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 stock has increased by 24.3% and is now trading at $317.00. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

FactSet Research Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 25th 2020. View our earnings forecast for FactSet Research Systems.

FactSet Research Systems will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, June 25th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 26th. The business services provider reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.49 by $0.06. The business services provider earned $369.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $370.02 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 58.78% and a net margin of 25.01%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.42 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. 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.

FactSet Research Systems updated 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 EPS 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.

13 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for FactSet Research Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $220.00 to $293.00. On average, they expect FactSet Research Systems' stock price to reach $246.45 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 22.3%. View analysts' price targets for FactSet Research Systems.

News coverage about FDS stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage 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 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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 acquired 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 $317.00.

FactSet Research Systems has a market capitalization of $12.01 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]