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FSS FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $18M, Q3 2025: $4M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $18M vs trailing avg $2M (+1133%)

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Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-59M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

1 open-market purchase by Maue Richard A

  • Maue Richard A () bought 2,000 shares at $110.77 on 2026-03-10

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Company buybacks in 3 quarters but insufficient insider buying

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Insider Net Direction

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 25.8x more than bought. 1 C-suite officers among sellers

  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 2,546 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 1,640 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 14,042 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 19,760 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 20 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 11,470 shares on 2025-11-06
  • WEBER MARK (SVP & COO) sold 1,709 shares on 2025-11-06