FactSet Research Systems - FDS Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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11 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their FDS share price forecasts range from $338.00 to $475.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $413.13 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.3%.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $486.01 at the start of the year. Since then, FDS stock has decreased by 9.2% and is now trading at $441.07.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 682,100 shares, an increase of 6.8% from the July 15th total of 638,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 256,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, September 27th 2022.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, June, 23rd. The business services provider reported $3.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.18 by $0.58. The business services provider earned $488.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $476.06 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 22.41% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.24%. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.72 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share on Thursday, September 15th. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 30th.
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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 0.81%. 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 34.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $12.75-$13.15 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.02. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.80 billion-$1.83 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.81 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 shareholders include Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (5.05%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.32%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (3.00%), Fiera Capital Corp (1.16%), Northern Trust Corp (1.03%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Franck AR Gossieaux, 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 $441.07.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) has a market capitalization of $16.75 billion and generates $1.59 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $399.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.19 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,892 workers across the globe.

FactSet Research Systems was founded in 1978.

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.