Q2 EPS Estimates for Federal Signal Raised by William Blair

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now expects that the conglomerate will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal's current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Federal Signal's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS.

FSS has been the topic of several other research reports. Raymond James lowered their price target on Federal Signal from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $84.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.09. Federal Signal has a 1 year low of $66.47 and a 1 year high of $102.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $463.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $462.63 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share.

Federal Signal declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 22nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the conglomerate to repurchase up to 3.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Federal Signal news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman acquired 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 559,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,031,944.56. This represents a 0.22 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FSS. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Federal Signal during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 78.4% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 421 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Federal Signal by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 606 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Federal Signal by 201.8% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 658 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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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