FactSet Research Systems Inc

Company Profile

FactSet Research Systems Inc had its IPO on 1996-07-03 under the ticker symbol FDS.

The company operates in the Financial Services sector and Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. FactSet Research Systems Inc has a staff strength of 11,896 employees.

Stock update

Shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc opened at $425.53 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $422.11 - $427.57, and closed at $423.52.

This is a -0.68% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 191,385 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of FactSet Research Systems Inc have slipped by -2.75%.

FactSet Research Systems Inc's Key Ratios

FactSet Research Systems Inc has a market cap of $15.26 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 12.8567 and a price to sales ratio of 8.9065.

In the last 12-months FactSet Research Systems Inc’s revenue was $2.01 billion with a gross profit of $972.79 million and an EBITDA of $727.70 million. The EBITDA ratio measures FactSet Research Systems Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, FactSet Research Systems Inc’s operating margin was 30.96% while its return on assets stood at 12.19% with a return of equity of 31.72%.

In Q0.66666666666667, FactSet Research Systems Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 19% while revenue growth was a positive 19.5%.

FactSet Research Systems Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

30.3951

Trailing PE

33.8597

PEG

3.0063

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $11.76 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 30.3951 and a PEG multiple of 3.0063. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into FactSet Research Systems Inc’s profitability.

FactSet Research Systems Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 10.1965 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 31.1883. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 8.9065.

FactSet Research Systems Inc stock pays annual dividends of $3.56 per share, indicating a yield of 1% and a payout ratio of 24.86%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.00 billion

Total Liabilities

$407.44 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-18453000.00

Capital Expenditure

$17.46 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

24.86%

FactSet Research Systems Inc ended 2024 with $4.00 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.00 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.61 billion.

FactSet Research Systems Inc ended 2024 with $6.60 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $407.44 million in other current liabilities, 420000.00 in common stock, $1.38 billion in retained earnings and $977.36 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $445.33 million and cash and short-term investments were $477.35 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $28,573,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.74 billion.

FactSet Research Systems Inc’s total current assets stands at $858.65 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $32.02 million. Its net receivables were $257.41 million compared to accounts payable of $116.86 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, FactSet Research Systems Inc's operating cash flow was $-18453000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $17.46 million.

Comparatively, FactSet Research Systems Inc paid $0.25 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$423.52

52-Week High

$471.9393

52-Week Low

$342.9513

Analyst Target Price

$440.24

FactSet Research Systems Inc stock is currently trading at $423.52 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $471.9393 and a 52-week low of $471.9393. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $440.24.

Its 50-day moving average was $423.57 and 200-day moving average was $414.92 The short ratio stood at 2.32 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 12% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9013.6% are held by institutions.