William Blair Issues Negative Outlook for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.35 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.46. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on FDS. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $498.00 to $466.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. 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. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research report on Friday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $436.27.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:FDS opened at $432.44 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $455.05 and its 200 day moving average is $464.73. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.84 and a 12 month high of $499.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $570.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $570.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.22 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 948 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 19.1% during 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. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in FactSet Research Systems by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 291 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC now owns 739 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $355,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.24% 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.