FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" FDS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FDS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their FDS share price forecasts range from $335.00 to $520.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $445.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $401.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FDS stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $397.62.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 476,200 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the April 30th total of 450,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 249,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 22nd 2023.
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FactSet Research Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, June 22nd at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.15. The business services provider had revenue of $515.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $510.79 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 22.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 40.18%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.27 earnings per share.

FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 30th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.89.
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FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.98%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 34.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.50% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.50-$14.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.08 billion-$2.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.09 billion.

757 employees have rated FactSet Research Systems Chief Executive Officer Phil Snow on Glassdoor.com. Phil Snow has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees.

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FactSet Research Systems trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FDS."

FactSet Research Systems' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.32%), State Street Corp (4.70%), Ninety One UK Ltd (3.26%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.81%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.39%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick Philip Snow, Gene D Fernandez, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, Gregory T Moskoff, James J Mcgonigle, Jonathan Reeve, Joseph Zimmel, Katherine M Stepp, Laurie Siegel, Malcolm Frank, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan.
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Shares of FDS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $397.62.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $15.24 billion and generates $1.84 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $396.92 million in net income (profit) each year or $11.52 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,203 workers across the globe.

FactSet Research Systems' mailing address is 45 GLOVER AVENUE, NORWALK CT, 06850. The official website for the company is www.factset.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (203) 810-1000, via email at rima.hyder@factset.com, or via fax at 203-810-1001.