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

13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 4 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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13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their FDS share price forecasts range from $352.00 to $520.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $442.73 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% 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 shares have increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $435.72.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,070,000 shares, an increase of 7.0% from the August 15th total of 1,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 307,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.5 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 19th 2023.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) released its earnings results on Thursday, September, 21st. The business services provider reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.51 by $0.58. The business services provider had revenue of $535.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $535.32 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 22.45% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 35.44%. The business's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.13 earnings per share.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share on Thursday, September 21st. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 30th.
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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 0.90%. 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 32.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.80% 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 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of $15.65-$16.15 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $16.65. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.21 billion-$2.23 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.23 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.31%), State Street Corp (4.74%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.01%), Ninety One UK Ltd (3.24%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.78%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick Philip Snow, Gene D Fernandez, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, Gregory T Moskoff, Jonathan Reeve, Joseph Zimmel, Katherine M Stepp, Laurie Siegel, Malcolm Frank, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams and Sheila B Jordan.
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One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $435.72.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $16.62 billion and generates $2.09 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $468.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $12.04 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.