What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for FDS Q2 Earnings?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report issued on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.28. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.38 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.14 EPS.

FDS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $521.00 to $518.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, December 20th. 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 for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FDS opened at $453.76 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $481.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $450.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $17.26 billion, a PE ratio of 32.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.76. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.84 and a 12 month high of $499.87.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $568.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $565.14 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.12 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 2.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,932,376 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $888,603,000 after buying an additional 42,303 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,001,924 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $460,467,000 after purchasing an additional 8,376 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 12.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 493,350 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $226,867,000 after purchasing an additional 52,741 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 1.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 373,386 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $171,702,000 after purchasing an additional 4,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in FactSet Research Systems by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 340,494 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $164,653,000 after purchasing an additional 59,173 shares in the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of FactSet Research Systems 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 completion of the sale, the insider now owns 299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $143,819. This trade represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is currently 29.82%.

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.