Insider Buying: FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) EVP Buys $101,927.60 in Stock

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) EVP Helen Shan acquired 370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $275.48 per share, with a total value of $101,927.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,284 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,556.32. The trade was a 4.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

FactSet Research Systems Price Performance

FDS stock opened at $282.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a one year low of $272.50 and a one year high of $499.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.70 billion, a PE ratio of 18.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $343.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $404.29.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 18th. The business services provider reported $4.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.13 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $596.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $593.32 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 25.72% and a return on equity of 31.06%. FactSet Research Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.74 earnings per share. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 28.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on FDS. Evercore ISI cut their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $394.00 to $328.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $393.00 to $293.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Zacks Research lowered FactSet Research Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised FactSet Research Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $356.78.

Institutional Trading of FactSet Research Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 57.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 829,174 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $370,873,000 after purchasing an additional 301,129 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in FactSet Research Systems by 39.2% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 683,146 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $305,558,000 after acquiring an additional 192,448 shares during the period. PFG Advisors grew its position in FactSet Research Systems by 4,209.8% in the second quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 192,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $85,878,000 after acquiring an additional 187,545 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in FactSet Research Systems by 3.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,795,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,180,160,000 after acquiring an additional 137,874 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 1st quarter worth about $54,148,000. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

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.