$68.67 0.23 (+0.34%)
11/6/2009 4:04 PM

FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (FDS)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is a provider of global financial and economic information, including fundamental financial data on tens of thousands of companies worldwide.

Current Price $68.67 Mkt Cap $3.25B
Open $68.22 P/E Ratio 22.29
Prev. Close $68.44 Div. (Yield) 0.80 (1.20%)
Daily Range $67.72 - $69.02 Volume 354,968
52-Wk Range $31.15 - $71.34 Avg. Daily Vol. 444,000

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All Members

349 Outperform
11 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

130 Outperform
3 Underperform
 

Wall Street

4 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

Top FDS Bull/Bear Pitches

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Manifest (75.83)
Submitted December 04, 2007

FactSet is a community favorite ... and a leader in investment intelligence to the global investing community. The profitability trend at FDS has been quite strong with steady improvements in margins. We rate FDS as an excellent (top quintile… More

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Recent Community Commentary

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Member Avatar mrbill6 (< 20) Submitted: 10/29/2009 8:16:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $65.21 FDS Score: +4.53

moneycentral rated: 10, navallier rated:A

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Member Avatar latimerburned (80.82) Submitted: 9/25/2009 9:33:40 AM : Outperform Start Price: $65.51 FDS Score: +2.48

Growing financial data provider. Recent RB selection. Even pays a dividend.

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Member Avatar Quihote (< 20) Submitted: 8/2/2009 1:44:05 PM : Outperform Start Price: $57.09 FDS Score: +12.52

Sales growth 20-25% for last five years, excellent cash flow, profit margins, flow ratio,

Leaderboard

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Score Leader

mlgilbert

mlgilbert (43.05) Score: +77.36

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in FDS.

Top
Pick
Member Name Member
Rating
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Frame
Start
Price
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Score Commentary
mlgilbert 43.05 6/14/2006 Outperform 3Y $40.22 +70.74% -6.62% +77.36 1 Comment
olorunace1 79.84 11/13/2008 Outperform NS $33.58 +104.49% +27.39% +77.10
shadowmac14 78.10 11/13/2008 Outperform NS $33.58 +104.49% +27.39% +77.10
JLM741 27.79 8/28/2006 Outperform 1Y $41.81 +64.25% -11.92% +76.17
Quillnpenn 92.79 8/25/2006 9/17/2006 Outperform 3Y $41.95 +63.68% -12.28% +75.96
tma100 71.54 8/25/2006 Outperform 3Y $41.95 +63.68% -11.86% +75.54
stever227 < 20 9/1/2006 Outperform 3Y $43.19 +58.98% -13.42% +72.40
dadosweeny 46.92 10/27/2008 Outperform 1Y $34.59 +98.50% +27.07% +71.43
Gouldberg 77.24 9/5/2006 Outperform 5Y $43.44 +58.09% -13.16% +71.25 2 Comments
MarketMogul 79.83 9/5/2006 Outperform 5Y $43.44 +58.09% -13.16% +71.25

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating
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Date
Call Time
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Stock
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S&P
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Score End Date Commentary
TrackStifel 94.70 9/4/2009 Outperform NS $55.24 +24.31% +7.21% +17.10
TrackAurigaU.S.A 26.23 4/6/2009 Underperform NS $46.80 +46.73% +29.84% -16.89
TrackPiperJaff 80.38 3/11/2009 Underperform NS $37.22 +85.38% +49.51% -35.87 9/23/2009 @ $69.00
TrackNeedham < 20 2/18/2009 Outperform NS $41.93 +15.31% +4.74% +10.56 4/2/2009 @ $48.35
TrackEveillard 89.92 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $54.35 +26.35% -23.64% +49.99 1 Comment
TrackRonBaron < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $66.75 +2.87% -26.44% +29.31 1 Comment
TrackZacks 69.52 6/25/2007 Outperform 3M $66.26 -20.10% -13.02% -7.08 3/19/2008 @ $52.94 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/29/2007 Outperform 3W $60.98 +12.60% -20.22% +32.83
TrackFBRCapitalM 75.98 9/25/2006 Outperform NS $47.52 +40.47% +15.44% +25.03 11/6/2007 @ $66.75

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