Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $140.50 According to Brokerages

Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $140.50.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Federal Signal

In other news, VP Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of Federal Signal stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.44, for a total transaction of $1,937,816.64. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 15,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,046,473.16. The trade was a 48.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Federal Signal by 57.2% during the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 250 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP bought a new position in Federal Signal during the second quarter worth $33,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Federal Signal in the second quarter worth $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Federal Signal by 44.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 417 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Federal Signal in the second quarter worth $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $114.39 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.42, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.74. Federal Signal has a one year low of $101.18 and a one year high of $134.51. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $118.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.81.

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

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.93%.

Federal Signal Company Profile

Federal Signal Corporation is a manufacturer of environmental and safety solutions serving municipalities, government agencies, industrial customers and commercial organizations. The company designs and produces equipment used to maintain infrastructure, manage environmental services and improve public and workplace safety.

Its Environmental Solutions Group offers street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, hydro-excavation equipment and related products for street, sewer and infrastructure maintenance.