Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Has $6.37 Million Holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 0.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,239 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $6,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $195,536,000 after purchasing an additional 429,028 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,180,160,000 after buying an additional 137,874 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the 1st quarter valued at $54,148,000. Vest Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the 1st quarter valued at $52,445,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 58.6% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 110,409 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $50,196,000 after acquiring an additional 40,800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 2,500 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $442.60, for a total transaction of $1,106,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director James J. Mcgonigle sold 2,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.39, for a total transaction of $1,320,315.75. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,031 shares of company stock valued at $5,825,481 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FDS opened at $289.71 on Monday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $369.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $414.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.63, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.84. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a one year low of $282.01 and a one year high of $499.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The business services provider reported $4.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.13 by ($0.08). FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.72% and a return on equity of 31.06%. The company had revenue of $596.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $593.32 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.74 EPS. FactSet Research Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 EPS for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.30%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $415.00 to $370.00 in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Barclays dropped their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $390.00 to $300.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 19th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $355.00 to $296.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 19th. UBS Group upgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the company from $480.00 to $425.00 in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, June 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $359.10.

FactSet Research Systems Company Profile

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.