Q1 Earnings Estimate for Federal Signal Issued By Sidoti Csr

Key Points

• Sidoti Csr has raised its Q1 2026 earnings per share estimate for Federal Signal from $0.89 to $0.97, indicating stronger anticipated performance.
• Federal Signal is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share on August 28th, representing a 0.5% dividend yield.
• Several brokerages have recently adjusted their price targets for Federal Signal, with Raymond James Financial raising its target from $120.00 to $145.00 and maintaining an "outperform" rating.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Sidoti Csr upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal's current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Federal Signal's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.11. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The business had revenue of $564.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $537.24 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. Federal Signal's revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

FSS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. CJS Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federal Signal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $100.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on Federal Signal from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $123.00.

Federal Signal Price Performance

FSS stock traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $125.12. The company had a trading volume of 402,790 shares, compared to its average volume of 587,601. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $107.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.06. Federal Signal has a 12-month low of $66.47 and a 12-month high of $128.50. The company has a market capitalization of $7.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $942,000. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. now owns 562,813 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $59,895,000 after buying an additional 83,100 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 164.8% during the second quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 64,705 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $6,886,000 after buying an additional 40,266 shares in the last quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Federal Signal during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $206,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Federal Signal by 2.9% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 481,669 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $51,259,000 after acquiring an additional 13,767 shares during the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Federal Signal declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 22nd that allows the company to repurchase $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the conglomerate to repurchase up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Federal Signal's payout ratio is currently 15.60%.

Federal Signal Company Profile

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.