A share price of Factset Research Systems Inc [FDS] is currently trading at $283.08, up 0.57%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The FDS shares have gain 0.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -21.75%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Factset Research Systems Inc [NYSE: FDS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 22, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $425 for it. Previously, Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded its rating to Neutral on September 12, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $370. On June 26, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $402 on March 21, 2025. Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Sell and reduced its price target to $380 on October 09, 2024. Evercore ISI started tracking with a In-line rating for this stock on October 02, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $470. In a note dated August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $435 on this stock.
Factset Research Systems Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $272.50 and $499.87. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $343.17 within the next 12 months. Factset Research Systems Inc [NYSE: FDS] shares were valued at $283.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.23% based on the average FDS price forecast.
Analyzing the FDS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Factset Research Systems Inc [NYSE:FDS] were 2.32B which represents 6.17% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.53% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is 0.28 and Total Capital is 0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 279.87 points at the first support level, and at 276.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 286.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 290.85.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Factset Research Systems Inc [NYSE:FDS] is 1.40. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.47, while the Cash Ratio is 0.65. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.61, the price to book ratio is 4.97 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Shan Helen L., EVP, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Oct 06 ’25 when 370.0 shares were purchased. Director, Eilam Barak completed a deal on Oct 03 ’25 to sell 1.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Legal Officer McLoughlin Christopher bought 338.0 shares on Sep 23 ’25.
