Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for FDS Q3 Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.35 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.46. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. The business 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 business’s revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.22 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on FDS. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $436.27.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

NYSE FDS opened at $432.44 on Monday. 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 1-year low of $391.84 and a 1-year high of $499.87. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $455.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $464.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of FactSet Research Systems

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Trust N.A. increased its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 2.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 948 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 137 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 291 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC now owns 739 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.82%.

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.