FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS Shares Acquired by OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 473.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 8,090 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,680 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $1,755,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Entropy Technologies LP boosted its position in FactSet Research Systems by 116.3% during the first quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 15,432 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,349,000 after purchasing an additional 8,299 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 57.4% during the 1st quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,329 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $505,000 after buying an additional 849 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 138.1% during the 1st quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 7,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,584,000 after buying an additional 4,234 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 123.5% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 377,926 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,006,000 after buying an additional 208,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP grew its stake in FactSet Research Systems by 2,252.0% in the 1st quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 22,626 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after acquiring an additional 21,664 shares during the period. 91.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of FDS stock opened at $282.27 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock has a market cap of $10.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $244.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.18. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $185.00 and a twelve month high of $418.06.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $622.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $617.91 million. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.21% and a return on equity of 30.68%. The business’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.27 EPS. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.250-17.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.76 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $1.16 per share. This is a boost from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. This represents a $4.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on FDS. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $215.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $225.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $253.00.

FactSet Research Systems Profile

FactSet Research Systems Inc operates as a global provider of integrated financial data and analytics to the investment community. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, the company offers a unified platform that aggregates content from thousands of sources, delivering real-time and historical market data, company fundamentals, estimates, fixed-income information and proprietary analytics to portfolio managers, research analysts, investment bankers and risk officers.

The company’s core products include the FactSet Workstation, an application offering customizable screening, charting, portfolio analysis and news; APIs and data feeds for seamless integration into proprietary systems; and cloud-based solutions for thematic research and quantitative strategies.