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 17.120. 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 Performance
Shares of NYSE FDS traded down $0.42 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $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 quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $455.05 and a 200 day moving average of $464.73. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $391.84 and a 1 year high of $499.87.
FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $570.65 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.22 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current year.
FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. FactSet Research Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.82%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered 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 report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target 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. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $402.00 in a report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $436.27.
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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.
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