Militia Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 16,640 FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 16,640 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,611,000. FactSet Research Systems accounts for 0.8% of Militia Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FDS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 444,058.1% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 13,857,733 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,021,376,000 after buying an additional 13,854,613 shares in the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 58.8% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,888,845 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $838,314,000 after buying an additional 1,069,786 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 4,547.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 705,062 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $204,602,000 after buying an additional 689,891 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 1,843.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 597,723 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $173,453,000 after buying an additional 566,975 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $151,492,000. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Up 0.2%

FDS opened at $263.66 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.38 billion, a PE ratio of 17.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $245.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $232.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a 52 week low of $185.00 and a 52 week high of $409.16.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.44 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $622.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $617.91 million. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 30.68% and a net margin of 23.21%.The business’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.27 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.250-17.750 EPS. Analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FDS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $257.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $253.00.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.