FactSet Research Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

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. Since then, FDS shares have increased by 25.6% and is now trading at $320.23.
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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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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.

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 quarterly earnings results on Sunday, December, 20th. The business services provider reported $2.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.14. The business services provider had revenue of $388.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.58 earnings per share.
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FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, December 17th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th.
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FactSet Research Systems pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.95%. 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 EPS 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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. 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 9.1%.
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FactSet Research Systems saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 776,900 shares, a decline of 31.9% from the December 15th total of 1,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 228,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.4 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold.
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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. (0.38%), Raub Brock Capital Management LP (0.21%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.14%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.06%) 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, 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 Pacer Advisors Inc., Profit Investment Management LLC, Raub Brock Capital Management LP, Tributary Capital Management LLC, NuWave Investment Management LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Park Avenue Securities LLC. 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 Tandem Investment Advisors Inc., Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Bennett Selby Investments LP, and Mission Wealth Management LP.
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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.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $320.23.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.16 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' 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]