Brokerages Set FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) PT at $253.00

Shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) have received an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $253.00.

FDS has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $257.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $228.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FDS. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in FactSet Research Systems during the second quarter worth $320,000. Alamar Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the second quarter valued at $1,644,000. Equity Investment Corp purchased a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $65,626,000. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $209,000. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in FactSet Research Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $561,000. 91.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

Shares of FDS stock opened at $284.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $10.13 billion, a PE ratio of 18.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $249.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $232.61. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $185.00 and a 12 month high of $389.96.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $622.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $617.91 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.21% and a return on equity of 30.68%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.27 EPS. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.250-17.750 EPS. Analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.76 earnings per share for the current year.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.