FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $17.18. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of FDS opened at $483.90 on Friday. FactSet Research Systems has a 52 week low of $391.84 and a 52 week high of $499.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $18.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $461.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $433.69.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The business services provider reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.62 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $562.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $547.06 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.93 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.93%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on FDS shares. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $471.00 to $521.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Redburn Atlantic cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $420.00 to $380.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. They set an “inline” rating and a $470.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $451.00 to $469.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $450.00.

Insider Transactions at FactSet Research Systems

In other FactSet Research Systems news, CEO Frederick Philip Snow sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $416.59, for a total value of $1,249,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,380,259.85. This represents a 18.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total value of $780,182.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,819. This represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 26,984 shares of company stock worth $12,230,877. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.