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FSS vs GM
Side-by-side comparison of Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) and General Motors Company (GM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both FSS and GM operate in Auto Manufacturing (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- GM is the larger of the two at $68.59B, about 9.6x FSS ($7.11B).
- Over the past year, FSS is up 8.0% and GM is up 42.8% - GM leads by 34.8 points.
- FSS has been more active in the news (3 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for GM).
- GM has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for FSS).
- Company
- Federal Signal Corporation
- General Motors Company
- Price
- $116.61-2.54%
- $76.03-2.14%
- Market cap
- $7.11B
- $68.59B
- 1M return
- +3.58%
- -7.87%
- 1Y return
- +8.00%
- +42.77%
- Industry
- Auto Manufacturing
- Auto Manufacturing
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2010
- News (4w)
- 3
- 1
- Recent ratings
- 19
- 25
Federal Signal Corporation
Federal Signal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions Group, and Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group segment offers a range of street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, waterblasting equipment, road-marking and line-removal equipment, dump truck bodies, and trailers under the Elgin, Vactor, Guzzler, TRUVAC, Westech, Jetstream, Mark Rite Lines, Ox Bodies, Crysteel, J-Craft, Duraclass, Rugby, and Travis brand names. It also offers refuse and recycling collection vehicles, camera systems, ice resurfacing equipment, and snow-removal equipment. In addition, this segment engages in the sale of parts, service and repair, equipment rental, and training activities. The Safety and Security Systems Group segment provides systems and products for community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and industrial communications. Its products include vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, general alarm systems, and public address systems. This segment sells its products under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names. The company sells its products through wholesaler, distributor, independent manufacturer representative, original equipment manufacturer, and direct sales force, as well as independent foreign distributor. Federal Signal Corporation was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.
General Motors Company
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells cars, trucks, crossovers, and automobile parts worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. The company also sells trucks, crossovers, and cars to dealers for consumer retail sales, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. In addition, it offers safety and security services for retail and fleet customers, including automatic crash response, emergency services, roadside assistance, crisis assist, stolen vehicle assistance, and turn-by-turn navigation, as well as connected services comprising mobile applications for owners to remotely control their vehicles and electric vehicle owners to locate charging stations, on-demand vehicle diagnostics, smart driver, marketplace in-vehicle commerce, connected navigation, SiriusXM with 360L, and 4G LTE wireless connectivity. Further, the company provides automotive financing services; and operates an online store. General Motors Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
Latest FSS
- Federal Signal to Host Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on July 30, 2026
- Director Vaillancourt Eric A. was granted 96 shares, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 1,415 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Maue Richard A was granted 99 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 3,419 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Federal Signal Corporation
- Federal Signal Provides Update on Streator, Illinois Facility; Announces Signing of Definitive Agreement to Acquire Western Technology, Expanding its Presence in Portable Industrial Signaling Solutions for Hazardous Environments
- SEC Form SD filed by Federal Signal Corporation
- Federal Signal Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- President & CEO Sherman Jennifer L exercised 59,242 shares at a strike of $12.66 and covered exercise/tax liability with 37,375 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 641,724 units (SEC Form 4)
- S.V.P. & CFO Hudson Ian A. covered exercise/tax liability with 1,657 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 96,663 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP & COO Weber Mark covered exercise/tax liability with 2,278 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 86,500 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest GM
- 3M joins Cadillac Formula 1® Team as Official Material Science Partner to accelerate racing performance
- Chair & CEO Barra Mary T exercised 99,239 shares at a strike of $49.14 and sold $8,445,239 worth of shares (99,239 units at $85.10) (SEC Form 4)
- Worthington Steel Named a 2025 Supplier of the Year by General Motors
- General Motors Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Chair & CEO Barra Mary T exercised 23,000 shares at a strike of $41.40 and sold $1,955,000 worth of shares (23,000 units at $85.00) (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Harvey Rory sold $775,266 worth of shares (9,124 units at $84.97), decreasing direct ownership by 20% to 37,395 units (SEC Form 4)
- Vice President & CAO Hatto Christopher sold $586,075 worth of shares (6,895 units at $85.00), decreasing direct ownership by 21% to 25,794 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SD filed by General Motors Company
- Chair & CEO Barra Mary T exercised 269,828 shares at a strike of $45.42 and sold $37,192,225 worth of shares (453,402 units at $82.03), decreasing direct ownership by 24% to 592,242 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President & CFO Jacobson Paul A sold $3,200,000 worth of shares (40,000 units at $80.00), decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 425,675 units (SEC Form 4)