Insider Selling: Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) VP Sells 4,408 Shares

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) VP Diane Bonina sold 4,408 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.75, for a total value of $567,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 15,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,019,958.75. The trade was a 21.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Diane Bonina also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 4th, Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of Federal Signal stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total value of $1,937,816.64.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FSS traded down $2.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $130.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 360,215 shares, compared to its average volume of 491,897. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.21. Federal Signal Corporation has a 52 week low of $101.18 and a 52 week high of $134.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $117.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.94 billion, a PE ratio of 28.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.24.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 21.36% and a net margin of 11.66%.The company had revenue of $670.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Federal Signal Corporation will post 5.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is 12.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federal Signal

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Federal Signal by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,725,757 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $187,427,000 after buying an additional 18,587 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Federal Signal by 12.0% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,161,865 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $125,644,000 after acquiring an additional 124,270 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its position in Federal Signal by 60.5% in the fourth quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 30,772 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $3,342,000 after acquiring an additional 11,605 shares in the last quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd increased its stake in Federal Signal by 65.9% during the fourth quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 68,500 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $7,438,000 after acquiring an additional 27,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in Federal Signal during the first quarter worth approximately $57,749,000. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FSS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $137.33.

Federal Signal Company Profile

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.