Federal Signal Corp (FSS)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

A share price of Federal Signal Corp [FSS] is currently trading at $80.89, up 1.04%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FSS shares have gain 1.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.46%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

On July 31, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $66 on the stock. Sidoti downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $50 on February 23, 2023. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. DA Davidson upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on October 07, 2022, and upped its price target to $46. In a note dated October 14, 2021, DA Davidson initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $45 on this stock.

Federal Signal Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $76.85 and $102.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $57.5 within the next 12 months. Federal Signal Corp [NYSE: FSS] shares were valued at $80.89 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -28.92% based on the average FSS price forecast.

Analyzing the FSS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Federal Signal Corp [NYSE:FSS] were 1.86B which represents 5.26% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.19. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.21.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 79.94 points at the first support level, and at 78.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 81.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.47.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Federal Signal Corp [NYSE:FSS] is 2.66. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.29, and the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.65, the price to book ratio is 4.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.07.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved SHERMAN JENNIFER L, President & CEO, that happened on Feb 28 ’25 when 1250.0 shares were purchased. Director, REICHELDERFER BRENDA completed a deal on Aug 30 ’24 to sell 25685.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director REICHELDERFER BRENDA bought 26500.0 shares on Aug 30 ’24.

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