Federal Signal (FSS) Competitors $91.80 +0.03 (+0.03%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FSS vs. TTC, AGCO, OSK, TEX, TRN, ALG, GBX, LNN, ASTE, and MLRShould you be buying Federal Signal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Federal Signal include Toro (TTC), AGCO (AGCO), Oshkosh (OSK), Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Lindsay (LNN), Astec Industries (ASTE), and Miller Industries (MLR). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Federal Signal vs. Toro AGCO Oshkosh Terex Trinity Industries Alamo Group Greenbrier Companies Lindsay Astec Industries Miller Industries Toro (NYSE:TTC) and Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Is TTC or FSS a better dividend stock? Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Federal Signal pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Toro pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Federal Signal pays out 13.9% 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. Toro has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Toro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, TTC or FSS? Toro has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Signal has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TTC or FSS? Toro received 160 more outperform votes than Federal Signal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.29% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 58.25% of users gave Federal Signal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformToroOutperform Votes46769.29% Underperform Votes20730.71% Federal SignalOutperform Votes30758.25% Underperform Votes22041.75% Which has higher earnings and valuation, TTC or FSS? Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Federal Signal. Toro 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 RatioToro$4.58B1.82$329.70M$4.0120.32Federal Signal$1.84B3.05$157.40M$3.4526.61 Do analysts rate TTC or FSS? Toro presently has a consensus price target of $93.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.06%. Federal Signal has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Toro's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Toro is more favorable than Federal Signal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Toro 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Federal Signal 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer TTC or FSS? In the previous week, Toro had 17 more articles in the media than Federal Signal. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Toro and 7 mentions for Federal Signal. Federal Signal's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Toro's score of 0.76 indicating that Federal Signal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Toro 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Federal Signal 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TTC or FSS more profitable? Federal Signal has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Toro's net margin of 8.89%. Toro's return on equity of 25.94% beat Federal Signal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Toro8.89% 25.94% 10.95% Federal Signal 11.57%18.46%11.84% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TTC or FSS? 87.9% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Federal Signal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Toro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Federal Signal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryToro and Federal Signal tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SignalMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.61B$46.33B$16.09B$19.19BDividend Yield0.49%3.35%3.12%3.58%P/E Ratio26.619.1712.0541.22Price / Sales3.0524.805.1017.58Price / Cash27.1111.9713.0721.28Price / Book5.582.612.205.32Net Income$157.40M$3.18B$882.38M$989.67M7 Day Performance-4.84%-3.55%-3.10%-3.45%1 Month Performance-3.18%-1.10%-3.82%-3.73%1 Year Performance20.38%-23.24%-11.23%12.06% Federal Signal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FSSFederal Signal1.8389 of 5 stars$91.80+0.0%$90.00-2.0%+21.1%$5.61B$1.84B26.614,500Analyst DowngradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTTCToro3.6225 of 5 stars$87.35-1.1%$93.33+6.8%-16.2%$8.96B$4.55B23.1810,706Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAGCOAGCO4.4162 of 5 stars$95.72-1.4%$113.18+18.2%-22.2%$7.14B$14.41B42.9727,900Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageOSKOshkosh4.8295 of 5 stars$100.00flat$122.86+22.9%-11.3%$6.51B$9.66B9.7117,300Analyst ForecastTEXTerex4.3193 of 5 stars$48.52-2.1%$59.56+22.7%-21.5%$3.24B$5.15B7.2310,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeTRNTrinity Industries3.178 of 5 stars$37.64+0.9%$35.67-5.2%+38.4%$3.09B$2.98B18.209,480Positive NewsALGAlamo Group3.8874 of 5 stars$196.74+1.9%$212.00+7.8%-8.6%$2.37B$1.66B19.454,350Short Interest ↓News CoverageGBXGreenbrier Companies3.16 of 5 stars$67.20-0.6%$60.00-10.7%+46.0%$2.11B$3.54B13.6014,200LNNLindsay4.1296 of 5 stars$128.91-1.3%$132.50+2.8%-5.8%$1.40B$607.07M21.701,280News CoverageASTEAstec Industries0.8286 of 5 stars$36.85-0.7%$38.50+4.5%-10.7%$840.25M$1.28B-463.754,322MLRMiller Industries2.9907 of 5 stars$72.18+1.1%$82.00+13.6%+59.8%$825.67M$1.33B11.981,821Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Toro Competitors AGCO Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Terex Competitors Trinity Industries Competitors Alamo Group Competitors Greenbrier Companies Competitors Lindsay Competitors Astec Industries Competitors Miller Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FSS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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