Federal Signal Corporation $FSS Stock Position Raised by 4D Advisors LLC

4D Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) by 27.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 70,000 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,000 shares during the quarter. Federal Signal comprises approximately 4.2% of 4D Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. 4D Advisors LLC’s holdings in Federal Signal were worth $7,601,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of FSS. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 2,895 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 10.0% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,100 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 9.5% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,245 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 50.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 331 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Federal Signal by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,597 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. 92.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on FSS. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Federal Signal from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $140.00 target price on shares of Federal Signal in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Federal Signal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Federal Signal from $125.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $139.25.

Federal Signal Price Performance

FSS opened at $114.09 on Thursday. Federal Signal Corporation has a 1 year low of $100.23 and a 1 year high of $132.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $113.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The firm has a market cap of $6.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.26.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $625.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $579.87 million. Federal Signal had a net margin of 11.56% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Federal Signal Corporation will post 4.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.64%.

Federal Signal 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.