FactSet Research Systems Inc.

NYSE:FDS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.0b

FactSet Research Systems Valuation

Is FDS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FDS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FDS ($419.94) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($354.15)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FDS is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FDS?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

FDS key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21.7x
PEG Ratio3.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FDS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FDS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average51.4x
MORN Morningstar
91x29.9%US$12.8b
CBOE Cboe Global Markets
24.9x4.5%US$18.9b
TW Tradeweb Markets
59.5x17.2%US$24.0b
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings
30x9.7%US$7.8b
FDS FactSet Research Systems
32.7x10.3%US$16.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FDS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.7x) compared to the peer average (51.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FDS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a15.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FDS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.7x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (19.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FDS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FDS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.7x
Fair PE Ratio17.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FDS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FDS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$419.94
US$452.86
+7.8%
8.0%US$500.00US$372.00n/a17
Apr ’25US$442.88
US$455.73
+2.9%
8.0%US$500.00US$372.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$461.32
US$452.38
-1.9%
9.1%US$500.00US$372.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$484.57
US$449.63
-7.2%
9.0%US$500.00US$372.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$477.05
US$452.19
-5.2%
8.7%US$500.00US$372.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$455.17
US$440.44
-3.2%
9.6%US$500.00US$352.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$436.57
US$436.38
-0.04%
9.7%US$500.00US$352.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$437.26
US$437.64
+0.09%
9.5%US$500.00US$352.00n/a16
Sep ’24US$435.48
US$435.31
-0.04%
10.1%US$500.00US$332.00n/a17
Aug ’24US$433.59
US$437.43
+0.9%
10.5%US$500.00US$332.00n/a17
Jul ’24US$400.65
US$436.61
+9.0%
10.5%US$500.00US$332.00n/a17
Jun ’24US$390.29
US$433.33
+11.0%
12.0%US$520.00US$335.00n/a16
May ’24US$411.13
US$433.09
+5.3%
12.9%US$520.00US$335.00n/a14
Apr ’24US$415.09
US$434.57
+4.7%
12.9%US$520.00US$335.00US$442.8814
Mar ’24US$412.77
US$430.46
+4.3%
13.6%US$520.00US$335.00US$461.3213
Feb ’24US$426.55
US$430.46
+0.9%
13.6%US$520.00US$335.00US$484.5713
Jan ’24US$401.21
US$428.08
+6.7%
13.7%US$520.00US$335.00US$477.0513
Dec ’23US$472.16
US$419.54
-11.1%
12.9%US$500.00US$335.00US$455.1713
Nov ’23US$426.25
US$419.54
-1.6%
12.9%US$500.00US$335.00US$436.5713
Oct ’23US$400.11
US$423.75
+5.9%
12.0%US$500.00US$335.00US$437.2612
Sep ’23US$440.06
US$427.92
-2.8%
12.9%US$507.00US$338.00US$435.4812
Aug ’23US$422.80
US$403.15
-4.6%
12.0%US$475.00US$315.00US$433.5913
Jul ’23US$394.20
US$405.65
+2.9%
12.8%US$475.00US$315.00US$400.6513
Jun ’23US$374.59
US$441.65
+17.9%
15.7%US$550.00US$315.00US$390.2913
May ’23US$403.49
US$452.21
+12.1%
13.6%US$550.00US$340.00US$411.1312
Apr ’23US$429.12
US$451.83
+5.3%
14.3%US$550.00US$340.00US$415.0912

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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