Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives $139.25 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $139.25.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, April 30th. CJS Securities raised Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd.

Federal Signal Price Performance

FSS opened at $112.42 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $112.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $112.95. Federal Signal has a 12-month low of $91.48 and a 12-month high of $132.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $6.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.32.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $625.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $579.87 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 21.18% and a net margin of 11.56%.Federal Signal’s revenue was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Federal Signal will post 4.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.64%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federal Signal

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FSS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Federal Signal by 140.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Palladiem LLC purchased a new position in Federal Signal during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Federal Signal by 57.2% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 118.0% in the 4th 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 shares of Federal Signal by 3,100.0% in the 3rd 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.

About Federal Signal

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.