FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FDS stock has increased by 31.0% and is now trading at $333.93.
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14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 9 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, December 17th 2020.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September, 24th. The business services provider reported $2.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.54 by $0.34. The business services provider had revenue of $383.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $378.74 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.96% and a return on equity of 54.21%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.61 EPS.
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FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, September 17th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th.
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FactSet Research Systems updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.75-11.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $10.84. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.57-1.59 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.55 billion.

14 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $240.00 to $315.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' share price to reach $285.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.6%.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,080,000 shares, a drop of 18.2% from the September 15th total of 1,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 209,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.2 days. Approximately 2.9% of the company's shares are sold short.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. (0.35%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.34%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.21%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.14%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%) 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, John W Wiseman, 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Core Alternative Capital, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Boston Trust Walden Corp, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bath Savings Trust Co, and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tandem Investment Advisors Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Hall Laurie J Trustee, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, JGP Wealth Management LLC, IBM Retirement Fund, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, and CWM LLC.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $333.93.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.69 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 9,681 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]