NYSE:FDSFactSet Research Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

$337.68

+3.79 (+1.14 %)

(As of 07/2/2020 11:59 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$335.48

Now: $337.68▼

$339.57

50-Day Range

$279.09

MA: $301.57▼

$342.16

52-Week Range

$195.22

Now: $337.68▼

$343.78

Volume2,839 shs

Average Volume328,712 shs

Market Capitalization$12.79 billion

P/E Ratio34.81

Dividend Yield0.94%

Beta0.79

FactSet Research Systems Inc. provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information to financial investment professionals through its analytics, services, contents, and technologies. Its applications suite offers tools and resources, including company and industry analyses, full screening tools, portfolio analysis, risk profiles, alpha-testing, portfolio optimization, and research management solutions. The company enables its clients to streamline real-time data and historical information comprising quotes, estimates, news, and commentary, as well as provides proprietary and third-party content through desktop, Web, mobile, and off-platform solutions. It serves portfolio managers, investment research professionals, investment bankers, risk and performance analysts, and wealth advisors. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.9 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
FactSet Research Systems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 1.71, and is based on no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $273.42, FactSet Research Systems has a potential downside of 19.0% from its current price of $337.68.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
FactSet Research Systems has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

1.5 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
FactSet Research Systems has received 282 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
FactSet Research Systems has received 635 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
FactSet Research Systems has received 69.25% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about FactSet Research Systems and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe FDS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe FDS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
FactSet Research Systems has a dividend yield of 0.94%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
FactSet Research Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 30.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, FactSet Research Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.33% next year. This indicates that FactSet Research Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, FactSet Research Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,471,419.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.30% of the stock of FactSet Research Systems is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
93.84% of the stock of FactSet Research Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for FactSet Research Systems are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $10.52 to $10.87 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 34.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.58.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of FactSet Research Systems is 34.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.52.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
FactSet Research Systems has a PEG Ratio of 3.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
FactSet Research Systems has a P/B Ratio of 19.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.33 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related

Sub-IndustryApplication Software

SectorBusiness Services

Current SymbolNYSE:FDS

Previous Symbol

CUSIP30307510

CIK1013237

Webwww.factset.com

Phone203-810-1000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.16

Current Ratio2.63

Quick Ratio2.63

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio34.81

Forward P/E Ratio32.10

P/E Growth3.67

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.44 billion

Price / Sales8.91

Cash Flow$12.07 per share

Price / Cash Flow27.97

Book Value$17.57 per share

Price / Book19.22

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$10.00

Net Income$352.79 million

Net Margins25.45%

Return on Equity59.11%

Return on Assets23.88%

Miscellaneous

Employees9,681

Outstanding Shares37,870,000

Market Cap$12.79 billion

Next Earnings Date9/24/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has FactSet Research Systems' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $254.93 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FDS stock has increased by 32.5% and is now trading at $337.68. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of FactSet Research Systems?

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.

When is FactSet Research Systems' next earnings date?

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.

How were FactSet Research Systems' earnings last quarter?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 25th. The business services provider reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.44 by $0.42. The business services provider earned $374.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $376.35 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 59.11% and a net margin of 25.45%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.62 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

How often does FactSet Research Systems pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for FactSet Research Systems?

FactSet Research Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. View FactSet Research Systems' dividend history.

What guidance has FactSet Research Systems issued on next quarter's earnings?

FactSet Research Systems updated 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.

What price target have analysts set for FDS?

14 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $310.00. On average, they expect FactSet Research Systems' share price to reach $273.42 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 19.0%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

Has FactSet Research Systems been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about FDS stock have been trending very negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a news impact score of -3.3 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 company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about FactSet Research Systems.

Who are some of FactSet Research Systems' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to FactSet Research Systems include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Splunk (SPLK), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Fair Isaac (FICO), Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Pegasystems (PEGA). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of FactSet Research Systems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other FactSet Research Systems investors own include Starbucks (SBUX), Walt Disney (DIS), Home Depot (HD), Alphabet (GOOG), PepsiCo (PEP), BlackRock (BLK), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Boeing (BA), IBM (IBM) and Tesla (TSLA).

Who are FactSet Research Systems' key executives?

FactSet Research Systems' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Philip A. Hadley, Exec. Chairman (Age 57)
Mr. Frederick Philip Snow, CEO & Director (Age 55)
Mr. Gene D. Fernandez, Exec. VP and Chief Technology & Product Officer (Age 52)
Mr. John W. Wiseman, Exec. VP and Head of Sales, Marketing, & Client Solutions (Age 50)
Ms. Helen L. Shan, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)

What is FactSet Research Systems' stock symbol?

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

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is FactSet Research Systems' stock price today?

One share of FDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $337.68.

How big of a company is FactSet Research Systems?

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.79 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.

What is FactSet Research Systems' official website?

The official website for FactSet Research Systems is www.factset.com.

How can I contact FactSet Research Systems?

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]

This page was last updated on 7/2/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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