NYSE:FDSFactSet Research Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 shares have increased by 37.7% and is now trading at $350.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings and 10 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 24th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 25th. The business services provider reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.42. The business services provider had revenue of $374.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $376.35 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.45% and a return on equity of 57.06%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.62 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 28th. This is an increase from FactSet Research Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. View FactSet Research Systems' dividend history.

FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.40-10.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $9.99. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.485-1.49 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.49 billion.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $310.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $273.42 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 22.1%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

News stories about FDS stock have trended somewhat negative on Saturday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,180,000 shares, a decline of 11.7% from the June 15th total of 2,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 291,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.5 days. Currently, 5.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View FactSet Research Systems' Current Options Chain.

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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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.36%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.15%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%) and Whittier Trust Co. (0.01%). Company insiders that own FactSet Research Systems stock include Brian G Daly, Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, James J Mcgonigle, John W Wiseman, Joseph Zimmel, Laurie Siegel, Matthew J Mcnulty, Philip A Hadley, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams, Scott A Billeadeau and Sheila B Jordan. View institutional ownership trends for FactSet Research Systems.

FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Capital Investment Services of America Inc.. Company insiders that have sold FactSet Research Systems company stock in the last year include Brian G Daly, Franck AR Gossieaux, Frederick Philip Snow, 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. View insider buying and selling activity for FactSet Research Systems.

FDS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cullinan Associates Inc., TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, Private Trust Co. NA, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., and Whittier Trust Co.. View insider buying and selling activity for FactSet Research Systems.

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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $350.98.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $13.29 billion and generates $1.44 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $352.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.00 on an earnings per share basis. FactSet Research Systems employs 9,681 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]