Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $472.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 Trading Down 12.1 %

Shares of NYSE FSS opened at $79.74 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.87. 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 has a 12-month low of $76.85 and a 12-month high of $102.18.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is 16.23%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th.

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.