Momentum Is Strong For Factset Research Systems Inc (NYSE: FDS)

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Factset Research Systems Inc is $11.18B. A total of 1.38 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 473.54K shares.

In the most recent transaction, MCGONIGLE JAMES J sold 2,925 shares of FDS for 451.39 per share on Jul 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,461 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 14 ’25, MCGONIGLE JAMES J bought 2,925 shares at 451.28 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Moskoff Gregory T disposed of 2,500 shares on Jul 09 ’25 at a per-share price of $442.60. This resulted in the MD,Controller and CAO holding 44 shares of FDS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Ellis Christopher R sold 7,606 shares at $446.84 per share on Jul 08 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP, Initiatives & P’ships now total 23,952.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Factset Research Systems Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.45%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.00.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FDS has a high of $499.87 and a low of $288.84.

As of this writing, FDS has an earnings estimate of $4.34 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.47 per share and a lower estimate of $4.18. The company reported an EPS of $4.37 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. FDS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $717.85M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $866.09M in debt and $315.70M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $56.93, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.02B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for FDS is Buy with a score of 2.58.

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