What is Zacks Research's Estimate for FDS FY2025 Earnings?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will earn $17.05 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $17.03. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems' current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems' Q4 2025 earnings at $4.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $498.00 to $466.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $503.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group lowered their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut FactSet Research Systems from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $436.90.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE FDS traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $426.86. 255,290 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 285,685. The company's fifty day moving average is $440.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $461.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. FactSet Research Systems has a fifty-two week low of $391.69 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87. The stock has a market cap of $16.20 billion, a PE ratio of 30.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.82.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The firm had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $570.65 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.22 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV increased its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV now owns 486 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 4.7% in the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,339 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $609,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the first quarter valued at about $347,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in FactSet Research Systems by 39.1% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 51,674 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $23,493,000 after purchasing an additional 14,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mission Wealth Management LP lifted its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 5.5% during the first quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 2,748 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,249,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. 91.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total transaction of $157,443.99. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 44 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,084.12. This trade represents a 89.19 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. FactSet Research Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.59%.

FactSet Research Systems Company Profile

FactSet Research Systems Inc, a financial data company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth.