Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Estimates

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87, Zacks reports. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%. Federal Signal updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.900 EPS.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of FSS traded down $5.67 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $85.09. The stock had a trading volume of 264,647 shares, compared to its average volume of 386,714. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $95.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.99. Federal Signal has a 12 month low of $76.85 and a 12 month 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.20 billion, a PE ratio of 24.63, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. This is a boost from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is currently 13.91%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on FSS. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

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.