Head to head
Federal Signal vs Caterpillar
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FSS · CAT
FSS
Federal Signal
114.41-3.16%
1-year price shape — -3% over the period
Quant Rating D · 35/100
vs
CAT
Caterpillar
813.83-5.75%
1-year price shape — +69% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Caterpillar edges it on the scoreable measures. Caterpillar has the highest Quant Rating (88); Caterpillar has done best over the past year (+69%); Caterpillar pays the highest dividend yield.
| FSS | CAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | -- |
| Last price | 114.41 | 813.83 |
| Change today | -3.16% | -5.75% |
| 1-year return | -2.7% | +68.7% |
| Market cap | $6.98B | $374.10B |
| 52-week range | 101.06 – 134.35 | 491.03 – 1,071.47 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 24.66 | 35.05 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 25th | 90th |
| P/B | 4.63 | 19.29 |
| Dividend yield | 0.51% | 0.74% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 4.01 | 18.81 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $244.78M | $8.65B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.45B | $74.73B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +18.7% | +24.0% |
| Gross margin | 29.2% | 32.5% |
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 17.5% |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $339.20M | $8.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 103.4% | 73.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 28 buy / 22 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 47% buy / 53% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $147 (+28%) | $1,010 (+24%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (35) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 5,800 | 118,000 |
| Founded | 1901 | 1925 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.