Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 29,244 Shares of Federal Signal Corporation $FSS

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH reduced its stake in Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) by 14.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 173,184 shares of the conglomerate's stock after selling 29,244 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.28% of Federal Signal worth $18,812,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of FSS. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter valued at $174,476,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter valued at $108,884,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Federal Signal by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,967,348 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $234,095,000 after acquiring an additional 271,878 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Federal Signal by 77.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 609,582 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $72,534,000 after acquiring an additional 265,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its holdings in Federal Signal by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 265,308 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $31,569,000 after acquiring an additional 176,870 shares during the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Federal Signal Price Performance

FSS stock opened at $116.10 on Friday. Federal Signal Corporation has a 12 month low of $74.11 and a 12 month 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $112.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.58. The stock has a market cap of $7.07 billion, a PE ratio of 28.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.33.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 11.31% and a return on equity of 20.14%. The firm had revenue of $597.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $551.36 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.87 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Federal Signal Corporation will post 4.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal's payout ratio is currently 14.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on FSS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Monday, December 29th. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "market perform" rating to a "market outperform" rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $130.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $131.75.

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.

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