FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 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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11 brokers 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 expect the company's share price to reach $445.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% 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 decreased by 2.7% and is now trading at $390.2450.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 476,200 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the April 30th total of 450,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 249,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 22nd 2023.
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FactSet Research Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, June 22nd at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.15. The business services provider had revenue of $515.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $510.79 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 22.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 40.18%. FactSet Research Systems's quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.27 earnings per share.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 30th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.89.
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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 0.92%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 30.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.25% 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 Thursday, March, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $14.50-$14.90 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $14.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.08 billion-$2.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.09 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.32%), State Street Corp (4.70%), Ninety One UK Ltd (3.26%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.81%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.39%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick Philip Snow, Gene D Fernandez, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, Gregory T Moskoff, James J Mcgonigle, Jonathan Reeve, Joseph Zimmel, Katherine M Stepp, Laurie Siegel, Malcolm Frank, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan.
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Shares of FDS stock 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.
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One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $390.25.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $14.95 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 $11.52 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.