R Squared Ltd Invests $454,000 in FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,090 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $454,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cromwell Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in FactSet Research Systems in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. WPG Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 76.9% during the fourth quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 92 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of FactSet Research Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. BOKF NA increased its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 5,100.0% in the third quarter. BOKF NA now owns 104 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Navalign LLC bought a new stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 91.24% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:FDS traded up $4.42 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $256.62. The company had a trading volume of 117,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 975,020. The stock has a market cap of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $231.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $237.15. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a one year low of $185.00 and a one year high of $453.41.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.09. FactSet Research Systems had a net margin of 23.21% and a return on equity of 30.68%. The business had revenue of $622.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $617.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.27 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. FactSet Research Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.250-17.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.72 earnings per share for the current year.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $1.16 per share. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. This represents a $4.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. FactSet Research Systems’s payout ratio is currently 30.57%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on FDS shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on FactSet Research Systems from $228.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $215.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $210.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $253.00.

About FactSet Research Systems

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.