FSS vs. IAC, GFF, WOR, BATRA, IEP, VGR, FBYD, ITT, CSL, and MKL
Should you be buying Federal Signal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Federal Signal include IAC (IAC), Griffon (GFF), Worthington Enterprises (WOR), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Vector Group (VGR), Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD), ITT (ITT), Carlisle Companies (CSL), and Markel Group (MKL). These companies are all part of the "multi-sector conglomerates" sector.
Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) and IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) are both mid-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
Federal Signal has a net margin of 10.31% compared to IAC's net margin of 6.09%. Federal Signal's return on equity of 17.36% beat IAC's return on equity.
Federal Signal has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAC has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IAC has higher revenue and earnings than Federal Signal. IAC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Signal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IAC received 747 more outperform votes than Federal Signal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.15% of users gave IAC an outperform vote while only 58.40% of users gave Federal Signal an outperform vote.
Federal Signal presently has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.01%. IAC has a consensus price target of $78.23, indicating a potential upside of 42.06%. Given IAC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IAC is more favorable than Federal Signal.
In the previous week, Federal Signal had 11 more articles in the media than IAC. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Federal Signal and 18 mentions for IAC. Federal Signal's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat IAC's score of 0.10 indicating that Federal Signal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.7% of Federal Signal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of IAC shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Federal Signal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of IAC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Federal Signal beats IAC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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