Federal Signal Corporation $FSS Stock Position Trimmed by SG Americas Securities LLC

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities LLC cut its position by 53.6% in Federal Signal during Q4, selling 10,249 shares and ending the quarter with 8,877 shares worth $964,000.
• Federal Signal beat Q4 estimates with $1.16 EPS vs. $1.08 expected and $597.1M revenue (up 26.5% YoY), and issued FY2026 guidance of $4.50–$4.80 EPS.
• The stock traded around $114.81 with a market cap of about $6.99B, an average analyst target of $131.75 ("Moderate Buy"), and the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.15 (annual $0.60, ~0.5% yield).

SG Americas Securities LLC cut its position in Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) by 53.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,877 shares of the conglomerate's stock after selling 10,249 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Federal Signal were worth $964,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Diversified Trust Co. lifted its position in Federal Signal by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 9,706 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. bought a new stake in Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at $358,000. Nordea Investment Management AB bought a new stake in Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at $8,590,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its stake in Federal Signal by 60.7% during the 4th quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 1,720 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Federal Signal by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,704 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 389 shares in the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Federal Signal Stock Up 1.5%

FSS stock opened at $114.81 on Friday. Federal Signal Corporation has a 52 week low of $71.92 and a 52 week 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 firm's 50-day moving average is $112.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $114.03. The company has a market capitalization of $6.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.33.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.16 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 company had revenue of $597.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $551.36 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The company'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, analysts forecast that Federal Signal Corporation will post 3.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Federal Signal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Federal Signal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.96%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on FSS shares. KeyCorp raised Federal Signal from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $130.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. CJS Securities raised Federal Signal from a "market perform" rating to a "market outperform" rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $131.75.

Federal Signal 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.

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