DA Davidson Estimates Federal Signal Q1 Earnings

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Federal Signal in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky forecasts that the conglomerate will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s FY2025 earnings at $3.68 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on FSS. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 price target on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday.

Federal Signal Price Performance

Federal Signal stock opened at $80.23 on Tuesday. Federal Signal has a 12-month low of $76.85 and a 12-month high of $102.18. The stock has a market cap of $4.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.25, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $94.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Jennifer L. Sherman purchased 1,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was bought at an average price of $82.32 per share, for a total transaction of $102,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 559,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,031,944.56. The trade was a 0.22 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 73.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 432 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Federal Signal in the third quarter worth approximately $46,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Federal Signal during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 19.9% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 875 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

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.