FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) earnings on July 1, 2026
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Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
FactSet stock rose after reporting earnings that exceeded expectations. However, concerns about margins and future outlook limited the stock's final gain.
FDS price around the earnings
245.55
Change: +6.7%
2026-07-01, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate
- Thesis published
Negative outlook, price below support, but recovering.
Analysts anticipate negative earnings growth this quarter, even with a new Google Cloud AI partnership. The stock's price is currently below a key support level, though recent market review activity shows some recovery from oversold conditions.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Negative outlook, price below support, but recovering.
- Playbook
- The price is market review below a significant support level, indicating a pessimistic scenario. Recent momentum shows a recovery from oversold conditions, but this is tempered by analyst concerns about upcoming earnings.
- Trend
- Improved from extreme negative to near-neutral.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Negative
Analysts maintain a neutral stance on the stock, with an average price target pointing to an optimistic scenario. However, they also project negative earnings growth for the upcoming quarter, indicating caution.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Hold
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 3.28
- Analysts covering the stock
- 16
- Average price target
- 248.13
- Lowest price target
- 200
- Highest price target
- 380
- Upside to price target
- 7.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -8.1%
- Revenue growth
- 7.1%
- Forward EPS
- 19.42
- Trailing EPS
- 15.53
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 1
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 9
- Sell: 4
- Strong sell: 2
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 2
- Hold
- 9
- Sell
- 4
- Strong sell
- 2
- May 27, 2026 · RBC Capital: Maintains rating (Sector Perform → Sector Perform)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
A recent partnership with Google Cloud AI is seen as a positive development for long-term growth. Despite this news, analysts remain hesitant about its immediate impact on quarterly earnings.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Cautious
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (5)
- General Mills, Nike and 3 Stocks to Watch Heading Into Wednesday — Benzinga
- FactSet Announces Multi-Faceted Strategic Partnership With Google Cloud To Create New Generation Of AI-Powered Solutions For Financial Industry — Benzinga
- FactSet Partners With Google Cloud To Develop AI-Powered Solutions For The Financial Industry — Benzinga
- How To Earn $500 A Month From FactSet Research Stock Ahead Of Q3 Earnings — Benzinga
- FactSet Research Likely To Report Higher Q3 Earnings; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock price is currently market review below its nearest support level, suggesting potential weakness. While recent short-term momentum has been negative, longer-term trends indicate some recovery.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 4.6%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -48.0%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -6.8%
- 30-day change (30d)
- +8.3%
- 30-day relative strength
- +8.3%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 227.51
- Nearest resistance
- 230.55
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 0.88
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +0.7%
- March 31, 2026: actual EPS 4.46 vs estimate 4.38 (surprise +1.9%)
- December 18, 2025: actual EPS 4.51 vs estimate 4.36 (surprise +3.5%)
- September 18, 2025: actual EPS 4.05 vs estimate 4.13 (surprise -1.9%)
- June 23, 2025: actual EPS 4.27 vs estimate 4.3 (surprise -0.6%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Neutral
The company has a mixed history of earnings performance, with a 50% success rate in beating expectations. This historical data does not provide a strong indication of future upside surprises.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 4.5%
- 75th percentile move
- 6.8%
- 90th percentile move
- 7.9%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 10
- Average up move
- +3.8%
- Average down move
- -5.5%
Monitoring and close
What FactSet Research Systems Inc. reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Accurate
- Consolidated
- +6.7%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 10.4%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 4.4%