Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $3.96 for the year. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal's current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com lowered Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th.
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Federal Signal Stock Up 1.2 %
Shares of FSS traded up $0.95 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $80.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 730,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 464,077. The company has a fifty day moving average of $93.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.21. Federal Signal has a twelve month low of $76.85 and a twelve month high of $102.18. The company has a market cap of $4.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.
Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.87. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%. The business had revenue of $472.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $481.90 million.
Federal Signal Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This is an increase from Federal Signal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Federal Signal's dividend payout ratio is presently 15.95%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Federal Signal news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman purchased 1,250 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares in the company, valued at $46,031,944.56. This trade represents a 0.22 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 3.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 19.9% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 875 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 889 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 17,746 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,640,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Albion Financial Group UT lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 12,126 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,120,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 606 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company's stock.
Federal Signal Company Profile
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Federal Signal Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. It operates through the Environmental Solutions Group and Safety and Security Systems Group segments. The Environment Solutions Group segment is involved in the manufacture and supply of street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaners, vacuum loader trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, and water blasting equipment.
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