In the past week, FSS stock has gone up by 6.79%, with a monthly gain of 15.79% and a quarterly surge of 4.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.62% for Federal Signal Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.10% for FSS stock, with a simple moving average of 11.93% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) Right Now?
Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 28.37x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.99. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FSS is 59.65M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.36% of that float. On November 28, 2024, the average trading volume of FSS was 396.04K shares.
FSS) stock’s latest price update
Federal Signal Corp (NYSE: FSS)’s stock price has plunge by 0.16relation to previous closing price of 97.72. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 6.79% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-11-26 that Contract Unlocks Significant Market Opportunities Across Federal Healthcare Systems Contract Unlocks Significant Market Opportunities Across Federal Healthcare Systems
Analysts’ Opinion of FSS
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FSS reach a price target of $66, previously predicting the price at $68. The rating they have provided for FSS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 31st, 2023.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Neutral” to FSS, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on February 23rd of the previous year.
FSS Trading at 8.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FSS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.08%, as shares surge +15.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.40% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FSS rose by +6.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $90.54. In addition, Federal Signal Corp saw 27.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FSS starting from REICHELDERFER BRENDA, who sale 25,685 shares at the price of $92.99 back on Aug 30 ’24. After this action, REICHELDERFER BRENDA now owns 57,417 shares of Federal Signal Corp, valued at $2,388,500 using the latest closing price.
REICHELDERFER BRENDA, the Director of Federal Signal Corp, proposed sale 26,500 shares at $93.65 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that REICHELDERFER BRENDA is holding shares at $2,481,725 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FSS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Federal Signal Corp stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 20.21, with 12.56 for asset returns.
Based on Federal Signal Corp (FSS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 18.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 284.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.83.
Conclusion
To sum up, Federal Signal Corp (FSS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
