FSS Insider Trading

Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Agricultural - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $6.90B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,800 people, carrying a beta of 1.23 to the broader market. Federal Signal Corporation, operating through its various subsidiaries, specializes in the development, production, and distribution of an extensive range of products and integrated solutions. Led by Jennifer L. Sherman, public since 1980-03-17.

In the last 12 months, Federal Signal Corporation insiders made 1 buy transaction and 12 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 28, 2026Maue Richard AA-Award108$0.00$0
Sep 28, 2026Vaillancourt Eric A.A-Award104$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026REICHELDERFER BRENDAG-Gift7,650$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026REICHELDERFER BRENDAS-Sale6,070$131.02$795.3K
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeM-Exempt8,406$35.80$300.9K
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeM-Exempt6,450$51.81$334.2K
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeS-Sale8,306$130.45$1.1M
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeS-Sale6,350$130.41$828.1K
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeS-Sale100$131.05$13.1K
Aug 5, 2026Bonina DianeS-Sale4,408$128.75$567.5K

FSS Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under FSS's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Jun 11, 2018, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A5$3.3M7
Q2 20260N/A0N/A16
Q1 20261$221.5K0N/A21
Q4 20250N/A7$5.7M16
Q3 20250N/A0N/A0
Q2 20250N/A0N/A24
Q1 20251$102.9K0N/A11
Q4 20240N/A0N/A2

FSS Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 469 institutions reported holding 62,247,380 FSS shares, valued at $7.98B as reported, 104.5% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +17 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 64 opened a position, 43 closed one, 175 added and 151 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.9,619,456$1.24B+554,376
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC3,495,003$449.1M-152,227
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,649,644$340.5M-68,282
STATE STREET CORP2,446,720$314.4M+139,388
Capital World Investors2,244,770$288.4M+59,411
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,953,082$251.0M+155,819
FMR LLC1,492,118$191.7M-154,686
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC1,441,454$185.2M+47,697
WASATCH ADVISORS LP1,365,316$175.4M-141,172
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1,226,624$157.6M+18,537

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202646962,247,380$7.98B
Q1 202645260,367,883$6.53B
Q4 202542360,468,573$6.57B
Q3 202543560,640,887$7.21B
Q2 202541361,479,546$6.54B
Q1 202538560,049,906$4.42B
Q4 202439158,694,778$5.42B
Q3 202438456,214,293$5.25B
Q2 202435757,275,354$4.79B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding FSS

FundWeight of FSSShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF0.41%3,648,732$417.5MOct 8, 2026
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.01%1,845,073$215.9MOct 7, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.23%1,600,839$183.2MOct 8, 2026
VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF0.08%1,333,636$156.0MOct 7, 2026
AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF1.25%985,014$112.7MOct 8, 2026
VBK Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF0.20%765,417$89.6MOct 7, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.09%708,923$82.9MOct 7, 2026
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.47%571,776$65.4MOct 8, 2026
SPSM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF0.41%560,814$65.0MOct 8, 2026
SLYG State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF0.86%356,889$41.4MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.22%351,082$41.1MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.17%322,308$37.6MOct 8, 2026
VIOO Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF0.40%219,764$25.7MOct 7, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.03%195,640$23.1MOct 8, 2026
SCHM Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF0.15%183,271$21.7MOct 7, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows FSS's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as FSS's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for FSS reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is FSS's share of that fund.

FSS Congress Trades

Members of Congress and their households disclosed 4 transactions in FSS on file (4 purchases, 0 sales) by 2 members, the latest trade on Sep 21, 2026.

MemberChamberTypeAmountTradedDisclosed
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)HousePurchase$1,001 - $15,000Sep 21, 2026Oct 12, 2026
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)HousePurchase$1,001 - $15,000Mar 9, 2026Apr 8, 2026
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)HousePurchase$1,001 - $15,000Mar 2, 2026Mar 10, 2026
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)HousePurchase$1,001 - $15,000Feb 26, 2026Mar 17, 2026

From the periodic transaction reports members of the Senate and the House file under the STOCK Act, within 45 days of a trade (some file later); amounts are the ranges the reports give (a few give an exact amount), and a transaction a later report lists again is counted once. On file: House reports disclosed from Apr 10, 2023 through Oct 14, 2026; Senate reports disclosed from Jan 30, 2014 through Oct 7, 2026. The party is the member's on the trade date. A trade is listed under the company that traded under its ticker on the trade date (dated from Feb 1, 2021, unless the filing describes another company of ours; before that, only when the filing's description of the security is the company's name).

How to Read FSS Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 12 sales versus 1 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked FSS insider trading questions

How active are FSS insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) insiders made 1 buy transaction and 12 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (12 sales vs 1 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are FSS insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do FSS insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.