FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS Holdings Boosted by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 180.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,922 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,522 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $1,123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FDS. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 5.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,727 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $785,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 27.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 972 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 188.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 58.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 138 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 15.6% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,347,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

NYSE FDS opened at $240.73 on Wednesday. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a 12 month low of $185.00 and a 12 month high of $474.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.77 billion, a PE ratio of 15.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $213.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $254.29.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The business services provider reported $4.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.37 by $0.09. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.48% and a return on equity of 30.25%. The business had revenue of $611.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.78 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.30%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on FDS shares. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $320.00 to $243.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $425.00 to $380.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Friday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $253.00 to $217.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Evercore raised their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $320.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $279.85.

FactSet Research Systems Profile

FactSet Research Systems Inc operates as a global provider of integrated financial data and analytics to the investment community. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, the company offers a unified platform that aggregates content from thousands of sources, delivering real-time and historical market data, company fundamentals, estimates, fixed-income information and proprietary analytics to portfolio managers, research analysts, investment bankers and risk officers.

The company’s core products include the FactSet Workstation, an application offering customizable screening, charting, portfolio analysis and news; APIs and data feeds for seamless integration into proprietary systems; and cloud-based solutions for thematic research and quantitative strategies.