Hendershot Investments Inc. Purchases 7,641 Shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. $FDS

Hendershot Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) by 50.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,884 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,641 shares during the period. Hendershot Investments Inc.’s holdings in FactSet Research Systems were worth $4,966,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of FDS. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 0.4% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 6,866 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,071,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Aurora Investment Managers LLC. lifted its stake in shares of FactSet Research Systems by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Aurora Investment Managers LLC. now owns 3,928 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,140,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 76.9% during the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 92 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in FactSet Research Systems by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,245 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Promus Capital LLC grew its position in FactSet Research Systems by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 1,947 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.24% of the company’s stock.

FactSet Research Systems Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE FDS opened at $250.55 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $231.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $237.82. The firm has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.72. FactSet Research Systems Inc. has a twelve month low of $185.00 and a twelve month high of $453.41.

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The business services provider reported $4.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.44 by $0.09. FactSet Research Systems had a return on equity of 30.68% and a net margin of 23.21%.The business had revenue of $622.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $617.91 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.27 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts expect that FactSet Research Systems Inc. will post 17.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FactSet Research Systems Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a dividend of $1.16 per share. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. This is a positive change from FactSet Research Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. FactSet Research Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FDS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on FactSet Research Systems from $257.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of FactSet Research Systems from a “sell” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of FactSet Research Systems in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of FactSet Research Systems from $225.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, FactSet Research Systems has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $252.57.

Key Headlines Impacting FactSet Research Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting FactSet Research Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FactSet reported third-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations, with revenue and EPS both ahead of estimates, which supports the recent move higher in the stock. These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On FactSet Research After Q3 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it is seeing strong ASV growth and AI-driven demand, with management and several analysts saying these trends could keep subscription growth healthy and help FactSet track toward the high end of its FY2026 guidance. FactSet Research Q3 Earnings Call Highlights AI Demand & ASV Gains
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets after the earnings release, including Jefferies, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and BMO, reflecting improved sentiment around FactSet’s growth outlook. Analyst price target updates
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC and Morgan Stanley kept relatively cautious ratings, and Bank of America still rates the stock underperform despite modestly higher targets, showing that not all analysts are convinced the upside is fully justified. Analyst caution on FactSet
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary from Zacks and Seeking Alpha also highlighted FactSet as a growth or upside candidate, adding to the bullish narrative, though these pieces are more opinion-driven than fundamental news. FactSet Research (FDS) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?

FactSet Research Systems Company 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.