Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for FDS Q1 Earnings

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) – Investment analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for FactSet Research Systems in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 19th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $4.59 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.70. The consensus estimate for FactSet Research Systems’ current full-year earnings is $17.20 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FactSet Research Systems’ Q2 2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.88 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.65 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also commented on FDS. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. They set an “inline” rating and a $470.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $503.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group upped their price objective 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. Redburn Atlantic cut FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $420.00 to $380.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $435.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $453.46.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

Shares of FDS stock opened at $491.35 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $478.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $444.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. FactSet Research Systems has a 1 year low of $391.84 and a 1 year high of $499.87. The firm has a market cap of $18.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.35, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AMG National Trust Bank boosted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 1,150 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 15.9% during the second quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 1,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $723,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 65.5% in the second quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 953 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 5.2% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 18,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,364,000 after buying an additional 891 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 4.0% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 9,425 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,848,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Christopher R. Ellis sold 13,952 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.15, for a total transaction of $6,364,204.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 23,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,726,367.25. This trade represents a 37.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider John Costigan sold 1,622 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $481.00, for a total transaction of $780,182.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 299 shares in the company, valued at $143,819. This represents a 84.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 23,984 shares of company stock valued at $10,981,107 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $1.04 dividend. This represents a $4.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is 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.