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

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $17.13. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.305-2.325 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.31 billion. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Down 0.1 %

FDS stock traded down $0.42 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $432.44. 340,045 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 272,144. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. FactSet Research Systems has a fifty-two week low of $391.84 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $455.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $464.73. The company has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.00, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The business had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $570.65 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.22 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. FactSet Research Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.82%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $450.00 to $402.00 in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $498.00 to $466.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $503.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $436.27.

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.