FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.17 by $0.11, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $570.65 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 24.16%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.22 EPS. FactSet Research Systems updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS and its FY25 guidance to $16.80-17.40 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of FDS stock opened at $433.01 on Friday. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $391.84 and a 1 year high of $499.87. The firm has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.04, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $455.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $464.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FDS shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $450.00 to $402.00 in a report on Friday. 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. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $521.00 to $518.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $440.77.

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.