FactSet Research Systems (FDS) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS):

• 7/13/2026 – FactSet Research Systems was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 7/6/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $210.00 to $216.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $200.00 to $210.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $225.00 to $253.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $205.00 to $210.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $275.00 to $280.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $380.00 to $340.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $228.00 to $230.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $257.00 to $275.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target raised by Wolfe Research from $225.00 to $240.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 6/18/2026 – FactSet Research Systems was downgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “sell” to “underweight”.
• 6/18/2026 – FactSet Research Systems was downgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn from “neutral” to “sell”. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – FactSet Research Systems had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $243.00 to $240.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $1.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is presently 30.57%.

FactSet Research Systems Inc operates as a global provider of integrated financial data and analytics to the investment community. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, the company offers a unified platform that aggregates content from thousands of sources, delivering real-time and historical market data, company fundamentals, estimates, fixed-income information and proprietary analytics to portfolio managers, research analysts, investment bankers and risk officers.

The company’s core products include the FactSet Workstation, an application offering customizable screening, charting, portfolio analysis and news; APIs and data feeds for seamless integration into proprietary systems; and cloud-based solutions for thematic research and quantitative strategies.