FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 16.800-17.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 17.170. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $485.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Redburn Atlantic downgraded FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $420.00 to $380.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. They issued an “inline” rating and a $470.00 price objective on the stock. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

Shares of FDS stock opened at $475.06 on Friday. FactSet Research Systems has a twelve month low of $391.84 and a twelve month high of $499.87. The company has a market capitalization of $18.05 billion, a PE ratio of 34.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $481.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $448.38.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.12. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. The company had revenue of $568.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $565.14 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total value of $780,182.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,819. The trade was a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.