Factset Research Systems Inc (NYSE: FDS) is 2.61% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $391.84 and a high of $499.87 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The FDS stock was last observed hovering at around $490.98 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -1.48%.
Currently trading at $489.50, the stock is 2.02% and 4.48% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.17 million and changing -0.30% at the moment leaves the stock 11.18% off its SMA200. FDS registered 7.22% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 20.42%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $467.6374 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $440.15665.
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The stock witnessed a 6.39% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 17.21%, and is 3.17% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.68% over the week and 1.86% over the month.
Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) has around 12398 employees, a market worth around $18.60B and $2.20B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 35.20 and Fwd P/E is 26.22. Profit margin for the company is 24.38%. Distance from 52-week low is 24.92% and -2.07% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (16.12%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 4.52% this year
1151.0 institutions hold shares in Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS), with institutional investors hold 96.50% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 37.95M, and float is at 37.90M with Short Float at 5.51%. Institutions hold 96.30% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 4.61 million shares valued at $1.88 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 12.112 of the FDS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 3.43 million shares valued at $1.4 billion to account for 9.0022 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BAMCO INC /NY/ which holds 2.65 million shares representing 6.9639 and valued at over $1.08 billion, while STATE STREET CORP holds 4.9623 of the shares totaling 1.89 million with a market value of $771.66 million.
Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Robie Robert J., the company’s EVP, Institutional Buyside. SEC filings show that Robie Robert J. sold 4,009 shares of the company’s common stock on Nov 12 ’24 at a price of $484.96 per share for a total of $1.94 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 2050.0 shares.
Factset Research Systems Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Nov 11 ’24 that Costigan John (Chief Data Officer) sold a total of 1,622 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Nov 11 ’24 and was made at $481.00 per share for $0.78 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 299.0 shares of the FDS stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Nov 12 ’24, Robie Robert J. (Officer) Proposed Sale 4,009 shares at an average price of $484.89 for $1.94 million. The insider now directly holds shares of Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS).
