What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for FDS Q2 Earnings?

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.20 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.28. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.38 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.14 EPS.

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

FDS has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Redburn Atlantic cut FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $420.00 to $380.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $485.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective 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. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FDS opened at $454.37 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $481.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $450.70. FactSet Research Systems has a 52 week low of $391.84 and a 52 week high of $499.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.26 billion, a PE ratio of 32.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 948 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Andina Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 1,312 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 834 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC increased its position in FactSet Research Systems by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 736 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FactSet Research Systems news, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total transaction of $780,182.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $143,819. The trade was a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is presently 29.82%.

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.