William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 announced its quarterly 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. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The firm had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $570.65 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.22 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

FDS has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target 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. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group reduced their target price 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $436.27.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

NYSE:FDS opened at $440.10 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. FactSet Research Systems has a 52 week low of $391.84 and a 52 week high of $499.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $454.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $464.84.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is currently 29.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total value of $157,443.99. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of FactSet Research Systems

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FDS. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in FactSet Research Systems by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 137 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 5,200.0% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 159 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter worth $91,000. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.