Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives $139.25 Average Price Target from Analysts

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $139.25.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

NYSE:FSS opened at $116.85 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $116.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $114.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.13 billion, a PE ratio of 26.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.84. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $101.18 and a fifty-two week high of $134.51.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $625.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $579.87 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Federal Signal will post 4.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is 13.64%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Federal Signal by 140.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Palladiem LLC acquired a new stake in Federal Signal during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Federal Signal by 57.2% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd raised its position in Federal Signal by 118.0% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 279 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Federal Signal by 3,100.0% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 256 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

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.