Sidoti Weighs in on Federal Signal’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Sidoti boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Federal Signal in a research note issued on Friday, July 31st. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now expects that the conglomerate will post earnings of $1.31 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.24. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.57 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 21.36%. The company had revenue of $670.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. Federal Signal’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.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FSS. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. 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 report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $137.33.

Federal Signal Stock Up 2.3%

FSS stock opened at $132.06 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $115.07. The company has a market capitalization of $8.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.24. 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 has a 12 month low of $101.18 and a 12 month high of $134.51.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Federal Signal by 3.5% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 93,618 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $6,886,000 after purchasing an additional 3,153 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,702 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,626,000 after buying an additional 3,520 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,822 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after buying an additional 1,594 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Federal Signal in the 1st quarter valued at $1,119,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

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.