98,853 Shares in FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS Acquired by Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA

Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA acquired a new stake in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 98,853 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $28,320,000. FactSet Research Systems comprises approximately 1.8% of Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA owned 0.26% of FactSet Research Systems at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 57.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 829,174 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $370,873,000 after buying an additional 301,129 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 39.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 683,146 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $305,558,000 after acquiring an additional 192,448 shares during the last quarter. PFG Advisors raised its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 4,209.8% during the second quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 192,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $85,878,000 after acquiring an additional 187,545 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,932,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,413,078,000 after purchasing an additional 107,184 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 7,507.9% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 107,119 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,689,000 after purchasing an additional 105,711 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $372.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a report on Friday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, FactSet Research Systems has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $298.54.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Laurie Siegel sold 2,572 shares of FactSet Research Systems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.25, for a total value of $761,955.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $307,211.25. The trade was a 71.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Malcolm Frank sold 2,572 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.70, for a total transaction of $760,540.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 879 shares in the company, valued at approximately $259,920.30. The trade was a 74.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Down 1.9%

NYSE FDS opened at $195.06 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a PE ratio of 12.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $262.72 and its 200 day moving average is $293.30. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $185.00 and a twelve month high of $474.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The business services provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $0.15. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 30.49% and a net margin of 25.40%.The business had revenue of $607.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $599.69 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.37 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.900-17.600 EPS. Research analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.99%.

FactSet Research Systems declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, December 18th that permits the company to repurchase $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.