Federal Signal (FSS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Federal Signal Corporation is a manufacturer of environmental and safety solutions serving municipalities, government agencies, industrial customers and commercial organizations. The company designs and produces equipment used to maintain infrastructure, manage environmental services and improve public and workplace safety.

Its Environmental Solutions Group offers street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, hydro-excavation equipment and related products for street, sewer and infrastructure maintenance. Its Safety and Security Systems Group provides emergency warning systems, sirens, signaling equipment, public safety products and industrial communication solutions.

Federal Signal traces its history to 1901 and has expanded from an early focus on signaling equipment into a broader provider of specialized equipment and safety technologies. Its products are marketed primarily in North America, with operations and customers in other international markets.

The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Jennifer L. Sherman serves as Federal Signal’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.95 to $117.42
• 50-Day Range: $111.12 to $132.06
• 52-Week Range: $101.18 to $134.51
• Volume: 495,511 shs
• Average Volume: 418,249 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.06
• Dividend Yield: 0.52%
• Price Target: $140.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Federal Signal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Federal Signal scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 278th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Federal Signal has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Federal Signal has a consensus price target of $140.50, representing about 20.8% upside from its current price of $116.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Federal Signal has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Federal Signal are expected to grow by 9.94% in the coming year, from $5.23 to $5.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Federal Signal is 25.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Federal Signal is 25.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Federal Signal has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Federal Signal has a P/B Ratio of 5.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.57% of the float of Federal Signal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Federal Signal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.64, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Federal Signal has recently decreased by 4.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Federal Signal has a dividend yield of 0.52%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Federal Signal has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Federal Signal is 12.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Federal Signal will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.43% next year. This indicates that Federal Signal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Federal Signal has a news sentiment score of -0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Federal Signal this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FSS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Federal Signal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Federal Signal insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,505,347.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.30% of the stock of Federal Signal is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.73% of the stock of Federal Signal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FSS
• CIK: 277509
• Web: www.federalsignal.com
• Phone: (630) 954-2000
• Fax: 630-954-2030
• Employees: 5,800
• Year Founded: 1901

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Federal Signal: $140.50
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $132.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.24
• P/E Growth: 1.59
• Net Income: $246.60 million
• Net Margins: 11.66%
• Pretax Margin: 15.23%
• Return on Equity: 21.36%
• Return on Assets: 13.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 2.74
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.26
• Cash Flow: $5.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.76
• Book Value: $22.73 per share
• Price / Book: 5.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,040,000
• Free Float: 59,028,000
• Market Cap: $7.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23