Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 15th

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.15 per share by the conglomerate on Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

Federal Signal has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 3 years. Federal Signal has a dividend payout ratio of 14.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Federal Signal to earn $5.36 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 11.2%.

Federal Signal Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of FSS opened at $114.01 on Thursday. Federal Signal has a 1 year low of $74.11 and a 1 year high of $132.89. The company has a current ratio of 3.02, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $113.58. The stock has a market cap of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 28.43, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.33.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.08. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 20.14% and a net margin of 11.31%.The business had revenue of $597.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $551.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. Federal Signal’s quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Federal Signal will post 4.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.