Q2 EPS Estimates for Federal Signal Boosted by William Blair

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now anticipates that the conglomerate will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The conglomerate reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.03. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%. The business had revenue of $463.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $462.63 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

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

Federal Signal Trading Up 2.7 %

FSS opened at $86.51 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $76.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.07, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.11. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $66.47 and a fifty-two week high of $102.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 1.36.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Federal Signal declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 22nd that permits the company to repurchase $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the conglomerate to buy up to 3.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Federal Signal news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman bought 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $82.32 per share, for a total transaction of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 559,183 shares in the company, valued at $46,031,944.56. This trade represents a 0.22 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Federal Signal by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 875 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 889 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 17,746 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT grew its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 12,126 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,120,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in Federal Signal by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,119 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is currently 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.