Q1 Earnings Estimate for Federal Signal Issued By Sidoti Csr

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Investment analysts at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Signal in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now expects that the conglomerate will post earnings of $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) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting 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 analysts’ expectations of $481.90 million.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. DA Davidson lowered their price objective 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. Finally, Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th.

Federal Signal Trading Up 2.4 %

NYSE:FSS opened at $81.88 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.79. Federal Signal has a 12 month low of $76.85 and a 12 month high of $102.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FSS. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 73.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 432 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal in the third quarter worth about $46,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Federal Signal by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 606 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp purchased a new position in Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Federal Signal by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 875 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This is a boost from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is presently 16.23%.

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.