What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for FDS FY2025 Earnings?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $17.05 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $17.03. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $498.00 to $466.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $436.90.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

NYSE:FDS opened at $425.93 on Monday. FactSet Research Systems has a 12-month low of $391.69 and a 12-month high of $499.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $444.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $462.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in FactSet Research Systems in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $413,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 4,171 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,003,000 after purchasing an additional 1,436 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $164,653,000 after purchasing an additional 59,173 shares during the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB bought a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $1,481,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 493,350 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $226,867,000 after buying an additional 52,741 shares in the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total transaction of $157,443.99. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 44 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,084.12. This represents a 89.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

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

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.