Q3 Earnings Forecast for Federal Signal Issued By Sidoti Csr

Key Points

• Sidoti Csr has raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Federal Signal to $1.06 per share, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.01, with a current full-year earnings consensus at $3.34 per share.
• Federal Signal reported a quarterly earnings of $1.17 per share, exceeding expectations by $0.11, with revenue increasing 15.1% year-over-year to $564.60 million.
• The company's board approved a stock repurchase plan of $150 million, indicating that they believe their stock is currently undervalued.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Federal Signal in a report issued on Thursday, July 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.01. 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 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.01 EPS.

FSS has been the topic of several other research reports. DA Davidson increased their target price 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. CJS Securities cut shares of Federal Signal from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $125.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $123.00.

Federal Signal Price Performance

NYSE FSS traded up $0.02 on Friday, hitting $124.62. The stock had a trading volume of 262,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 583,030. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $105.18 and a 200-day moving average of $92.41. The company has a market capitalization of $7.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.30. Federal Signal has a 52-week low of $66.47 and a 52-week high of $128.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 2.60.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in Federal Signal during the first quarter valued at $876,000. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its position in Federal Signal by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 89,654 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $8,283,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 21.1% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,641 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 2,724 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 78.4% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 421 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 66.1% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,067 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $814,000 after acquiring an additional 4,405 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company's stock.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

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

Federal Signal announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, April 22nd that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the conglomerate to buy up to 3.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase 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.