Sidoti Csr Predicts Federal Signal’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Federal Signal in a report issued on Monday, December 1st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns expects that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter. 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 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.22 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.07. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.47% and a return on equity of 19.50%. The firm had revenue of $555.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $545.19 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.170 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on FSS. Zacks Research cut Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $123.00.

Federal Signal Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of FSS stock opened at $111.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.34. Federal Signal has a 1 year low of $66.47 and a 1 year high of $132.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $116.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FSS. State Street Corp raised its stake in Federal Signal by 0.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,266,523 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $241,203,000 after acquiring an additional 7,982 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Federal Signal by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,967,348 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $234,095,000 after purchasing an additional 271,878 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 49.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,501,431 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $159,782,000 after purchasing an additional 497,652 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Federal Signal in the third quarter valued at approximately $174,476,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the third quarter worth $108,884,000. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Mark Weber sold 51,187 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.56, for a total transaction of $5,710,421.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 73,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,241,383.44. The trade was a 40.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.62%.

Federal Signal Company Profile

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.