FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Federal Signal Issued By Sidoti

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Federal Signal in a report issued on Friday, October 30th. Sidoti analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the conglomerate will post earnings of $5.26 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.22. The consensus estimate for Federal Signal’s current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Federal Signal’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.67 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $1.58 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.23 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Federal Signal from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on Federal Signal from $132.00 to $126.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Federal Signal from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $135.25.

Federal Signal Stock Performance

NYSE:FSS opened at $116.89 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.74. The company has a fifty day moving average of $115.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of 23.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.23. Federal Signal has a fifty-two week low of $101.18 and a fifty-two week high of $134.51.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.02. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 21.36% and a net margin of 11.66%. The firm had revenue of $655.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $661.61 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Federal Signal by 5.6% in the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,450 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 336.9% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 9,594 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 7,398 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Federal Signal by 67.7% in the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 265 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Federal Signal by 15,921.1% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,044 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 3,025 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al grew its holdings in Federal Signal by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 23,300 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,581,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.45%.

Federal Signal Company Profile

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) designs and manufactures equipment and systems used by municipalities, government agencies, industrial organizations and commercial customers. Its products support public safety, infrastructure maintenance, environmental protection and emergency response activities.

The company operates through two principal business areas: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. Environmental Solutions products include street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, hydro-excavation equipment, dump bodies and snow and ice control equipment.