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

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $17.00 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $17.05. 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 $4.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.43 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $5.05 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on FDS. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $470.00 to $448.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 16th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $448.00 to $452.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 20th. Raymond James Financial raised FactSet Research Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $390.00 to $393.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $444.25.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FDS opened at $437.08 on Thursday. FactSet Research Systems has a fifty-two week low of $391.69 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87. The business has a 50-day moving average of $445.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $446.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 23rd. The business services provider reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.30 by ($0.03). FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 31.59% and a net margin of 23.30%. The company had revenue of $585.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $580.70 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.37 EPS. FactSet Research Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FDS. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $195,536,000 after acquiring an additional 429,028 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $66,368,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,180,160,000 after acquiring an additional 137,874 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in FactSet Research Systems during the first quarter valued at about $54,148,000. Finally, Vest Financial LLC bought a new position in FactSet Research Systems during the first quarter valued at about $52,445,000. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, Director James J. Mcgonigle sold 2,925 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.39, for a total value of $1,320,315.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,013,650.79. The trade was a 39.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $442.60, for a total value of $1,106,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 44 shares in the company, valued at $19,474.40. This represents a 98.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,031 shares of company stock worth $5,825,481. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01%. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is presently 31.79%.

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.