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

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $140.50.

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

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $113.23 on Friday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $117.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $116.88. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $101.18 and a fifty-two week high of $134.51. The firm has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Federal Signal news, VP Diane Bonina sold 14,856 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 15,689 shares in the company, valued at $2,046,473.16. This trade represents a 48.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FSS. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted 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 during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the second quarter worth $33,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Federal Signal in the second quarter worth $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position 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 last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Federal Signal during the second quarter valued at $51,000. 92.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.