Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSSGet Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $139.25.

FSS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st.

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Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 140.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Palladiem LLC purchased a new stake in Federal Signal in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 57.2% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 118.0% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 279 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake 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 worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Federal Signal Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Federal Signal stock opened at $109.04 on Monday. 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 52-week low of $97.25 and a 52-week high of $132.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $113.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.87.

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

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.64%.

About Federal Signal

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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.

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