NYSE:FDS - FactSet Stock Price, Price Target & More

FactSet trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FDS."

FactSet announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.64 per share on Tuesday, June 19th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 30th. This is a boost from FactSet's previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. View FactSet's Dividend History.

FactSet announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, March 28th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

FactSet (NYSE:FDS) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 27th. The business services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.06. The business services provider earned $335.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $333.78 million. FactSet had a net margin of 19.07% and a return on equity of 54.00%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.81 earnings per share. View FactSet's Earnings History.

FactSet is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for FactSet.

FactSet issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $8.35-8.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.35. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.34-1.36 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.35 billion.

13 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for FactSet's shares. Their predictions range from $175.00 to $214.00. On average, they expect FactSet's share price to reach $192.75 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for FactSet.

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News coverage about FDS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. FactSet earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the business services provider an impact score of 45.30 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

FactSet's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.53%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (7.66%), Bamco Inc. NY (7.45%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (5.17%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (3.17%) and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.80%). Company insiders that own FactSet stock include Frederick Philip Snow, James J Mcgonigle, Joseph E Laird Jr, Mark J Hale, Matthew J Mcnulty, Maurizio Nicolelli, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Scott A Billeadeau and Scott G Miller. View Institutional Ownership Trends for FactSet.

FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Echo Street Capital Management LLC, Bamco Inc. NY, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Citigroup Inc., Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. Company insiders that have sold FactSet company stock in the last year include Frederick Philip Snow, James J Mcgonigle, Joseph E Laird Jr, Mark J Hale, Matthew J Mcnulty, Maurizio Nicolelli, Philip A Hadley, Scott A Billeadeau and Scott G Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for FactSet.

FDS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, BlackRock Inc., Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Stevens Capital Management LP and Fiera Capital Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for FactSet.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $201.60.

FactSet has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion and generates $1.22 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $258.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.31 on an earnings per share basis. FactSet employs 9,074 workers across the globe.

FactSet's mailing address is 601 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT, 06851. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 203-810-1000 or via email at [email protected]