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 (WHO). Since then, FDS stock has 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 25th. The business services provider reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.42. The business services provider earned $374.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $376.35 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 57.06% and a net margin of 25.45%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.62 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders 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 is Thursday, May 28th. This is a boost 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 (EPS) guidance of $10.40-10.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for FactSet Research Systems' shares. 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.

Media stories about FDS stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 daily sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,180,000 shares, a drop of 11.7% from the June 15th total of 2,470,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 291,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 5.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 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 purchased 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]