Federal Signal Corporation $FSS Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,840,396 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after buying an additional 138,855 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 11.25% of Federal Signal worth $742,799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 140.6% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 3,100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 256 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 50.0% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 300 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. 92.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FSS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday. CJS Securities raised Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $139.25.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Federal Signal stock opened at $121.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $112.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $113.52. The company has a market capitalization of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.59, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.33. Federal Signal Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $84.50 and a fifty-two week high of $132.89.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $625.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $579.87 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 21.18% and a net margin of 11.56%.Federal Signal’s revenue was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.050 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Federal Signal Corporation will post 4.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is currently 13.64%.

Federal Signal News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Federal Signal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and guidance lift — FSS reported a large beat (EPS well ahead of estimates and revenue up ~35% y/y) and raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.80–$5.05 while lifting SSG margin targets, a clear catalyst for bullish investor sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts turn more positive — coverage and commentary from TipRanks/Globe & Mail highlight analysts bullish on industrial names including FSS, supporting demand from model-driven and advisory flows. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raises medium‑ and long‑term estimates — Sidoti incrementally increased several quarterly EPS forecasts and lifted FY2026 and FY2027 targets (FY2027 to $5.32), reinforcing the view of sustainable margin improvement. (Market reference) Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and momentum pieces highlight the beat — Yahoo Finance, Zacks and MSN note the EPS surprise and recent share strength, which can attract momentum and short‑covering flows even as volatility increases. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript available — the full Q1 call provides more detail on backlog, end markets and buyback/dividend posture; investors will parse it for sustainability of margins and organic growth. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Small near‑term estimate trim — Sidoti trimmed Q2 2027 by a few cents (1.42 → 1.39), a modest negative that could feed short‑term profit‑taking even as longer‑term estimates moved higher. Read More.

Federal Signal Company Profile

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products and services for municipal, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Founded in 1901 in Chicago, the company has grown through a combination of organic investment and strategic acquisitions to become a leading provider of environmental management and safety and security solutions.

Federal Signal operates through two primary business segments.