Diane Bonina Sells 4,408 Shares of Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Stock

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) VP Diane Bonina sold 4,408 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.75, for a total value of $567,530.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 15,689 shares in the company, valued at $2,019,958.75. This represents a 21.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Diane Bonina also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 4th, Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of Federal Signal stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total value of $1,937,816.64.

Federal Signal Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE FSS opened at $127.53 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.48, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $118.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.25. Federal Signal Corporation has a 12 month low of $101.18 and a 12 month high of $134.51. The company has a current ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $670.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.04 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.66% and a return on equity of 21.36%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.17 EPS. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Federal Signal Corporation will post 5.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Federal Signal

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wasatch Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter worth about $174,476,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Federal Signal in the fourth quarter worth about $98,257,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Federal Signal in the first quarter valued at approximately $57,749,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Federal Signal in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $53,055,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Federal Signal by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,967,348 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $234,095,000 after buying an additional 271,878 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $137.33.

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.