Federal Signal (FSS) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter. Individual that are interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The conglomerate reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.11. Federal Signal had a return on equity of 18.31% and a net margin of 11.16%. The firm had revenue of $490.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $487.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Federal Signal’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Federal Signal to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Federal Signal Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:FSS opened at $84.75 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 2.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.63 and a beta of 0.93. Federal Signal has a 52-week low of $57.05 and a 52-week high of $102.18. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.61.

Federal Signal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. Federal Signal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.22%.

Insider Activity

In other Federal Signal news, Director Brenda Reichelderfer sold 25,685 shares of Federal Signal stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.99, for a total value of $2,388,448.15. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 57,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,339,206.83. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

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.