FactSet Research (FDS) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years. Since a cha ...

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NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS), a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.04 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on September 19, 2024, to holders of record of FactSet's common stock at the close of business on August 30, 2024. About FactSet FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, ...

NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS), a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.04 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on September 19, 2024, to holders of record of FactSet's common stock at the close of business on August 30, 2024. About FactSet FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, ...

Company Reaffirms Full-Year Fiscal 2024 Guidance NORWALK, Conn., July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet ("FactSet" or the "Company") (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced that Helen Shan, a seasoned FactSet executive who currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Shan succeeds Linda Huber, who is transitioning out of the Company. Shan br ...

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The top line amounted to $3.5 billion, which surpassed the consensus estimate by 2.9% and increased 10.5% year over year. FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (FDS) delivered robust results in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, driven by high volume through sales to institutional assets managers, asset owners, partners and corporates. The earnings beat, however, failed to impress the market as the company's shares declined 2% since the release of results on Jun 21. FDS's earnings per share (excluding 28 cents from ...

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call June 21, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Ali van Nes - Head of Investor Relations Philip Snow - Chief Executive Officer Linda Huber - Chief Financial Officer Helen Shan - Chief Revenue Officer Conference Call Participants Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Alex Kramm - UBS Kelsey Zhu - Autonomous Manav Patnaik - Barclays Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Surinder Thind - Jefferies Ashish Sabadra - RBC George Tong - Goldman Sachs Andrew Nicho ...