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FSS · Federal Signal Corp /De/

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$125.85 +2.79 (+2.27%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$7.68B
Shares
61.04M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$125.85 Open$122.62 Day$121.47–126.79 52W close$104.77–133.86 Avg vol 30d486K Short int4.1M · 6.7% float · 8.7d Short vol64% Last earningsDec 31, 2025 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +10%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +5%
above
RSI (14) 54
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 72%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +8%
trailing
6-month return +9%
trailing
YTD return +16%
this year
Relative strength −5%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $120 › 200d $115 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +73 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
6.74% of float · ▼ -4.5% MoM · 8.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
462 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 67
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +17%
Y/Y
Gross margin 29%
expanding
EPS growth +15%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $227.1M
Valuation P/E 27.1
in line
Buyback $225.0M
authorized
Balance sheet $502.9M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 35%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −19%
past year
ATR 3.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
Effective tax rate · fourth quarter 25% – 26%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2023
Net sales · full year 2024 $1.85B – $1.9B
Adjusted EPS · full year 2024 $2.85 – $3.05
Tax rate · full year 2024 25% – 26%
Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
Net sales full year 2024
guided $1.85B – $1.9B
$1.86B In line

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+10% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+5% Bullish
RSI (14)
54 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
72% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $120 › 200d $115 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +73 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
6.74% of float · ▼ -4.5% MoM · 8.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
462 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $105 Now $126 · 72% Range high $134
vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +5%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
FSS
Federal Signal Corp /De/
this stock
$7.68B +15.9% +17.1% 27.1 6.7%
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
$393.74B +49.5% +4.3% 36.9 1.5%
DE
Deere & Co
$164.35B +30.8% -11.7% 34.5 2.3%
SNHIY
Sany Heavy Industries Co., Ltd./ADR
$87.81B 0.0%
PCAR
Paccar Inc
$68.99B +19.4% -15.5% 27.5 2.3%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
462
% held
101.4%
Net QoQ
+2.2M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
438
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
4.1M
Days to cover
8.7d
Change
-192.4K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
64%
As of
Aug 14, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
4.8K
Value
$563.5K
As of
Jul 10, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
38.3%
Week of
Jul 6, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$3.3M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 2
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Buy
Member
Gilbert Cisneros
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Mar 9, 2026
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$2.2B
Net income (FY)
$246.6M
EPS diluted
$4.01
View
Buybacks
Authorized · 2 programs
$225.0M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
10-Q
Filed
Jul 30, 2026
This year
10
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$783.8K
Shares
6.1K
Filed
Aug 4, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Dec 31, 2025
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
FSS -1.8% +7.9% +8.9% +0.7% +15.9%
SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
vs SPY -2.2% +3.5% -4.9% -3.2% +2.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.15 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Raised 7.1%
Paid (TTM)
$0.59 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.47%
Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Mar 13, 2020
Authorized (total)
$225.00M
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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