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Market Cap:$3.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$575.5M
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FactSet is a leading provider of financial data and analytic applications for investment management and investment banking professionals around the globe. FactSet offers instant access to financial data and analytics to thousands of analysts, portfolio managers, and investment bankers at the world's financial institutions. FactSet's business is built on the creative use of technology and an unwavering dedication to client service. We remain on the cutting edge by continually developing and refining our software. Our tools enable clients to perform investment research at the most sophisticated level. We offer individual consultant contacts, 24-hour personal support, and dedication to our users for client service that is unsurpassed in the industry. FactSet has been listed as one of Forbes' "200 Best Small Companies" for 12 consecutive years.

President, Chief Operating Officer
Michael F. DiChristina
Number of Employees 2,035
Contact Information

601 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

factset.com

1 203 810 1000

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Big Lots lifts outlook as quarterly profit rises

    12/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FactSet Research FDS Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield

    11/10/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Tesoro posts lower profit, cuts dividend

    11/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baker Hughes net income falls 87%

    11/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Computer Sciences second-quarter profit falls

    11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Whirlpool posts lower profit, raises outlook

    10/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • VMware Revenues Up but Profits Drop 54%

    10/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Coventry Health posts lower profit, lifts view

    10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FactSet Research Systems FDS President And COO Has Stepped Down

    10/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - COO - View Story

  • Oppenheimer & Co. maintains FactSet Research Systems at 'perform'

    9/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Family Dollar earnings per share up 13.2%

    10/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FactSet Launches New Data/Analytics Platform

    9/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • RIM, ConAgra Highlight Earnings Reports

    9/20/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • FactSet Launches New Analytical Platform

    9/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael F. DiChristina President, Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Young Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Peter G. Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Townsend Thomas Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer
Maurizio Nicolelli Vice President and Comptroller
Meredith Despins Vice President, Investment Affairs and Investor Education
Chris Ellis Senior Vice President and Director of Product Development, Analytical Products
Daniel Satchkov Associate Director of Risk Research
Daniel Weinstein Senior Vice President, Director of Software Engineering
Goran Skoko Senior Vice President and Director of Product Development, Research & Market Data
Kieran M. Kennedy Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Banking & Brokerage Services
Laura C Ruhe Senior Vice President, Director of Leadership Development
Laura R. Ruhe Senior Vice President and Director of Leadership Development
Mark J. Hale Senior Vice President and Director of Software Engineering
Michael D. Frankenfield Executive Vice President, Director of U.S. Investment Management Services
Scott L. Beyer Senior Vice President and Director of International Operations
John Wiseman Head of Brokerage Relations and Execution Strategies
Lisa Benke
Philip A. Hadley Consultant

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph E. Laird Chairperson
Scott A. Billeadeau Chairman
Charles J. Snyder Vice Chairman
James J. McGonigle Board of Directors
Joseph R. Zimmel Board of Directors
Walter F. Siebecker Board of Directors

Mr. DiChristina, age 45, joined FactSet in 1986 as a Software Engineer and held the position of Director of Software Engineering from 1990 to 1999. Prior to joining FactSet, Mr. DiChristina was a Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. DiChristina received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. DiChristina has served on the Board since March 2000. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2008.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. President, Chief Operating Officer Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Morgan Stanley Software Engineer Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Current

Mr. Walsh, age 41, joined the Company in 1996 as Vice President, Planning and Control within the Company's Finance group. Mr. Walsh held the position of Vice President, Director of Finance from 1999 until 2001. From late 2001 to February 28, 2005, Mr. Walsh occupied the position of Vice President, Regional Sales Manager of the U.S. Southeast Region. On March 1, 2005 he assumed the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining FactSet, Mr. Walsh held several positions at Arthur Anderson & Co. Mr. Walsh received a B.S. in Accounting from Fairfield University. He is a CPA licensed in the state of New York, has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer Former
Control, Inc Vice President, Planning Current
CFA Institute Board of Directors Current
Arthur Andersen LLP Former
Fairfield University B.S. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Vice President and Comptroller Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Comptroller Former

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Vice President, Investment Affairs and Investor Education Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of Product Development, Analytical Products Current

