Federal Signal (FSS) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) is scheduled to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect Federal Signal to post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The conglomerate reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $490.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $487.74 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.16% and a return on equity of 18.31%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Federal Signal to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

Shares of FSS stock opened at $84.75 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.89, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Federal Signal has a 12-month low of $57.05 and a 12-month high of $102.18. The company has a market cap of $5.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.63 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.61.

Federal Signal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.22%.

Insider Activity at Federal Signal

In other Federal Signal news, Director Brenda Reichelderfer sold 25,685 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.99, for a total transaction of $2,388,448.15. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 57,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,339,206.83. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

About Federal Signal

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.