FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.18. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FDS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $455.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price 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, September 20th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $440.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $464.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $451.00 to $469.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $443.57.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:FDS traded up $2.98 during trading on Thursday, hitting $493.81. 113,241 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 261,358. FactSet Research Systems has a 1-year low of $391.84 and a 1-year high of $499.87. The firm has a market cap of $18.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.30, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $459.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $432.71.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The business services provider reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.62 by $0.12. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. The company had revenue of $562.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $547.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.93 EPS. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.2 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.84%. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is 29.93%.

Insider Activity at FactSet Research Systems

In other FactSet Research Systems news, EVP Christopher R. Ellis sold 13,952 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.15, for a total transaction of $6,364,204.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 23,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,726,367.25. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other FactSet Research Systems news, CEO Frederick Philip Snow sold 3,000 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $416.59, for a total transaction of $1,249,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,380,259.85. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Christopher R. Ellis sold 13,952 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.15, for a total transaction of $6,364,204.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 23,515 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,726,367.25. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 26,984 shares of company stock valued at $12,230,877. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.