FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $16.80-17.40 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $17.13. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.305-2.325 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.31 billion. FactSet Research Systems also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.800-17.400 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on FDS shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Monday, March 10th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $521.00 to $518.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $449.38.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

FDS stock opened at $438.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $391.84 and a 1 year high of $499.87. The company has a market cap of $16.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $456.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $464.35.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The business services provider reported $4.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.17 by $0.11. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 24.16%. The business had revenue of $570.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $570.65 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.82%.

FactSet Research Systems Company Profile

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.