NYSE:FDSFactSet Research Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FDS shares have decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $253.11. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

11 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 7 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 Tuesday, June 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 26th. The business services provider reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.49 by $0.06. The business services provider earned $369.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $370.02 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.01% and a return on equity of 58.78%. The business's revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.42 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. View FactSet Research Systems' dividend history.

FactSet Research Systems updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $9.85-10.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $10.02. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.49-1.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.49 billion.

11 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $215.00 to $270.00. On average, they expect FactSet Research Systems' share price to reach $241.30 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

News headlines about FDS stock have been trending very negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutFactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,740,000 shares, a drop of 9.9% from the February 13th total of 3,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 360,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.6 days. Approximately 7.3% of the shares of the company 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 Bath Savings Trust Co (0.10%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.05%) and First Financial Bank Trust Division (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, 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 Bath Savings Trust Co, and First Financial Bank Trust Division. 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, Robin Ann Abrams, and Scott A Billeadeau. 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.. 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 $253.11.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $9.60 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]