FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 16.800-17.400 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 17.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY25 guidance to $16.80-$17.40 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on FDS. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $350.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an underweight rating in a report on Monday, June 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $455.00 to $378.00 and set a hold rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $451.00 to $469.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and dropped their target price for the company from $500.00 to $407.00 in a report on Thursday, May 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $446.67.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Down 0.8 %

FDS stock opened at $465.91 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $421.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $428.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.72 billion, a PE ratio of 35.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.75. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.84 and a 12 month high of $488.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.79.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The business services provider reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.62 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $562.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $547.06 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.56% and a return on equity of 34.48%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.93 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems will post 16.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th were given a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.37%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 2,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $420.71, for a total transaction of $999,186.25. Following the sale, the director now owns 9,193 shares in the company, valued at $3,867,587.03. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, CTO Katherine M. Stepp sold 1,057 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $428.42, for a total transaction of $452,839.94. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 687 shares in the company, valued at $294,324.54. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robin Ann Abrams sold 2,375 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $420.71, for a total transaction of $999,186.25. Following the sale, the director now owns 9,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,867,587.03. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,432 shares of company stock worth $5,166,986 over the last ninety days. 1.00% 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.