Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for FDS in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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FactSet Research Systems (FDS) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$267.67−5.41 (−2.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryFactSet heads into its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, due 30 September, amid a wave of preview coverage that highlights analyst expectations for revenue and EPS along with talk of a possible strong beat, citing resilience against AI disruption fears and embedded products in financial workflows. Evercore has maintained a Hold rating with a $275 price target. Separately, CAO Gregory Moskoff was granted 97 performance share units following certified performance goals, alongside routine Form 4 filings.
FactSet trades at $267.67, down 2% on the day and sitting between its 50-day average of $280.98 and its 200-day average of $249.54, with a 1-month return of -12.1% against a 6-month gain of 35%. The GekkoIndex reads 61.7, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 3.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $276.59.
Earnings arrive 30 September, just a day away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw ASV grow 7.1% to $2.48 billion, revenue rise 6.4% to $622.9 million, and adjusted EPS of $4.53 beat estimates of $4.44, producing an 8.7% reaction, with 5 beats over the last 8 quarters. Over the last 30 days, 4 unusual options signals appeared, with put premium of $7,084,820 well above call premium of $874,500. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 4.4% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
FactSet Research Systems price vs fair value
Close $267.67200-day averageGekko Fair Value $276.59
FactSet Research Systems quick facts
- Market cap
- $9.52B
- P/E ratio
- 18
- Forward P/E
- 14
- EPS, TTM
- $15.18
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.44B
- Profit margin
- 23.2%
- Dividend yield
- 1.64%
- Beta
- 0.71
- Volume
- 751,284 avg 843,849
- 1-year return
- −5.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- 50-day average
- $280.98
- 200-day average
- $249.54
- Next earnings
- Sep 30
- Shares outstanding
- 35.57M
FactSet Research Systems swing-trade checklist
FactSet Research Systems scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $267.67 sits between the 50-day ($280.98) and 200-day ($249.54) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
61.7, Accumulation
Reading 61.7 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.2% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.2% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 4 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports tomorrow
Reports on Sep 30, 2026, tomorrow — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+4.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.4% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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FactSet Research Systems stock chart and price history
FactSet Research Systems closed at $267.67 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $185.00 to $320.48.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −12.1%
- 3 months
- +14.6%
- 6 months
- +35.0%
- 1 year
- −5.7%
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FactSet Research Systems GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
FactSet Research Systems’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.7, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.7 points over five sessions.
61.7Accumulation
Up 3.7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 64 | −1.6% | −1.7% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 250 | 0.0% | −0.8% |
| Neutral | 330 | −0.2% | −1.1% |
| Distribution | 18 | −0.9% | −1.9% |
| Selling | 10 | +0.8% | −2.7% |
Average FDS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is FactSet Research Systems stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
FactSet Research Systems trades 3.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $276.59, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what FactSet Research Systems shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$276.59
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
3.2% below fair value · About fair value
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FactSet Research Systems insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for FactSet Research Systems, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in FDS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
FactSet Research Systems has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended May 31, 2026
- $203.1M
- As a share of market cap
- 2.13%
- Trailing four quarters
- $687.6M
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
4signals, 11% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 19, $756K in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds FDS.
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FactSet Research Systems earnings: next date and track record
FactSet Research Systems reports on Sep 30, 2026 (tomorrow), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Sep 30, 2026
Tomorrow
- EPS estimate
- $4.35
- Revenue estimate
- $629.8M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.8%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 1, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- FactSet held its Q3 FY2026 earnings call highlighting strong performance driven by AI adoption and expansion within existing clients. ASV grew 7.1% to $2.48B with acceleration in organic ASP growth for the fifth consecutive quarter. Revenue was $622.9M, up 6.4% YoY; adjusted operating margin was 34%, down ~300 bps year-over-year due to targeted investments; adjusted diluted EPS was $4.53, up 6.1% YoY. Management emphasized four foundational strengths (connected data, embedded workflows, service excellence, distribution) and cited five client wins that expanded existing relationships. AI (including MCP) was a significant growth driver: over 10% of ASV growth came from AI SKUs this quarter; >20% of top 100 clients use MCP on a paid basis; ~20% of MCP users are net new. Management noted partnerships (Google, Snowflake, Databricks, Frontier Labs) and a focus on open architecture and agentic/AI-native workstation transition. Investments this year were second-half weighted (sales productivity, infrastructure, tokens, marketing, professional services) and are expected to drive future margin expansion. Capital allocation prioritizes high-ROI growth investments, disciplined M&A, and potential returns of capital. Q&A showed confidence in momentum but noted tough compares for Q4 and execution/timing risks with large deals.
