Q4 EPS Estimates for Federal Signal Reduced by Analyst

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Signal in a report released on Monday, November 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the conglomerate will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.07. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 11.22%.The company had revenue of $555.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $545.19 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. Federal Signal has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.170 EPS.

FSS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. CJS Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Zacks Research cut Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Federal Signal from $100.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Friday, July 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Federal Signal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $123.00.

Federal Signal Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $113.19 on Wednesday. Federal Signal has a 12-month low of $66.47 and a 12-month high of $132.89. The stock has a market cap of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 31.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a 50 day moving average of $121.89 and a 200-day moving average of $110.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is 14.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Federal Signal by 140.6% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Federal Signal by 47.0% during the second quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 291 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. MAI Capital Management raised its position in Federal Signal by 1,003.8% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 287 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in Federal Signal by 50.0% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 300 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new position in Federal Signal during the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.