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Factset Research Systems Inc (NYSE: FDS) closed the day trading at $288.41 down -2.44% from the previous closing price of $295.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. FDS stock price reached its highest trading level at $296.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $286.52.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FDS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 14 ’25 when MCGONIGLE JAMES J sold 2,925 shares for $451.39 per share. The transaction valued at 1,320,310 led to the insider holds 4,461 shares of the business.
MCGONIGLE JAMES J bought 2,925 shares of FDS for $1,319,994 on Jul 14 ’25. On Jul 09 ’25, another insider, Moskoff Gregory T, who serves as the MD,Controller and CAO of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $442.60 each. As a result, the insider received 1,106,509 and left with 44 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FDS now has a Market Capitalization of 11176816640 and an Enterprise Value of 12092909568. As of this moment, Factset’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.209 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.348.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FDS is 0.79, which has changed by -0.37002248 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FDS has reached a high of $499.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $288.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -24.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.47%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FDS traded about 483.35K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FDS traded about 1078270 shares per day. A total of 37.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.71M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.94% stake in the company. Shares short for FDS as of 1756425600 were 2103895 with a Short Ratio of 4.35, compared to 1753920000 on 1735384. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2103895 and a Short% of Float of 6.34.
Dividends & Splits
FDS’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.28, up from 4.28 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014477557. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88. The current Payout Ratio is 27.52% for FDS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-29 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-02-07 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 16.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.33, with high estimates of $4.42 and low estimates of $4.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.65 and $16.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.31. EPS for the following year is $18.85, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $19.48 and $17.76.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $599.58M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $605.6M to a low estimate of $592M. As of the current estimate, Factset Research Systems Inc’s year-ago sales were $568.67MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $603.22M. There is a high estimate of $611.71M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $596.1M.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FDS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.32BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.59B and the low estimate is $2.54B.