- Guidance
- Management reaffirmed fiscal guidance for Q4 (midpoint of guide referenced) and did not change guidance quarter-to-quarter; they noted they are focused on the midpoint of the annual margin guide and expect margin improvement in future quarters. No specific numeric forward FY2027 guidance provided.
- Risks flagged
- Risks mentioned include execution and timing risk on large multi-million-dollar deals, tough year-over-year comps (Q4 prior year was largest quarter ever), potential variability from token costs and technology spending, uncertainty in evolving AI consumption patterns, and typical forward-looking statement risks.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | $4.53 est $4.44 | $622.9M est $617.9M | +8.7% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $3.60 est $4.37 | $611.0M est $604.5M | +9.9% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $4.51 est $4.36 | $607.6M est $600.8M | −2.6% |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $4.05 est $4.13 | $596.9M est $592.8M | −14.0% |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $4.27 est $4.30 | $585.5M est $580.8M | +3.6% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $4.28 est $4.18 | $570.7M est $570.4M | −1.3% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | $4.37 est $4.28 | $568.7M est $565.1M | +2.2% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | $3.74 est $3.62 | $562.2M est $547.1M | +4.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
FactSet Research Systems stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for FactSet Research Systems is $270.00, +0.9% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$270.00consensus 12-month target, +0.9% from the last close
Now $267.67Avg $270.00
Low $200High $340
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Evercore ISI | $275 | +2.7% |
| Sep 17 | Bank of America Securities | $210 | −21.5% |
| Sep 11 | Deutsche Bank | $299 | +11.7% |
| Sep 10 | Morgan Stanley | $300 | +12.1% |
| Sep 8 | Barclays | $250 | −6.6% |
−0.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+4.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
FactSet Research Systems seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, FactSet Research Systems averaged +4.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.4% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, FDS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.8%.
FactSet Research Systems market cap and key statistics
FactSet Research Systems’s market cap is $9.52B, with a P/E ratio of 18 and revenue of $2.44B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $9.52B
- P/E ratio
- 18
- Forward P/E
- 14
- EPS, TTM
- $15.18
- Gekko Fair Value
- $276.59
Trading
- Volume
- 751,284
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 843,849
- 52-week high
- $320.48
- 52-week low
- $185.00
- Shares outstanding
- 35.57M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.44B
- Profit margin
- 23.2%
- Return on equity
- 27%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −9.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.71
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.64%
FactSet Research Systems stock news this week
Coverage of FactSet Research Systems this week reads positive: 10 positive, 8 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS Q4 2026 Earnings Preview: Recent $FDS Insider Trading, Hedge Fund Activity, and MoreQuiver Quantitative, Sep 28
- FactSet Q4 Earnings: Why A Strong Beat Is ComingSeeking Alpha, Sep 28
- FactSet Research stock at USD 273.08 on September 25, 2026AD HOC NEWS, Sep 28
- FactSet Research Systems' CAO Gregory Moskoff Granted 97 Performance Share Units After Performance MilestoneKalkine Media, Sep 26
- Form 4 FactSet Research Systems Inc For: 26 September By Investing.comInvesting.com Nigeria, Sep 26
- Form 4 FactSet Research Systems Inc For: 26 SeptemberInvesting.com India, Sep 26
FactSet Research Systems peers
FactSet Research Systems’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SPGIS&P Global | Accumulation | 14.1% below |
| MCOMoody's | Accumulation | 10.8% below |
| MSCIMSCI | Accumulation | 11.9% below |
| FICOFair Isaac | Buying | 13.2% below |
| EFXEquifax | Buying | 12.3% below |
| TRUTransUnion | Buying | 23.4% below |
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FactSet Research Systems stock FAQ
What is FactSet Research Systems’s market cap?
FactSet Research Systems’s market cap is $9.52B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $267.67, with 35.57M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 18.
What is the FactSet Research Systems stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for FactSet Research Systems is $270.00, +0.9% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 5 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is FactSet Research Systems stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate FactSet Research Systems is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $267.67 is 3.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $276.59. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does FactSet Research Systems report earnings next?
FactSet Research Systems is expected to report on Sep 30, 2026 (tomorrow). Analysts expect earnings of $4.35 per share on revenue of $629.8M. FactSet Research Systems beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.8% on average across the report.
What is FactSet Research Systems’s 52-week high and low?
FactSet Research Systems’s 52-week high is $320.48 and its 52-week low is $185.00; it closed at $267.67 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $499.87 on Nov 14, 2024.
Is FactSet Research Systems stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 2 as headwinds (smart money and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in FactSet Research Systems?
Gekko flagged 4 unusual options signals in FactSet Research Systems over the last 30 days, with $875K of flagged premium in calls and $7.08M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 19, 2026 with $756K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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