FactSet Research Systems - FDS Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 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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8 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their FDS share price forecasts range from $335.00 to $520.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $450.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% 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 increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $426.55.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 408,000 shares, a drop of 8.1% from the December 31st total of 443,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 245,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 23rd 2023.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 20th. The business services provider reported $3.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.60 by $0.39. The business services provider earned $504.82 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $510.88 million. FactSet Research Systems had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.53% and a net margin of 22.15%.

FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 29th.
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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 0.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 24 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 32.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.84% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.50-$14.90 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $14.79. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.10 billion-$2.12 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.10 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.56%), Everett Harris & Co. CA (0.39%), Natixis Advisors L.P. (0.35%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.33%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.30%) and Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include 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 $426.55.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $16.32 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 $10.98 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.