FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FactSet Research Systems in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 8 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" FDS shares.
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11 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for FactSet Research Systems' shares. Their FDS share price targets range from $352.00 to $480.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $442.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price.
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FactSet Research Systems' stock was trading at $477.05 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FDS shares have decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $424.98.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 27th 2024.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 21st. The business services provider reported $4.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.83 by $0.39. The business services provider earned $545.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $547.93 million. FactSet Research Systems had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.36% and a net margin of 22.72%.

FactSet Research Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share on Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 28th.
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FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.92%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 31.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDS will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.46% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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FactSet Research Systems issued an update on its FY24 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $15.60-$16.00 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $16.04. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.20-2.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.20 billion.

757 employees have rated FactSet Research Systems Chief Executive Officer Phil Snow on Glassdoor.com. Phil Snow has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees.

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FactSet Research Systems' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.67%), Westwind Capital (0.08%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.08%), Running Oak Capital LLC (0.06%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%) and Somerset Trust Co (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher R Ellis, Frederick Philip Snow, Gene D Fernandez, Goran Skoko, Gray Mars Venus Trust, Arizona, Gregory T Moskoff, John Costigan, Jonathan Reeve, Joseph Zimmel, Katherine M Stepp, Kristina W Karnovsky, Laurie Siegel, Malcolm Frank, Rachel Rebecca Stern, Robert J Robie, Robin Ann Abrams and Sheila B Jordan.
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