Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.29 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.36. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.32 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.05 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.17 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $570.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $570.65 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.22 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on FDS. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $436.90.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 2.2 %

NYSE:FDS opened at $425.93 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $444.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $462.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.16 billion, a PE ratio of 30.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. FactSet Research Systems has a fifty-two week low of $391.69 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.98%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In other FactSet Research Systems news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total transaction of $157,443.99. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 44 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,084.12. The trade was a 89.19 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 40,436.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 430,089 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $195,536,000 after purchasing an additional 429,028 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in FactSet Research Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $69,128,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $66,368,000. Vest Financial LLC purchased a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the first quarter worth $52,445,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,096,592 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $527,411,000 after acquiring an additional 94,668 shares in the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.