FactSet Research Systems is a financial data & stock exchanges business based in the US. FactSet Research Systems shares (FDS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $481.40 – a decrease of 2.89% over the previous week. FactSet Research Systems employs 12,398 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.2 billion.
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| Latest market close | $481.40 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $390.86 - $499.87 |
| 50-day moving average | $460.39 |
| 200-day moving average | $439.89 |
| Wall St. target price | $455.70 |
| PE ratio | 35.3329 |
| Dividend yield | $4.04 (0.85%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $14.03 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $481.4 from 2024-11-19
| 1 week (2024-11-13) | -1.92% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-18) | 2.09% |
| 3 months (2024-08-20) | 16.76% |
| 6 months (2024-05-20) | 6.39% |
| 1 year (2023-11-20) | 5.57% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-18) | 11.99% |
| 3 years (2021-11-19) | 7.18% |
| 5 years (2019-11-20) | 92.47% |
Valuing FactSet Research Systems stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of FactSet Research Systems's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
FactSet Research Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 35x. In other words, FactSet Research Systems shares trade at around 35x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
FactSet Research Systems's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7201. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into FactSet Research Systems's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
FactSet Research Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $831.2 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a FactSet Research Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $2.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 23.39% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.1 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 11.01% |
| Return on equity TTM | 30.41% |
| Profit margin | 24.38% |
| Book value | $50.39 |
| Market Capitalization | $18.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like FactSet Research Systems.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 21.8
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and FactSet Research Systems's overall score of 21.8 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 25th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like FactSet Research Systems is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 3.72/100
FactSet Research Systems's environmental score of 3.72 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that FactSet Research Systems is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 9.76/100
FactSet Research Systems's social score of 9.76 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that FactSet Research Systems is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 8.82/100
FactSet Research Systems's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that FactSet Research Systems is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
FactSet Research Systems Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 21.8 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 25.26 |
| Environmental score | 3.72 |
| Environmental score percentile | 2 |
| Social score | 9.76 |
| Social score percentile | 2 |
| Governance score | 8.82 |
| Governance score percentile | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 24.56% of net profits
Recently FactSet Research Systems has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), FactSet Research Systems shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In FactSet Research Systems's case, that would currently equate to about $4.04 per share.
While FactSet Research Systems's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that FactSet Research Systems is investing more in its future growth.
FactSet Research Systems's most recent dividend payout was on 18 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
FactSet Research Systems's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 6 February 2005 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your FactSet Research Systems shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for FactSet Research Systems shares which in turn could have impacted FactSet Research Systems's share price.
Over the last 12 months, FactSet Research Systems's shares have ranged in value from as little as $390.8642 up to $499.87. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while FactSet Research Systems's is 0.752. This would suggest that FactSet Research Systems's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
FactSet Research Systems Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider for the investment community worldwide. The company provides workstations, portfolio analytics, and enterprise data solutions, as well as managed services for supporting data, performance, risk, and reporting workflows. It offers subscription-based financial data and market intelligence on securities, companies, industries, and people that enable clients to research investment ideas, as well as analyze, monitor, and manage their portfolios. The company provides its services through its configurable desktop and mobile platform, data feeds, cloud-based digital solutions, and application programming interfaces. It serves investment professionals, including institutional asset managers, bankers, wealth managers, asset owners, partners, hedge funds, corporate users, and private equity and venture capital professionals. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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