Federal Signal (FSS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) will likely be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.06 per share and revenue of $537.24 million for the quarter. Federal Signal has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.630-3.900 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The conglomerate reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $463.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $462.63 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.44% and a net margin of 11.10%. Federal Signal’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. 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 Trading Down 0.4%

FSS opened at $106.58 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.16, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 2.39 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Federal Signal has a one year low of $66.47 and a one year high of $114.40.

Federal Signal declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, April 22nd that authorizes the company to buyback $150.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the conglomerate to reacquire up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th were given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FSS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $120.00 target price on Federal Signal and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on Federal Signal from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Friday, July 11th.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 1st quarter valued at $1,119,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Federal Signal by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in Federal Signal by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,822 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,635,000 after purchasing an additional 1,594 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Federal Signal by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,702 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,626,000 after purchasing an additional 3,520 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Federal Signal by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 93,618 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $6,886,000 after purchasing an additional 3,153 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Signal

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.