Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.120-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.970. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.6 billion-$2.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.6 billion.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of FSS stock opened at $111.98 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.84. The firm has a market cap of $6.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.23. Federal Signal has a 52 week low of $101.18 and a 52 week high of $134.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $116.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $114.76.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.13. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 21.18%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.17 EPS. Federal Signal’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Federal Signal will post 4.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $139.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FSS. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new stake in Federal Signal during the third quarter valued at $174,476,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,967,348 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $234,095,000 after acquiring an additional 271,878 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 77.0% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 609,582 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $72,534,000 after purchasing an additional 265,145 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Federal Signal by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 945,229 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $102,644,000 after purchasing an additional 214,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Federal Signal by 257.7% in the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 170,124 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $20,242,000 after purchasing an additional 122,558 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products and services for municipal, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Founded in 1901 in Chicago, the company has grown through a combination of organic investment and strategic acquisitions to become a leading provider of environmental management and safety and security solutions.

Federal Signal operates through two primary business segments.