What is William Blair’s Estimate for FDS Q1 Earnings?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued on Thursday, December 19th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.70. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.20 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q2 2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.88 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.65 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Friday. Redburn Atlantic cut FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $420.00 to $380.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group upped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $485.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

NYSE:FDS opened at $489.34 on Monday. FactSet Research Systems has a 52-week low of $391.84 and a 52-week high of $499.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $18.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.20, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $477.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $443.47.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $568.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $565.14 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.12 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AMG National Trust Bank raised its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 100.0% during the second quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 1,150 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. grew its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 15.9% in the second quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 1,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $723,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 65.5% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 953 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 5.2% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 18,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,364,000 after buying an additional 891 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 4.0% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 9,425 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,848,000 after buying an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total transaction of $780,182.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,819. This trade represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Frederick Philip Snow sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $455.09, for a total value of $1,365,270.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,910,253.83. The trade was a 18.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 23,984 shares of company stock valued at $10,981,107 over the last ninety days. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 29.82%.

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.