FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Price Target Raised to $321.00

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) had its price objective upped by Evercore ISI from $320.00 to $321.00 in a report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an in-line rating on the business services provider’s stock.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $390.00 to $300.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $282.00 to $253.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $311.00 to $305.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $296.00 to $260.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $312.58.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:FDS opened at $294.42 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. FactSet Research Systems has a 52-week low of $250.50 and a 52-week high of $477.92. The stock has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.73, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $281.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $332.89.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $0.15. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 30.49% and a net margin of 25.40%.The firm had revenue of $607.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.69 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.37 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. Equities analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 EPS for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.99%.

FactSet Research Systems declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, December 18th that allows the company to buyback $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FactSet Research Systems news, EVP Goran Skoko acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $252.93 per share, for a total transaction of $126,465.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,324,932.56. This represents a 5.75% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FactSet Research Systems

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 4,300.0% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 88 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Generali Investments Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 188.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Key FactSet Research Systems News

Here are the key news stories impacting FactSet Research Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised several forward estimates (notably FY2026 and FY2028 EPS and some quarterly lifts such as Q1 2028 and Q4 2027), which supports a modest improvement in modeled earnings power and could help near-term multiple expansion.
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI published a bullish forecast projecting strong price appreciation for FDS, a catalyst that can attract momentum and institutional interest. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces highlighting FactSet as a long-term momentum/AI story (MSN, Yahoo Finance) reinforce narrative flows into the stock from investors focused on AI-driven workflow improvements, but these are thematic and may take time to translate into revenue. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting the upgrades, Zacks cut several near- and medium-term quarter/year estimates (including multiple Q1–Q3 2027 quarters and FY2027 and Q4 2026), which signals some downward revision risk to the company’s multi-year cadence and may pressure sentiment if cuts continue.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and press coverage about FactSet’s valuation and long-term returns lagging recent stability raises the risk that investors reassess the multiple, especially given the stock’s one-year high/low range and two?hundred day moving average dynamics. Read More.

FactSet Research Systems Company 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.