Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for FDS Q3 Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.29 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.36. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.32 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.05 EPS.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $570.65 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.22 earnings per share.

FDS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $409.00 to $390.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $525.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced 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 note on Monday, March 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $436.27.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Down 2.5 %

FDS opened at $416.16 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $444.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $462.68. 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 market cap of $15.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.82. FactSet Research Systems has a 12 month low of $391.69 and a 12 month high of $499.87.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $1.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In related news, CAO Gregory T. Moskoff sold 363 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.73, for a total value of $157,443.99. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 44 shares in the company, valued at $19,084.12. The trade was a 89.19 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,096,592 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $527,411,000 after buying an additional 94,668 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 505,587 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $240,184,000 after acquiring an additional 16,522 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 501,068 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $240,653,000 after acquiring an additional 7,718 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 456,149 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $219,079,000 after acquiring an additional 66,861 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 40,436.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 430,089 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $195,536,000 after acquiring an additional 429,028 shares in the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.