Brokers Offer Predictions for Federal Signal Q2 Earnings

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th. StockNews.com lowered Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their target price on Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of FSS opened at $80.23 on Monday. Federal Signal has a 12 month low of $76.85 and a 12 month high of $102.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $94.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market cap of $4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 23.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $472.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.90 million.

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 paid a $0.14 dividend. This is a positive change 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Federal Signal

In related news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman acquired 1,250 shares of Federal Signal stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $82.32 per share, for a total transaction of $102,900.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,031,944.56. This represents a 0.22 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FSS. Capital World Investors purchased a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at about $79,810,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at about $78,192,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,636,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Federal Signal by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 894,136 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $82,609,000 after acquiring an additional 322,676 shares during the period. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,863,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

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.