Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $472.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.90 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%. Federal Signal updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.900 EPS.
Federal Signal Stock Down 0.8 %
FSS stock traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $81.03. 800,289 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 436,061. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.70. The company has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. Federal Signal has a twelve month low of $76.85 and a twelve month high of $102.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.
Federal Signal Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.69%. This is an increase from Federal Signal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Federal Signal's dividend payout ratio is 16.23%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com lowered Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Tuesday, December 24th.
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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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