FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 16.800-17.400 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 17.190. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY25 guidance to $16.80-17.40 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSE:FDS traded up $4.68 on Thursday, hitting $495.51. The stock had a trading volume of 379,557 shares, compared to its average volume of 262,695. The company has a market cap of $18.82 billion, a PE ratio of 35.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.75. FactSet Research Systems has a 52 week low of $391.84 and a 52 week high of $499.87. The business's fifty day moving average is $459.03 and its 200 day moving average is $432.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The business services provider reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.62 by $0.12. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.38% and a return on equity of 34.77%. The business had revenue of $562.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $547.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.93 EPS. FactSet Research Systems's revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.84%. FactSet Research Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.93%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on FDS shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $464.00 to $503.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $455.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $440.00 to $471.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $451.00 to $469.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $443.57.

Insider Activity at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, CEO Frederick Philip Snow sold 3,000 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,910,253.83. The trade was a 18.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total value of $780,182.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 299 shares in the company, valued at $143,819. This trade represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 26,984 shares of company stock worth $12,230,877. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

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.