FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FDS stock has increased by 24.8% and is now trading at $318.20.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 7 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" FactSet Research Systems stock. 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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FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 25th 2021.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, December, 20th. The business services provider reported $2.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.14. The business services provider earned $388.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $387.62 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.08% and a return on equity of 51.42%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.58 EPS.
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FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, December 17th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th.
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FactSet Research Systems pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.97%. The dividend payout ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 28.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FactSet Research Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.99% next year. This indicates that FactSet Research Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, December, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.75-11.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $11.01. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.57-1.585 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.58 billion.

12 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $240.00 to $315.00. On average, they expect FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $291.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.5%.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 776,900 shares, a drop of 31.9% from the December 15th total of 1,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 228,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. (0.38%), Raub Brock Capital Management LP (0.21%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.14%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). Company insiders that own FactSet Research Systems stock include Brian G Daly, Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, Goran Skoko, James J Mcgonigle, Joseph Zimmel, Laurie Siegel, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan.
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FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raub Brock Capital Management LP, NuWave Investment Management LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Raymond James Trust N.A.. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include Frederick Philip Snow, Goran Skoko, James J Mcgonigle, Joseph Zimmel, Laurie Siegel, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau, and Sheila B Jordan.
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FDS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tandem Investment Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Huntington National Bank, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc..
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Shares of FDS 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.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $318.20.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.08 billion and generates $1.49 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $372.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.87 on an earnings per share basis. FactSet Research Systems employs 10,484 workers across the globe.

The official website for FactSet Research Systems is www.factset.com.

FactSet Research Systems' mailing address is 45 GLOVER AVENUE, NORWALK CT, 06850. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 203-810-1000 or via email at [email protected]