Natural Investments LLC Invests $363,000 in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS)

Natural Investments LLC purchased a new position in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 757 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $363,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 137 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 5,200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 159 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the 3rd quarter worth about $78,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. 91.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of 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. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $373.00 to $409.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $521.00 to $518.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $469.00 to $493.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $485.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $449.38.

FactSet Research Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:FDS opened at $431.17 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $460.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $463.84. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $391.84 and a twelve month high of $499.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The business services provider reported $4.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.25 by $0.12. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 24.16% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The firm had revenue of $568.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $565.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.12 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 EPS for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.04 per share. This represents a $4.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.82%.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.