FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 7 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 917,800 shares, an increase of 24.3% from the January 14th total of 738,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 212,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 25th 2021.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) released its earnings results on Sunday, December, 20th. The business services provider reported $2.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.14. The business services provider earned $388.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $387.62 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.42%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.58 EPS.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FDS stock has increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $303.91.
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FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, March 18th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 25th.
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FactSet Research Systems pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.05%. The dividend payout ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 28.33%. 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 25.99% 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 FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, December, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.75-11.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $11.01. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.57-1.585 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.58 billion.

12 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $240.00 to $315.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $291.20 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.2%.
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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.29%), Bamco Inc. NY (7.11%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.62%), Morgan Stanley (2.41%), Ninety One UK Ltd (2.33%) and Fiera Capital Corp (1.40%). Company insiders that own FactSet Research Systems stock include Brian G Daly, Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, Goran Skoko, 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.
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FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Edgestream Partners L.P., Barclays PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Bamco Inc. NY, and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include Frederick Philip Snow, Goran Skoko, 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.
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FDS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Prana Capital Management LP, Ninety One North America Inc., and PGGM Investments.
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Shares of FDS 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 $303.91.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $11.54 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 10,622 workers across the globe.

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]