Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Purchases Shares of 11,762 FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 11,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,706,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 444,058.1% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 13,854,613 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at about $966,533,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the second quarter worth about $657,658,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 1.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,961,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $561,873,000 after buying an additional 23,660 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 33.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 842,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $182,861,000 after buying an additional 212,022 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of FactSet Research Systems stock opened at $301.41 on Friday. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a 1 year low of $185.00 and a 1 year high of $377.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $10.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.86, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.71. The company’s fifty day moving average is $273.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $239.92.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.09. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.21% and a return on equity of 30.68%. The business had revenue of $622.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $617.91 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.27 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.76 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FDS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective 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. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $228.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $257.57.

FactSet Research Systems Company 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.