FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" FactSet Research Systems stock. 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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FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 23rd 2021.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June, 28th. The business services provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.03. The business services provider had revenue of $399.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $397.72 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.88%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.86 earnings per share.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FDS stock has increased by 35.4% and is now trading at $345.23.
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FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.82 per share on Thursday, June 17th. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 27th. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77.
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FactSet Research Systems pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.96%. The dividend payout ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 30.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FactSet Research Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.84% next year. This indicates that FactSet Research Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $10.750-$11.150 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $11.140. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.57 billion-$1.59 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.58 billion.

9 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $273.00 to $375.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $314.88 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.8%.
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757 employees have rated FactSet Research Systems CEO Phil Snow on Glassdoor.com. Phil Snow has an approval rating of 89% among FactSet Research Systems' 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. (0.47%), Saybrook Capital NC (0.13%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.09%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%). Company insiders that own FactSet Research Systems stock include Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, James J Mcgonigle, 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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FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bath Savings Trust Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Marshall Financial Group LLC, and Raymond James Trust N.A.. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include Frederick Philip Snow, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, James J Mcgonigle, Joseph Zimmel, Malcolm Frank, Robert J Robie, and Robin Ann Abrams.
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FDS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tandem Investment Advisors Inc., Saybrook Capital NC, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Brookstone Capital Management, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD., and Freedman Financial Associates Inc..
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One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $345.23.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $13.04 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 10,484 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of FactSet Research Systems: BI-SAM Inc., BI-SAM Limited, BI-SAM Technologies, BI-SAM Technologies S.A.S., BancScientific Inc., Bravo Consult EOOD, CYMBA Technologies Limited, CallStreet, Code Red, Code Red Inc., DealMaven, Derivative Solutions, Eurospectus, FDSG, FactSet (UAE) LLC, FactSet Benelux B.V., FactSet Brasil Consultoria Ltda., FactSet Canada Inc., FactSet China Co., FactSet Data Systems Inc., FactSet Delaware, FactSet Digital Solutions, FactSet Digital Solutions AG, FactSet Digital Solutions GmbH, FactSet Digital Solutions Holdings GmbH, FactSet Digital Solutions LLC, FactSet Digital Solutions Ltd., FactSet Digital Solutions Oy, FactSet Europe Limited, FactSet Europe S.à.r.l., FactSet France Inc., FactSet France S.a.r.l, FactSet GmbH, FactSet Hong Kong Limited, FactSet Ireland Limited, FactSet Italia S.R.l., FactSet JCF SAS, FactSet Limited, FactSet Mergerstat LLC, FactSet Pacific Inc., FactSet Philippines Inc., FactSet Research Limited, FactSet Research Systems South Africa Pty. Ltd., FactSet Singapore Pte. Ltd., FactSet Spain SL, FactSet Sweden AB, FactSet Switzerland AG, FactSet Systems India Private Limited, FactSet UK Limited, FinAnalytica Inc., Innovative Systems Techniques, Insyte, Interactive Data Managed Solutions, JCF, LionShares, LionShares Europe S.A.S., Market Metrics, Matrix Solutions Inc, Mergerstat, P.A.N. Securities L.P., PTS NET LLC, Portware, Portware International LLC, Portware LLC, Revere Data LLC, SIA FactSet Latvia, Stream VPN, StreetAccount, StreetAccount LLC, TruValue Labs, TrueCourse, Vermilion Holdings Limited, Vermilion Software Inc., Vermilion Software Limited, Vermilion Software Ltd., and Vermilion Software PTE.

FactSet Research Systems was founded in 1978.

The official website for FactSet Research Systems is www.factset.com.

FactSet Research Systems is headquartered at 45 GLOVER AVENUE, NORWALK CT, 06850.

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]