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Stocks Info
Factset Research Systems Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of Factset Research Systems Inc is $10.08B. A total of 1.05 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 669.58K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Shan Helen L. bought 370 shares of FDS for 275.48 per share on Oct 06 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 9,284 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 03 ’25, Eilam Barak sold 1 shares at 283.21 per share. FDS shares that Director owns now total 285.
Among the insiders who bought shares, McLoughlin Christopher acquired of 338 shares on Sep 23 ’25 at a per-share price of $296.19. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer holding 3,446 shares of FDS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MCGONIGLE JAMES J sold 2,925 shares at $451.39 per share on Jul 14 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 4,461.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Factset Research Systems Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.28, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.59%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.29.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FDS has a high of $499.87 and a low of $266.62.
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 15.0 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
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $58.08, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.02B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 2.47.
