Natixis Advisors LLC Has $49.64 Million Stock Holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS)

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS - Free Report) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 103,352 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 17,604 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.27% of FactSet Research Systems worth $49,638,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FDS. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in FactSet Research Systems in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 137 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new position in FactSet Research Systems in the third quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 5,200.0% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 159 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 205 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company's stock.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

FDS stock traded down $6.65 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $431.75. The stock had a trading volume of 587,476 shares, compared to its average volume of 274,730. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $456.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $464.35. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $391.84 and a fifty-two week high of $499.87.

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

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. FactSet Research Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.82%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on FDS shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $521.00 to $518.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $449.38.

FactSet Research Systems 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.