Seaport Res Ptn Predicts Reduced Earnings for Federal Signal

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Federal Signal in a research note issued on Thursday, February 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on FSS. StockNews.com raised Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of Federal Signal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of FSS opened at $81.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.83 and a quick ratio of 1.36. Federal Signal has a one year low of $76.85 and a one year high of $102.18. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $95.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.79. The company has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87. The business had revenue of $472.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $481.90 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 11.57%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Signal

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quarry LP grew its position in Federal Signal by 73.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 432 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Federal Signal in the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Federal Signal by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 606 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp bought a new position in Federal Signal during the 3rd quarter valued at about $70,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in Federal Signal by 19.9% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 875 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. This is a positive change from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.23%.

Federal Signal Company Profile

Federal Signal Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. It operates through the Environmental Solutions Group and Safety and Security Systems Group segments. The Environment Solutions Group segment is involved in the manufacture and supply of street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaners, vacuum loader trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, and water blasting equipment.