FactSet

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Definition of 'FactSet'

A company that provides computer-based financial data and analysis for financial professionals, including investment managers, hedge funds and investment bankers. FactSet consolidates data on global markets, public and private companies, and equity and fixed-income portfolios.
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Investopedia explains 'FactSet'

Founded in 1978 by Howard Wille and Charles Snyder, FactSet provides essential services to the financial industry. It is headquartered in Connecticut and has additional offices in the United States and around the world. FactSet has been ranked one of the top companies to work for in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and it has traded on the NYSE since 1996 with the ticker symbol FDS.
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'FactSet'

  • More Data, More Profits For FactSet

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/More-Data-More-Profits-For-FactSet-FDS-NWS-MHP-TRI-MSCI-IBM-EMC0921.aspx
    FactSet earnings aren't quite as good as they look, but the company continues to
    produce the free cash flow. ... More Data, More Profits For FactSet. ...

  • Little Discount Offered By FactSet

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Little-Discount-Offered-By-FactSet-FDS-TRI-MXB-MORN-TSCM0618.aspx
    FactSet's impressive growth and profitability are already reflected in
    its share price. ... Little Discount Offered By FactSet. Posted ...

  • FactSet Valuation Still Lofty

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/FactSet-Valuation-Still-Lofty-FDS-TRI-MXB-RISK0318.aspx
    FactSet is fantastically profitable and has robust growth potential; unfortunately
    most of this is already reflected in the share price. ...

  • FactSet's Ambitious Growth Expectations

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/FactSets-Ambitious-Growth-Expectations-FDS-FII-JNS-GS-RJF0616.aspx
    FactSet will need at least another decade of double-digit growth to justify where
    the stock is currently trading. ... FactSet's Ambitious Growth Expectations. ...

  • FactSet A Great Company And Questionable Stock

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/FactSet-A-Great-Company-And-Questionable-Stock-FDS-LM-FII-GS-MS1217.aspx
    FactSet's high stock price leaves too little downside protection, should growth
    fail to live up to past trends. ... FactSet A Great Company And Questionable Stock. ...

  • Solid Financial Company, Questionable Stock

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Solid-Financial-Company-Questionable-Stock-FDS-TRI-GS0930.aspx
    FactSet is a solid financial services company but has an
    unappealing stock price given its recent run. ...

  • Are Data Companies The Next Banking Casualty?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Are-Data-Companies-The-Next-Banking-Casualty-FDS-MORN-MHP-TRI-BAC0916.aspx
    ... Revenue streams and stock prices for information delivery companies like FactSet
    Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) should compress while the group tracks the ...

  • Financial Services That Buffett Could Love

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Financial-Services-That-A-Buffett-Could-Love-BRK.A-ADP-PAYX-FNF-FAF-ORI-FDS0317.aspx
    ... In terms of financial information services, Factset (NYSE:FDS) and Bloomberg come
    to mind as premier providers of expensive subscription-based services. ...

  • Short Selling As A Predictor Of Demise

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Short-Selling-As-A-Predictor-Of-Demise-MF-NRF-RATE0227.aspx
    ... Factset Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) supplies investment data and related products
    and services to the institutional investment community. ...

  • Colgate Shines Through Dark Times

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Colgate-Shines-Through-Dark-Times-CL-KMB-CLX0406.aspx
    ... According to FactSet CallStreet, Colgate is expected to achieve an EPS for 2009
    of $4.21, which would be an 8.7% increase in annual income over last year's ...

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