Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $17.00 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $17.05. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.43 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $5.05 EPS.

FDS has been the topic of several other reports. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $470.00 to $448.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, June 20th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $448.00 to $452.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $402.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, June 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $444.25.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Up 0.2%

FDS opened at $437.08 on Thursday. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.69 and a 12 month high of $499.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The stock has a market cap of $16.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $445.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $446.49.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, June 23rd. The business services provider reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.30 by ($0.03). FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.30% and a return on equity of 31.59%. The business had revenue of $585.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $580.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 40,436.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 430,089 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $195,536,000 after purchasing an additional 429,028 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $66,368,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,180,160,000 after purchasing an additional 137,874 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in FactSet Research Systems during the first quarter valued at $54,148,000. Finally, Vest Financial LLC acquired a new stake in FactSet Research Systems during the first quarter valued at $52,445,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 2,500 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $442.60, for a total value of $1,106,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44 shares in the company, valued at $19,474.40. The trade was a 98.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director James J. Mcgonigle sold 2,925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.39, for a total value of $1,320,315.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,013,650.79. This trade represents a 39.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,031 shares of company stock worth $5,825,481 in the last three months. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01%. This is a boost from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is presently 31.79%.

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.