Benzinga | Dec 20, 2021 10:02AM EST

Earnings Outlook For FactSet Research Systems

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, 2021-12-21. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that FactSet Research Systems will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $2.99.

FactSet Research Systems bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.16, which was followed by a 2.93% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at FactSet Research Systems's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q4 2021 Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021EPS Estimate 2.72 2.74 2.74 2.75EPS Actual 2.88 2.72 2.72 2.88Price Change % 2.93% -0.15% -0.88% -0.5%

Stock Performance

Shares of FactSet Research Systems were trading at $473.12 as of December 17. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 42.74%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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