Sidoti Csr Predicts Federal Signal's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Federal Signal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 1st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now expects that the conglomerate will earn $1.03 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.02. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The conglomerate reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $463.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $462.63 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS.

FSS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Raymond James reduced their price target on Federal Signal from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Federal Signal from $82.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday.

Federal Signal Stock Up 1.4 %

FSS stock traded up $1.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $88.58. The company had a trading volume of 270,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 432,708. Federal Signal has a 52 week low of $66.47 and a 52 week high of $102.18. The company has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.69, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.94.

Federal Signal announced that its board has initiated a stock 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 buy up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. Federal Signal's payout ratio is currently 16.37%.

Insider Transactions at Federal Signal

In related news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman bought 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares of the company's stock, valued at $46,031,944.56. This represents a 0.22 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Federal Signal by 338.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 145,188 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $13,569,000 after purchasing an additional 112,092 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal in the third quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in Federal Signal by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 3,174 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $297,000 after buying an additional 510 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Federal Signal by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 638,253 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $59,523,000 after purchasing an additional 134,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 169,352 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $15,828,000 after purchasing an additional 2,348 shares during the period. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.