Rep. Josh Gottheimer Purchases Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently bought shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS). In a filing disclosed on March 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Federal Signal stock on February 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 2/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Infineon Technologies (OTCMKTS:IFNNY) on 2/27/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 1/30/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) on 1/30/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) on 1/27/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) on 1/26/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) on 1/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Nestle (OTCMKTS:NSRGY) on 1/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 12/17/2025.

Federal Signal Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of FSS stock traded up $0.10 on Friday, reaching $105.45. 1,858,611 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 546,684. 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 Corporation has a one year low of $66.47 and a one year high of $132.89. The stock has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a PE ratio of 26.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $113.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $115.49.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.16 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations of $551.36 million. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 20.14% and a net margin of 11.31%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Federal Signal Corporation will post 3.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Federal Signal’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.96%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on FSS. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp raised shares of Federal Signal from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Federal Signal by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 93,618 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $6,886,000 after purchasing an additional 3,153 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 10.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,702 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,626,000 after purchasing an additional 3,520 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Signal by 4.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 35,822 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after purchasing an additional 1,594 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Federal Signal by 15.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Federal Signal during the first quarter worth about $1,119,000. 92.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

Federal Signal Company Profile

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.