United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Invests $4.70 Million in Federal Signal Corporation $FSS

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 36,549 shares of the conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $4,696,000. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Federal Signal as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Federal Signal during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,236,004,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,840,396 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $742,799,000 after buying an additional 138,855 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,362,294 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $256,522,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 0.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,266,523 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $241,203,000 after acquiring an additional 7,982 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Federal Signal by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,168,788 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $235,509,000 after acquiring an additional 201,440 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total value of $1,937,816.64. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 15,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,046,473.16. This represents a 48.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of Federal Signal stock opened at $118.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.74. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $122.57 and its 200 day moving average is $116.48. Federal Signal Corporation has a one year low of $101.18 and a one year high of $134.51.

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

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FSS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup started coverage on Federal Signal in a research note on Monday, August 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.50.

Federal Signal Company Profile

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.