FactSet Research Systems - FDS Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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10 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their FDS share price forecasts range from $335.00 to $500.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $418.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.9%.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $486.01 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FDS shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $422.31.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 574,200 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the August 31st total of 666,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 248,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 20th 2022.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, September, 22nd. The business services provider reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.25 by $0.12. The business services provider had revenue of $499.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $487.95 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 21.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.27%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 earnings per share.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share on Thursday, September 15th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 30th.
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FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.87%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 23 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 34.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.75% 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 Saturday, October, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.50-$14.90 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $14.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.10 billion-$2.12 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.04 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 Somerset Trust Co (0.02%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.01%) and Wedmont Private Capital (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, Gene D Fernandez, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, James J Mcgonigle, Jonathan Reeve, Joseph Zimmel, Laurie Siegel, Malcolm Frank, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan.
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One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $422.31.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $16.04 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 $10.25 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,892 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.