FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FDS shares have increased by 26.4% and is now trading at $322.28.
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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 Monday, December 21st 2020.
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FactSet Research Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, December 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 24th. The business services provider reported $2.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.54 by $0.34. The business services provider had revenue of $383.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $378.74 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 54.24% and a net margin of 24.96%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.61 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th.
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FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.75-11.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $240.00 to $315.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $285.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.4%.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.02%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.68%), State Street Corp (3.76%), Morgan Stanley (3.16%), Ninety One UK Ltd (2.29%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.90%). 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 Morgan Stanley, State Street Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Natixis, First Trust Advisors LP, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Ninety One UK Ltd, Ninety One North America Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Royal London Asset Management Ltd., and Victory Capital Management 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $322.28.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.24 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]