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 increased by 18.6% and is now trading at $302.28. View which stocks have been most 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) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 26th. The business services provider reported $2.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.49 by $0.06. The business services provider had revenue of $369.80 million for 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 firm's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.42 EPS. View FactSet Research Systems' earnings history.

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.02%. 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, March, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.85-10.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $220.00 to $270.00. On average, they anticipate FactSet Research Systems' share price to reach $241.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 20.0%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

Media stories about FDS stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. FactSet Research Systems earned a news sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines 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.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.11%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (7.09%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.77%), Morgan Stanley (4.18%), State Street Corp (4.18%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.51%). 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, 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 Wellington Management Group LLP, Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Principal Financial Group Inc., and Victory Capital Management 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, 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Echo Street Capital Management LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Royal London Asset Management Ltd., and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. 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 $302.28.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $11.45 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]