Federal Signal (FSS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Federal Signal to post earnings of $0.73 per share and revenue of $462.63 million for the quarter. Federal Signal has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.900 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.87. The business had revenue of $472.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $481.90 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%. On average, analysts expect Federal Signal to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Federal Signal Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of Federal Signal stock traded down $1.51 during trading on Friday, reaching $75.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 527,781 shares, compared to its average volume of 422,887. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a market cap of $4.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.11. Federal Signal has a 1-year low of $66.47 and a 1-year high of $102.18. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.40.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Federal Signal's payout ratio is 15.95%.

Federal Signal announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, April 22nd that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the conglomerate to buy up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on FSS. StockNews.com cut Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. Raymond James lowered their price objective on Federal Signal from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman purchased 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares in the company, valued at $46,031,944.56. The trade was a 0.22 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Federal Signal

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.