Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 14th

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.15 per share by the conglomerate on Thursday, August 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th.

Federal Signal has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 3 years. Federal Signal has a dividend payout ratio of 14.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Federal Signal to earn $5.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.5%.

Federal Signal Stock Up 1.1%

FSS stock opened at $128.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $119.64 and a 200 day moving average of $115.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Federal Signal has a 52 week low of $101.18 and a 52 week high of $134.51.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 21.36%. The company had revenue of $670.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.17 EPS. Federal Signal’s revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Federal Signal will post 5.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on FSS shares. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Signal has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $137.33.

Federal Signal Company Profile

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products and services for municipal, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Founded in 1901 in Chicago, the company has grown through a combination of organic investment and strategic acquisitions to become a leading provider of environmental management and safety and security solutions.

Federal Signal operates through two primary business segments.