Q2 Earnings Estimate for Federal Signal Issued By Sidoti Csr

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Sidoti Csr boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federal Signal in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now expects that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. Raymond James lowered their target price on Federal Signal from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Federal Signal Stock Up 3.4 %

NYSE:FSS opened at $84.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.83. Federal Signal has a one year low of $66.47 and a one year high of $102.18. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.09. The company has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.11.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital World Investors bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at about $79,810,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $78,192,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal in the fourth quarter worth $36,636,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,144,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 894,136 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $82,609,000 after acquiring an additional 322,676 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Federal Signal

In other news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman bought 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of $82.32 per share, for a total transaction of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $46,031,944.56. The trade was a 0.22 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. Federal Signal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.95%.

Federal Signal declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 22nd that authorizes the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the conglomerate to repurchase up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.

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