Natural Investments LLC Has $380,000 Stock Holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Natural Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 12.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 850 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of FDS. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,180,160,000 after buying an additional 137,874 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the 1st quarter worth about $54,148,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 58.6% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 110,409 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $50,196,000 after buying an additional 40,800 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 1,560.4% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 37,891 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $17,227,000 after buying an additional 35,609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 490,698 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $223,091,000 after buying an additional 34,549 shares during the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In other news, Director James J. Mcgonigle sold 2,925 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.39, for a total transaction of $1,320,315.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,013,650.79. This trade represents a 39.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Helen L. Shan bought 370 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $275.48 per share, for a total transaction of $101,927.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 9,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,556.32. This trade represents a 4.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FDS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $415.00 to $370.00 in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of FactSet Research Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $390.00 to $300.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 19th. Zacks Research cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $393.00 to $293.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $356.78.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Down 0.0%

FactSet Research Systems stock opened at $282.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $272.50 and a twelve month high of $499.87. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $343.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $404.04.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The business services provider reported $4.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.13 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $596.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $593.32 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.72% and a return on equity of 31.06%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.74 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 EPS for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.30%.

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.