Boston Trust Walden Corp Buys 442 Shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 0.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 297,512 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the quarter. FactSet Research Systems makes up approximately 0.9% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $133,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,180,160,000 after acquiring an additional 137,874 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 528,045 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $240,070,000 after acquiring an additional 22,458 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 505,761 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $229,940,000 after acquiring an additional 4,693 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 490,698 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $223,091,000 after acquiring an additional 34,549 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 405,616 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $184,409,000 after acquiring an additional 7,436 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FDS opened at $285.84 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $341.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $402.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.47. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $272.50 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The business services provider reported $4.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.13 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $596.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $593.32 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.72% and a return on equity of 31.06%. The business’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.74 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.30%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on FDS shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $393.00 to $293.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $464.00 to $372.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $355.00 to $296.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Huber Research raised shares of FactSet Research Systems to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $356.78.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Helen L. Shan purchased 370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $275.48 per share, for a total transaction of $101,927.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,556.32. The trade was a 4.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Christopher Mcloughlin purchased 338 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $296.19 per share, for a total transaction of $100,112.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,446 shares in the company, valued at $1,020,670.74. This trade represents a 10.88% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.