FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $17.13. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.305-2.325 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.31 billion. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FDS opened at $433.01 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $455.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $464.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.84 and a 12 month high of $499.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $570.65 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.22 EPS. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 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, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $1.04 dividend. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.82%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FDS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Monday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $450.00 to $402.00 in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group reduced their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.