9,074 Shares in FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS Bought by Moore Capital Management LP

Moore Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 9,074 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,088,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 5.6% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,727 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $785,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 27.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 972 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 188.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 58.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 15.6% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,347,000 after acquiring an additional 707 shares during the period. 91.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $215.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded FactSet Research Systems from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $257.57.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

FactSet Research Systems stock opened at $313.89 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $266.17 and a 200-day moving average of $237.21. The firm has a market cap of $11.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.70. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a 1-year low of $185.00 and a 1-year high of $377.07.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.09. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 30.68% and a net margin of 23.21%.The company had revenue of $622.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $617.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.27 EPS. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.250-17.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.76 EPS for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $1.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is 30.57%.

FactSet Research Systems Profile

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.