NYSE:FDS - FactSet Research Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. View FactSet Research Systems' Dividend History.

FactSet Research Systems announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, March 28th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 3.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 19th. The business services provider reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.42 by $0.16. The business services provider earned $366.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $367.42 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 60.69% and a net margin of 24.99%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.35 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' Earnings History.

FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 19th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $9.85-$10.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $10.00. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.49-$1.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.50 billion.

13 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $215.00 to $270.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $241.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for FactSet Research Systems.

13 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 9 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for FactSet Research Systems.

Headlines about FDS stock have been trending extremely negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a daily sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,510,000 shares, a decrease of 9.8% from the December 15th total of 3,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 333,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 10.5 days. Approximately 9.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View FactSet Research Systems' Current Options Chain.

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FactSet Research Systems' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.29%), Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. (0.26%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.15%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.11%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%) 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, James J Mcgonigle, John W Wiseman, Joseph Zimmel, Mark J Hale, Matthew J Mcnulty, Maurizio Nicolelli, Philip A Hadley, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams and Scott A Billeadeau. View Institutional Ownership Trends for FactSet Research Systems.

FDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Sciencast Management LP, First Hawaiian Bank, Bath Savings Trust Co, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and IFP Advisors 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, Philip A Hadley, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams and Scott A Billeadeau. View Insider Buying and Selling for FactSet Research Systems.

FDS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Aurora Investment Managers LLC., AdvisorShares Investments LLC, Alpine Global Management LLC, JGP Wealth Management LLC, Cullinan Associates Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $279.24.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $10.58 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.View Additional Information About FactSet Research Systems.

The official website for FactSet Research Systems is http://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]