Federal Signal (FSS) Competitors

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) and Toro (NYSE:TTC) are both mid-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FSS or TTC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Federal Signal	$1.86B	2.60	$157.40M	$3.51	22.56
Toro	$4.58B	1.63	$418.90M	$3.91	19.07

Is FSS or TTC more profitable?

Federal Signal has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Toro's net margin of 9.14%. Toro's return on equity of 27.25% beat Federal Signal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Federal Signal	11.57%	18.46%	11.84%
Toro	9.14%	27.25%	11.63%

Does the media refer more to FSS or TTC?

In the previous week, Toro had 1 more articles in the media than Federal Signal. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Toro and 8 mentions for Federal Signal. Federal Signal's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Toro's score of 0.53 indicating that Federal Signal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Federal Signal	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FSS or TTC?

Federal Signal has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSS or TTC?

Toro received 159 more outperform votes than Federal Signal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.97% of users gave Toro an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave Federal Signal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Federal Signal	Outperform Votes 310 58.16%	Underperform Votes 223 41.84%
Toro	Outperform Votes 469 68.97%	Underperform Votes 211 31.03%

Is FSS or TTC a better dividend stock?

Federal Signal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Toro pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Federal Signal pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toro pays out 38.9% 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.

Do analysts recommend FSS or TTC?

Federal Signal presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.31%. Toro has a consensus price target of $89.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.39%. Given Federal Signal's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Federal Signal is more favorable than Toro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Federal Signal	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Toro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FSS or TTC?

92.7% of Federal Signal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Federal Signal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Toro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Toro beats Federal Signal on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.