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Norwalk, Connecticut-based FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) is a financial data company. Valued at $15.7 billion by market cap, the company provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community. FDS is expected to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings on Thursday, Sep. 19.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect FactSet to report a profit of $3.61 per share, up 23.2% from $2.93 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street’s EPS estimates in three of the past four quarters while missing on one other occasion. In the last quarter, FDS reported an EPS of $4.37, exceeding the consensus estimates by 11.8%.