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As of close of business last night, Factset Research Systems Inc’s stock clocked out at $289.68, down -1.89% from its previous closing price of $295.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. FDS stock price reached its highest trading level at $296.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $288.985.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of FDS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
On September 22, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $425.
Rothschild & Co Redburn Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on September 12, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $370.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 12 ’26 when Frank Malcolm sold 2,572 shares for $295.70 per share. The transaction valued at 760,547 led to the insider holds 879 shares of the business.
SIEGEL LAURIE sold 2,572 shares of FDS for $761,944 on Jan 08 ’26. The Director now owns 1,037 shares after completing the transaction at $296.25 per share. On Jan 12 ’26, another insider, Frank Malcolm, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,572 shares for $294.45 each.
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 10839806976 and an Enterprise Value of 12014266368. As of this moment, Factset’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.089 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.035.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FDS is 0.73, which has changed by -0.36225402 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FDS has reached a high of $477.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $250.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.08%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that FDS traded 798.10K shares on average per day over the past three months and 500910 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 37.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.01M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.25% stake in the company. Shares short for FDS as of 1767139200 were 1684994 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1764288000 on 2743525. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1684994 and a Short% of Float of 5.19.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.34, FDS has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.34. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014698412. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.92. The current Payout Ratio is 27.52% for FDS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-02-07 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 14.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.42, with high estimates of $4.63 and low estimates of $4.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $18.25 and $16.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.49. EPS for the following year is $19.01, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $20.05 and $18.25.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 13 analysts expect revenue to total $605.2M. It ranges from a high estimate of $609.4M to a low estimate of $597.2M. As of. The current estimate, Factset Research Systems Inc’s year-ago sales were $570.66MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $614.17M. There is a high estimate of $619.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $610M.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FDS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.45B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.32BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.6B and the low estimate is $2.56B.
