Federal Signal Stock Analysis

FSS Stock  USD 113.41  0.79  0.69%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Federal Signal extending back to March 17, 1980. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Federal Signal stands at 113.41, as last reported on the 28th of January, with the highest price reaching 115.43 and the lowest price hitting 112.20 during the day.
IPO Date
1st of March 1982
200 Day MA
109.6537
50 Day MA
112.0504
Beta
1.348
 
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Federal Signal holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.437. At this time, Federal Signal's Net Debt is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Short Term Debt is likely to gain to about 43.7 M in 2026, whereas Long Term Debt is likely to drop slightly above 182 M in 2026. Federal Signal's financial risk is the risk to Federal Signal stockholders that is caused by an increase in debt.

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Federal Signal's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Federal Signal's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Federal Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Federal Signal's stakeholders.
For most companies, including Federal Signal, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Federal Signal, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Federal Signal's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
5.2541
Enterprise Value Ebitda
17.9357
Price Sales
3.3552
Shares Float
59.3 M
Dividend Share
0.54
At this time, Federal Signal's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to gain to about 2.1 B in 2026, whereas Common Stock Total Equity is likely to drop slightly above 63.5 M in 2026. . At this time, Federal Signal's Price To Sales Ratio is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Price Earnings Ratio is likely to gain to 24.58 in 2026, whereas Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio is likely to drop 13.39 in 2026.
Federal Signal is fairly valued with Real Value of 115.64 and Target Price of 133.83. The main objective of Federal Signal stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Federal Signal is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Federal Signal's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Federal Signal stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Federal Signal is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Federal Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Federal Stock Analysis Notes

About 97.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.35. Federal Signal last dividend was issued on the 14th of November 2025. The entity had 4:3 split on the 2nd of March 1994. 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. Federal Signal Corporation was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Federal Signal operates under Pollution Treatment Controls classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 00 people. To learn more about Federal Signal call Jennifer Sherman at 630 954 2000 or check out https://www.federalsignal.com.

Federal Signal Quarterly Total Revenue

564.6 Million

Federal Signal Investment Alerts

Federal Signal generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Over 97.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 2nd of December 2025 Federal Signal paid $ 0.14 per share dividend to its current shareholders
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Federal Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Federal Signal's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2012-05-04
2012-03-310.020.030.0150 
2012-03-14
2011-12-310.070.06-0.0114 
2010-11-03
2010-09-300.060.05-0.0116 
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Federal Signal Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Federal Signal's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Federal Signal's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Federal Signal's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Federal Signal's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Federal Stock Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2025-06-30
1.3 M
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.2025-06-30
1.1 M
Arrowmark Colorado Holdings, Llc (arrowmark Partners)2025-06-30
840.4 K
Van Berkom And Associates Inc2025-06-30
836.9 K
Norges Bank2025-06-30
743.9 K
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2025-06-30
743 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-06-30
741.5 K
Franklin Resources Inc2025-06-30
732.3 K
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
728 K
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
8.9 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
6.8 M
Note, although Federal Signal's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Federal Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 6.9 B.

Federal Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin of 0.11 %, which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 0.17 %, which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue, it generated $0.17 of operating income.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.18  0.19 
Return On Capital Employed 0.21  0.18 
Return On Assets 0.14  0.15 
Return On Equity 0.21  0.11 

Management Efficiency

Federal Signal has Return on Asset of 0.1118 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.1118 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.1908 %, implying that it generated $0.1908 on every 100 dollars invested. Federal Signal's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Federal Signal manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At this time, Federal Signal's Return On Tangible Assets are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Return On Assets is likely to gain to 0.15 in 2026, whereas Return On Capital Employed is likely to drop 0.18 in 2026. At this time, Federal Signal's Fixed Asset Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Return On Assets is likely to gain to 0.15 in 2026, whereas Other Current Assets are likely to drop slightly above 19.2 M in 2026.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 17.53  18.41 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 9.61  10.09 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 15.24  9.92 
Price Book Value Ratio 5.46  3.08 
Enterprise Value Multiple 15.24  9.92 
Price Fair Value 5.46  3.08 
Enterprise Value727.5 M802.5 M
Leadership at Federal Signal emphasizes sustainable growth and financial prudence. Our analysis evaluates how these priorities impact the stock's performance in the market.
Dividend Yield
0.0047
Operating Margin
0.1712
Profit Margin
0.1147
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0049
Beta
1.348

Technical Drivers

As of the 28th of January, Federal Signal shows the Mean Deviation of 1.29, variance of 3.69, and Standard Deviation of 1.92. Federal Signal technical analysis allows you to utilize historical prices and volume patterns in order to determine a pattern that computes the direction of the firm's future prices. Please confirm Federal Signal market risk adjusted performance, information ratio, as well as the relationship between the Information Ratio and skewness to decide if Federal Signal is priced favorably, providing market reflects its regular price of 113.41 per share. Given that Federal Signal has information ratio of (0.09), we urge you to verify Federal Signal's prevailing market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Federal Signal Price Movement Analysis

The output start index for this execution was twenty-three with a total number of output elements of thirty-eight. The Moving Average is predictive technique used to analyze Federal Signal price data points by creating a series of averages of different subsets of Federal Signal entire price series.

Federal Signal Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Federal Signal insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Federal Signal's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Federal Signal insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Federal Signal Outstanding Bonds

Federal Signal issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Federal Signal uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Federal bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Federal Signal has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Federal Signal Predictive Daily Indicators

Federal Signal intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Federal Signal stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Federal Signal Corporate Filings

8K
16th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
14th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
19th of December 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
18th of December 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
1st of December 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
12th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F4
10th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F4
6th of November 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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Federal Signal Forecast Models

Federal Signal's time-series forecasting models are one of many Federal Signal's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Federal Signal's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Federal Signal Debt to Cash Allocation

Many companies such as Federal Signal, eventually find out that there is only so much market out there to be conquered, and adding the next product or service is only half as profitable per unit as their current endeavors. Eventually, the company will reach a point where cash flows are strong, and extra cash is available but not fully utilized. In this case, the company may start buying back its stock from the public or issue more dividends.
Federal Signal has 252.4 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.44, which is OK given its current industry classification. Federal Signal has a current ratio of 2.62, demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Federal to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Federal Signal Total Assets Over Time

Federal Signal Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Federal Signal uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Federal Signal Debt Ratio

    
  29.0   
It appears most of the Federal Signal's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Federal Signal's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Federal Signal, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Federal Signal Corporate Bonds Issued

Federal Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

244.21 Million

At this time, Federal Signal's Short and Long Term Debt Total is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

About Federal Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.14  0.13 
Operating Profit Margin 0.14  0.07 
Net Profit Margin 0.10  0.11 
Gross Profit Margin 0.33  0.30 

Current Federal Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Federal analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Federal analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceAdvice# of Analysts
133.83Buy6Odds
Federal Signal current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Federal analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Federal stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Federal Signal, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Federal conference calls.
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Federal Stock Analysis Indicators

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Begin Period Cash Flow61 M
Long Term Debt203.9 M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding61.7 M
Total Stockholder Equity1.2 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-78.9 M
Tax Provision47.6 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y0.276
Property Plant And Equipment Net419.9 M
Cash And Short Term Investments91.1 M
Cash91.1 M
Accounts Payable79 M
Net Debt161.3 M
50 Day M A112.0504
Total Current Liabilities241.8 M
Other Operating Expenses1.6 B
Non Current Assets Total1.1 B
Forward Price Earnings24.9377
Non Currrent Assets Other16 M
Stock Based Compensation15.6 M

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