William Blair Weighs in on Federal Signal Q1 Earnings

Federal Signal Co. (NYSE:FSS) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Federal Signal in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek expects that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.80 EPS.

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

Federal Signal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FSS opened at $81.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $95.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.79. The firm has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.73, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.01. 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 has a 1-year low of $76.85 and a 1-year high of $102.18.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The conglomerate reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.87. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 18.46%. The firm had revenue of $472.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $481.90 million.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. This is a boost from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.23%.

Institutional Trading of Federal Signal

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Federal Signal by 338.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 145,188 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $13,569,000 after purchasing an additional 112,092 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank lifted its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 520.7% during the 4th quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 17,751 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,640,000 after buying an additional 14,891 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 769,047 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $71,875,000 after buying an additional 31,517 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in Federal Signal by 4,025.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 18,608 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,739,000 after buying an additional 18,157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in Federal Signal by 17.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 152,430 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $14,246,000 after acquiring an additional 22,821 shares during the period. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.