What is Sidoti’s Estimate for Federal Signal Q3 Earnings?

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Investment analysts at Sidoti boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a note issued to investors on Friday, July 31st. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the conglomerate will earn $1.31 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.24. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.57 EPS.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $670.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.04 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 21.36% and a net margin of 11.66%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on FSS. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research raised shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. 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 research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $137.33.

Federal Signal Trading Up 3.2%

NYSE FSS opened at $128.92 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a PE ratio of 27.78, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.23. Federal Signal has a 12 month low of $101.18 and a 12 month high of $134.51. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $117.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $114.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter worth $174,476,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter worth $98,257,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in Federal Signal during the first quarter valued at about $57,749,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Federal Signal by 16.0% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,967,348 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $234,095,000 after purchasing an additional 271,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its stake in Federal Signal by 77.0% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 609,582 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $72,534,000 after purchasing an additional 265,145 shares during the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Federal Signal’s payout ratio is presently 12.93%.

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.