Federal Signal (FSS) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) will likely be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, April 29th. Analysts expect Federal Signal to post earnings of $0.73 per share and revenue of $462.63 million for the quarter. Federal Signal has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.900 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.87. The firm had revenue of $472.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.90 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%. On average, analysts expect Federal Signal to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $72.82 on Tuesday. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $66.47 and a fifty-two week high of $102.18. The company’s 50-day moving average is $80.13 and its 200 day moving average is $88.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.83. The company has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.11.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. This is a positive change from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman acquired 1,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $82.32 per share, with a total value of $102,900.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,031,944.56. This trade represents a 0.22 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on FSS. Raymond James reduced their price objective on Federal Signal from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com lowered Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 1st.

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.