Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for FDS Q2 Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $4.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.28. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.38 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.14 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on FDS. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. They issued an “inline” rating and a $470.00 price target on the stock. Redburn Atlantic cut FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $420.00 to $380.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $485.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:FDS opened at $453.76 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $391.84 and a 1 year high of $499.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $481.39 and a 200-day moving average of $450.70.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.25 by $0.12. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 34.77% and a net margin of 24.38%. The company had revenue of $568.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $565.14 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were given a dividend of $1.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.92%. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 29.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FactSet Research Systems

In other FactSet Research Systems news, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total value of $780,182.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,819. This represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of FactSet Research Systems

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 8.1% in the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,769 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $722,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the second quarter worth $227,000. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 6,700.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 68 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the second quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Finally, Choreo LLC purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $208,000. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.