Federal Signal (FSS) Competitors $107.55 -0.84 (-0.77%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.48 -0.07 (-0.07%) As of 07/24/2025 05:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FSS vs. FELE, AIN, AIT, IR, ITT, NPO, PH, TEX, URI, and WABShould you be buying Federal Signal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Federal Signal include Franklin Electric (FELE), Albany International (AIN), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), United Rentals (URI), and Wabtec (WAB). Federal Signal vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Albany International Applied Industrial Technologies Ingersoll Rand ITT Enpro Parker-Hannifin Terex United Rentals Wabtec Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is FELE or FSS a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Federal Signal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federal Signal pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Federal Signal has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend FELE or FSS? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Federal Signal has a consensus price target of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Given Federal Signal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Federal Signal is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Federal Signal 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer FELE or FSS? In the previous week, Federal Signal had 12 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Federal Signal and 2 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Federal Signal's score of 0.86 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Federal Signal 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FELE or FSS? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Signal has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in FELE or FSS? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Federal Signal shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Federal Signal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FELE or FSS more profitable? Federal Signal has a net margin of 11.10% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Federal Signal's return on equity of 18.44% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.85% 14.08% 9.72% Federal Signal 11.10%18.44%12.10% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FELE or FSS? Federal Signal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federal Signal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.08$180.31M$3.8224.17Federal Signal$1.86B3.52$216.30M$3.4231.45 SummaryFederal Signal beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Federal Signal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFederal SignalDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.61B$16.37B$15.00B$21.15BDividend Yield0.52%4.17%3.95%3.58%P/E Ratio31.458.907.5527.76Price / Sales3.524.613.8558.40Price / Cash24.5133.7732.3823.00Price / Book5.542.322.044.67Net Income$216.30M$951.84M$922.55M$993.85M7 Day Performance-0.54%2.99%2.97%1.48%1 Month Performance4.78%8.09%6.35%5.79%1 Year Performance11.59%-2.37%-2.57%11.41% Federal Signal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FSSFederal Signal1.6913 of 5 stars$107.55-0.8%$110.00+2.3%+13.9%$6.61B$1.86B31.454,700Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFELEFranklin Electric4.3589 of 5 stars$90.89-0.8%$94.00+3.4%-8.7%$4.14B$2.02B23.796,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAINAlbany International3.0848 of 5 stars$69.53-0.3%$79.00+13.6%-20.0%$2.10B$1.21B28.045,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.1432 of 5 stars$256.95+1.2%$285.00+10.9%+31.0%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.2868 of 5 stars$87.69-1.5%$99.42+13.4%-9.2%$35.38B$7.28B43.4121,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.5002 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+16.1%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNPOEnpro3.6222 of 5 stars$203.83-0.3%$202.50-0.7%+25.6%$4.29B$1.06B50.703,500News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.2989 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+38.0%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsTEXTerex4.356 of 5 stars$50.96-2.2%$51.44+1.0%-17.6%$3.38B$5.13B13.8911,400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsURIUnited Rentals4.3353 of 5 stars$809.74-0.6%$768.54-5.1%+22.1%$52.63B$15.35B20.9727,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpWABWabtec3.3064 of 5 stars$212.88-0.4%$216.83+1.9%+27.6%$36.43B$10.39B33.3729,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Albany International Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors ITT Competitors Enpro Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Terex Competitors United Rentals Competitors Wabtec Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FSS) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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