Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives $139.25 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $137.3333.

FSS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federal Signal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Federal Signal by 140.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Palladiem LLC acquired a new position in Federal Signal during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Federal Signal by 57.2% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in 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 valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in Federal Signal by 118.0% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 279 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

NYSE:FSS opened at $124.43 on Tuesday. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $116.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $114.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.23. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $101.18 and a fifty-two week high of $134.51.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $670.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.04 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Federal Signal will post 4.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.64%.

About Federal Signal

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.