Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $126.75.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on FSS shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Federal Signal in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Federal Signal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, CJS Securities upgraded Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Key Headlines Impacting Federal Signal

Here are the key news stories impacting Federal Signal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance beat — Federal Signal reported Q4 EPS above estimates and revenue beat, with management setting FY2026 guidance that supported the rally; the earnings surprise was the main catalyst for the recent jump in the share price. Earnings Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — the board raised the quarterly cash dividend by ~7% to $0.15 per share, a shareholder-friendly move that supports income-focused demand. Dividend Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and model lifts — CJS Securities upgraded FSS to “market outperform” with a $140 target, and Sidoti raised FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates (and several quarterly estimates), reinforcing the bullish fundamental view. Analyst Upgrade (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum/ratings improvement — FSS received a Relative Strength (RS) rating lift to 74, which likely supported short-term buying from momentum/rotation flows. RS Rating Lift
• Neutral Sentiment: Board changes — the company announced two new director appointments, a governance update that is unlikely to move fundamentals immediately but can matter to long-term investors. Director Appointments
• Negative Sentiment: Small Q1 cut in Sidoti note — while Sidoti raised FY2026 and other quarterly forecasts, it trimmed its Q1 2026 EPS view (from $0.97 to $0.93), a modest near-term revision that could temper expectations for the coming quarter. Sidoti Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Post-rally consolidation and lighter volume — after strong post-earnings gains, the stock is pulling back on below-average volume and is trading slightly under its 200‑day moving average, suggesting short-term profit-taking and consolidation risk. Trading Summary

Federal Signal Stock Down 0.9%

Federal Signal stock opened at $116.51 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.06, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.35. Federal Signal has a 52-week low of $66.47 and a 52-week high of $132.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 3.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $114.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $117.28.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.08. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.31% and a return on equity of 20.14%. The company had revenue of $597.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $551.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. Federal Signal’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.800 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Federal Signal will post 3.34 EPS for the current year.

About Federal Signal

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.