Brokerages Set FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) Target Price at $291.62

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) has earned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $291.6154.

FDS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $305.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, December 19th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Thursday, December 18th.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, Director Malcolm Frank sold 2,572 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.70, for a total transaction of $760,540.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 879 shares in the company, valued at approximately $259,920.30. The trade was a 74.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Laurie Siegel sold 2,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.25, for a total transaction of $761,955.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,037 shares in the company, valued at approximately $307,211.25. This represents a 71.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 444,058.1% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,857,733 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,021,376,000 after acquiring an additional 13,854,613 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in FactSet Research Systems by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,932,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,413,078,000 after purchasing an additional 107,184 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY increased its position in FactSet Research Systems by 58.8% during the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,888,845 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $838,314,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,786 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,961,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $561,873,000 after purchasing an additional 23,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 1,508,052 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $674,522,000 after purchasing an additional 23,900 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

FDS stock opened at $226.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $282.63. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $185.00 and a 1 year high of $474.79.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $607.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.69 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.40% and a return on equity of 30.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.37 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 18th that allows the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is presently 27.99%.

About FactSet Research Systems

FactSet Research Systems Inc operates as a global provider of integrated financial data and analytics to the investment community. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, the company offers a unified platform that aggregates content from thousands of sources, delivering real-time and historical market data, company fundamentals, estimates, fixed-income information and proprietary analytics to portfolio managers, research analysts, investment bankers and risk officers.

The company’s core products include the FactSet Workstation, an application offering customizable screening, charting, portfolio analysis and news; APIs and data feeds for seamless integration into proprietary systems; and cloud-based solutions for thematic research and quantitative strategies.