Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for FDS Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report released on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $4.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.35. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q3 2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $17.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $5.04 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $5.14 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $20.71 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on FDS. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $305.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $372.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 19th. Evercore lifted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $320.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on FactSet Research Systems in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $195.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $291.62.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:FDS opened at $226.20 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.54. FactSet Research Systems has a one year low of $185.00 and a one year high of $474.79. The company has a market cap of $8.39 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $247.78 and a 200-day moving average of $281.89.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $607.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.69 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.40% and a return on equity of 30.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.37 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Running Oak Capital LLC grew its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Running Oak Capital LLC now owns 41,335 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,842,000 after buying an additional 5,072 shares in the last quarter. Nuance Investments LLC bought a new stake in FactSet Research Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,733,000. Financial Strategies Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the third quarter worth $7,920,000. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 5.3% during the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 280,187 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $80,271,000 after acquiring an additional 14,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA bought a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the third quarter worth $28,320,000. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, Director Malcolm Frank sold 2,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.70, for a total value of $760,540.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 879 shares in the company, valued at $259,920.30. The trade was a 74.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Laurie Siegel sold 2,572 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $296.25, for a total value of $761,955.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $307,211.25. This represents a 71.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.99%.

FactSet Research Systems declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

FactSet Research Systems Company Profile

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.