Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $140.50.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on FSS. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research downgraded Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Federal Signal in a research report on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total transaction of $1,937,816.64. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 15,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,046,473.16. This trade represents a 48.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 140.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Palladiem LLC bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Federal Signal by 57.2% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in Federal Signal during the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in Federal Signal by 3,100.0% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 256 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of FSS opened at $121.13 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $122.55 and its 200-day moving average is $116.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.24. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 21.36%. The business had revenue of $670.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.04 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.17 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Federal Signal will post 5.23 EPS 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 issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.93%.

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.