Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report released on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.36. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.32 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.05 EPS.

FDS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $498.00 to $466.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. UBS Group dropped their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $436.90.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

FDS opened at $425.93 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $444.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $462.46. FactSet Research Systems has a 12-month low of $391.69 and a 12-month high of $499.87.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $570.65 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. FactSet Research Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.22 earnings per share.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FactSet Research Systems news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total transaction of $157,443.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 44 shares in the company, valued at $19,084.12. The trade was a 89.19 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FDS. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 37.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,073,000 after acquiring an additional 631 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter worth $364,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,177 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 8.5% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 11,466 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,273,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 5,200.0% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 159 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

About FactSet Research Systems

FactSet Research Systems Inc, a financial data company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth.