.61	0.85	0.83	0.41	0.53	0.45	0.66	-0.84	0.52	0.18	0.76	0.81	0.77	0.88	0.32	-0.27	0.25	0.98	-0.8		0.7
Capital Stock	0.41	0.81	0.49	0.81	0.55	0.4	0.45	0.73	0.32	0.43	0.24	0.38	-0.71	0.34	0.3	0.51	0.76	0.77	0.57	0.14	-0.23	0.13	0.74	-0.53	0.7

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The higher the Short Ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the borrowed shares. In theory, the more short positions are currently outstanding, the faster it will be to cover shorted positions.

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85,500

At this time, Federal Signal's Discontinued Operations is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Federal Signal has a Short Ratio of 5.8 times. This is 10.69% higher than that of the Machinery sector and 19.44% lower than that of the Industrials industry. The short ratio for all United States stocks is 45.0% lower than that of the firm.

Federal Short Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Federal Signal's direct or indirect competition against its Short Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Federal Signal could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Federal Signal by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Federal Signal is currently under evaluation in short ratio category among its peers.

Federal Signal ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Federal Signal's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Federal Signal's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Federal Signal Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in Federal Signal that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of Federal Signal's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing Federal Signal's value.

		Shares
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.	2024-09-30	1.1 M
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc	2024-06-30	995.4 K
Neuberger Berman Group Llc	2024-06-30	938.8 K
Driehaus Capital Management Llc	2024-06-30	912.4 K
Norges Bank	2024-06-30	847.9 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2024-09-30	769 K
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	2024-06-30	735.3 K
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc	2024-09-30	654.8 K
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc	2024-06-30	648.2 K
Blackrock Inc	2024-06-30	9.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2024-09-30	7.2 M

Federal Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.2
	Return On Asset	0.1
	Profit Margin	0.12 %
	Operating Margin	0.16 %
	Current Valuation	5.79 B
	Shares Outstanding	61.11 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	2.40 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	95.95 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.83 M
	Price To Earning	31.56 X
	Price To Book	4.87 X
	Price To Sales	3.05 X
	Revenue	1.72 B
	Gross Profit	344.9 M
	EBITDA	284.9 M
	Net Income	157.4 M
	Cash And Equivalents	47.5 M
	Cash Per Share	0.51 X
	Total Debt	320.7 M
	Debt To Equity	0.44 %
	Current Ratio	2.67 X
	Book Value Per Share	18.81 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	194.4 M
	Short Ratio	5.80 X
	Earnings Per Share	3.45 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.71 X
	Target Price	99.6
	Number Of Employees	4.5 K
	Beta	0.95
	Market Capitalization	5.6 B
	Total Asset	1.62 B
	Retained Earnings	915.8 M
	Working Capital	374.4 M
	Current Asset	315.1 M
	Current Liabilities	117.2 M
	Annual Yield	0.01 %
	Five Year Return	1.08 %
	Net Asset	1.62 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.46

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