KeyCorp Comments on Federal Signal’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 9th. KeyCorp analyst S. Barger anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings of $1.00 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS.

FSS has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, CJS Securities raised shares of Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Federal Signal presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.75.

Federal Signal Stock Up 2.3%

FSS stock opened at $111.00 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Federal Signal has a 1-year low of $66.47 and a 1-year high of $132.89. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $114.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $116.41.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $597.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $551.36 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 20.14% and a net margin of 11.31%.The company’s revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.800 EPS.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.97%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 140.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 243 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. Palladiem LLC bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Federal Signal by 3,100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 256 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in Federal Signal by 118.0% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 279 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management raised its stake in Federal Signal by 1,003.8% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 287 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

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.