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Company snapshot — FactSet Research Systems Inc

FDS in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
FactSet builds financial data platforms and workstations that investment professionals use to research ideas, build portfolios and report on performance and risk. It supplies data feeds, cloud tools and application interfaces to banks, asset managers, hedge funds and wealth managers worldwide. The company has a partnership with Google Cloud to develop AI-based tools for its financial clients. It was founded in 1978 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Where it sits in the stack
FactSet carries no seat in our Rubin index of the AI build-out; it sits in the sector of our universe that covers financial data and market-infrastructure providers, serving investment firms rather than the hardware or model layers Rubin tracks.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group does not name a set for FactSet; the comparison the market draws is with Bloomberg's terminal business, the rival most often mentioned alongside it.
Why Closelook tracks it
FactSet is a constituent of the S&P 500 but does not sit in our Rubin index and does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in an edition to date.
What the diary watches
Whether the Google Cloud partnership turns into features that clients actually use, since that would be the first sign the AI layer is changing how the platform is priced or adopted.

FactSet Research Systems Inc (FDS) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for FDS, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for FDS from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 299 from 280 Target raised to $299 from $280 (+15.2% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 300 from 230 Target raised to $300 from $230 (+6.8% to spot) 2026-09-10

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against FDS on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.62%, quarterly · last 1.16 USD on 2026-08-31

Dividends and capital return

What FDS pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.52 USD per share · a 1.62% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +5.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.28 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.16 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-31
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.98 USD (partial) · 2024: 4.10 USD · 2025: 4.34 USD · 2026: 3.42 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-29

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is FactSet Research Systems Inc (FDS)?

FactSet Research Systems Inc trades as FDS on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is FDS in a Closelook index?

Not currently — FactSet Research Systems Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does FDS trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +0.4% vs the 50-day and +12.2% vs the 200-day average, 18.8% below the 52-week high and +52.2% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 33 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does FactSet Research Systems Inc do?

FactSet builds financial data platforms and workstations that investment professionals use to research ideas, build portfolios and report on performance and risk. It supplies data feeds, cloud tools and application interfaces to banks, asset managers, hedge funds and wealth managers worldwide. The company has a partnership with Google Cloud to develop AI-based tools for its financial clients. Closelook's peer group does not name a set for FactSet; the comparison the market draws is with Bloomberg's terminal business, the rival most often mentioned alongside it.

Where does FactSet Research Systems Inc sit in the AI build-out?

FactSet carries no seat in our Rubin index of the AI build-out; it sits in the sector of our universe that covers financial data and market-infrastructure providers, serving investment firms rather than the hardware or model layers Rubin tracks. FactSet is a constituent of the S&P 500 but does not sit in our Rubin index and does not yet carry a Closelook score; the diary has not quoted it in an edition to date.

Does FactSet Research Systems Inc pay a dividend?

FactSet Research Systems Inc has paid 4.52 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.62% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.16 USD on 2026-08-31. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on FactSet Research Systems Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on FactSet Research Systems Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-11 (target 299 from 280). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for FDS, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Financial Data & Stock Exchanges, then Financial Services. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.