FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $17.18. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

FDS stock traded up $7.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $497.90. The company had a trading volume of 197,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 261,874. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $459.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $432.71. FactSet Research Systems has a fifty-two week low of $391.84 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87. The company has a market cap of $18.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.75.

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

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given 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 dividend yield of 0.84%. FactSet Research Systems's payout ratio is 29.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In related news, EVP Christopher R. Ellis sold 13,952 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.15, for a total transaction of $6,364,204.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 23,515 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,726,367.25. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Christopher R. Ellis sold 13,952 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.15, for a total value of $6,364,204.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 23,515 shares in the company, valued at $10,726,367.25. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Frederick Philip Snow sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $416.59, for a total value of $1,249,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 12,915 shares in the company, valued at $5,380,259.85. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 26,984 shares of company stock valued at $12,230,877 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.