Sidoti Csr Has Weak Outlook for Federal Signal Q1 Earnings

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the conglomerate will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal's current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Federal Signal's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%. The company had revenue of $472.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $481.90 million.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Raymond James reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th.

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Federal Signal Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of FSS stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $80.23. 753,623 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 451,327. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $94.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.83. Federal Signal has a one year low of $76.85 and a one year high of $102.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federal Signal

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the fourth quarter worth $13,686,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 21,443 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,981,000 after buying an additional 3,377 shares in the last quarter. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd increased its position in shares of Federal Signal by 41.6% in the fourth quarter. EDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 18,055 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $1,669,000 after acquiring an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Federal Signal by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 174,401 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $16,113,000 after purchasing an additional 21,971 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal in the fourth quarter worth $209,000. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Federal Signal news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman bought 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 559,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,031,944.56. This trade represents a 0.22 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This is a boost from Federal Signal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. Federal Signal's payout ratio is presently 15.95%.

About Federal Signal

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.