Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $140.50.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th.

Federal Signal Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE FSS opened at $115.77 on Wednesday. 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 1-year low of $101.18 and a 1-year high of $134.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.95, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s 50 day moving average is $119.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.16.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released 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 11.66% and a return on equity of 21.36%. The firm had revenue of $670.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Federal Signal will post 5.23 EPS for the current year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is 12.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Federal Signal news, VP Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of Federal Signal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total transaction of $1,937,816.64. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 15,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,046,473.16. The trade was a 48.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FSS. Palladiem LLC acquired a new stake in Federal Signal during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 57.2% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its position in Federal Signal by 118.0% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 279 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) designs and manufactures equipment and systems that help protect people, maintain infrastructure and improve environmental conditions. The company serves municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers with products used in public safety, emergency response, infrastructure maintenance and environmental services.

Its Environmental Solutions Group provides street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum excavators, hydro-excavation equipment, vacuum loaders and related vehicles and systems.