NYSE:FDSFactSet Research Systems Stock Price, Forecast & 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 shares have increased by 33.7% and is now trading at $340.76. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings and 10 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 24th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, June, 25th. The business services provider reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.42. The business services provider earned $374.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $376.35 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 57.06% and a net margin of 25.45%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.62 earnings per share. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. View FactSet Research Systems' dividend history.

FactSet Research Systems updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.40-10.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $9.99. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.485-1.49 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.49 billion.

14 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $310.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $273.42 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 19.8%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

News articles about FDS stock have trended negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,180,000 shares, a drop of 11.7% from the June 15th total of 2,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 291,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 5.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View FactSet Research Systems' Current Options Chain.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.15%), 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, James J Mcgonigle, John W Wiseman, Joseph Zimmel, Laurie Siegel, Matthew J Mcnulty, Maurizio Nicolelli, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan. View institutional ownership trends for FactSet Research Systems.

FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Capital Investment Services of America Inc.. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include Brian G Daly, Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, 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. View insider buying and selling activity for FactSet Research Systems.

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 $340.76.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.90 billion and generates $1.44 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $352.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.00 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]