Daniel Satchkov joined FactSet in 2000. His role at FactSet is to research and develop risk products that allow FactSet’s clients to take advantage of flexibility offered by the platform to respond to new challenges in the areas of risk measurement and risk reporting. Previously, he worked with many of FactSet’s clients to implement quantitative tools in the areas of strategy creation, risk analysis and optimization. He led the research and development effort in creation of FactSet’s “Monte Carlo Value-at-Risk” product, which combines efficient simulation techniques with implied volatility surface modeling to produce accurate risk estimates for portfolios with nonlinear instruments. His current areas of research are quasi-random sequences, global term structure modeling, and structural credit risk models.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Associate Director of Risk Research Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Director of Software Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of Product Development, Research & Market Data Current

Mr. Kennedy, age 42 , joined the Company in 1990 within the Consulting Services Group. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Kennedy held the position of Sales and Consulting Manager for the West Coast. Mr. Kennedy was Director of Consulting from 1997 until he assumed his current position as Director of Investment Banking and Brokerage Services in 2002. Prior to joining FactSet, Mr. Kennedy held a Currency Trading position at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Kennedy received a B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Banking & Brokerage Services Current
Academics In Motion Board Member Current
Westcoast Sales and Consulting Manager Former
Syracuse University B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Director of Leadership Development Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of Leadership Development Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of Software Engineering Current

Mr. Frankenfield, age 42, joined the Company in 1989 within the Consulting Services Group. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Frankenfield held the position of Vice President, Sales with the Company. From 1995 to 2000 Mr. Frankenfield was Director of Investment Banking Sales with the Company. From 2000 until 2005, Mr. Frankenfield was Director of Sales and Marketing with FactSet. During September 2005, Mr. Frankenfield was named to his current position of Director of Investment Management Services. Mr. Frankenfield received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President, Director of U.S. Investment Management Services Current
CFA Institute Board of Directors Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Director of U.S. Investment Management Services Former

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President and Director of International Operations Current

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Head of Brokerage Relations and Execution Strategies Current

Organization Position Status
Octavia Cup Dance Theatre Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Current

Mr. Hadley, age 45, was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FactSet on September 5, 2000. Mr. Hadley joined FactSet in 1985 as a Consultant. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Hadley was our Vice President, Sales. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Hadley was Senior Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing with FactSet. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hadley was employed by Cargill Corporation. Mr. Hadley received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Mr. Hadley has served on the Board since September 2000. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2009. In addition, Mr. Hadley currently serves as a member of the board of advisors of Kum & Go.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Consultant Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. CEO and Chairman Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Director of Sales and Marketing Former
Cargill, Incorporated Former

Organization Position Status
Laird Squared, LLC Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Chairperson Current
The Advisory Board Company Director Current
Valassis Communications, Inc. Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Franklin & Marshall College Ab Former

Organization Position Status
Ftam, Inc. Managing Director, Small and Mid Cap Growth Strategies, Ftam Current
Growth Strategies, Inc. Managing Director Current
Fifth Third Asset Management Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Chairman Current
CFA Institute Board of Directors Current
Growth Strategies, Inc. Director Current
Princeton University B.A. in Economics Former
Princeton University Degree In Economics Former

Charles Snyder has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Insurance Company since 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Snyder served as Treasurer of the Insurance Company from 2000 to 2004 and as Controller from 1989 to 2000. Mr. Snyder currently serves as a director of the Insurance Company.

Organization Position Status
Insurancecompany.Com Chief Financial Officer Current
Presidential Life Corporation Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Director Current
Presidential Life Corporation Treasurer Current
Insurancecompany.Com Director Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Former
Presidential Life Corporation Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
College Summit Chairman, Corporate Executive Board Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
The Corporate Executive Board Company CEO Former
The Advisory Board Company General Manager Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Consultant Former
The Corporate Executive Board Company Executive Chairman Former
College Summit Board of Directors Former
Harvard Law School JD Former
Princeton University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Managing Director Current
Nutravel Technology Solutions, LLC Chairman Current
Nutravel, Inc. Chairman Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Digitas Board of Directors Current
CenturyTel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Advisory Director Former
Modem Media, Inc. Board of Directors Former
CenturyTel, Inc. member Former

Mr. Siebecker, age 66, serves as President of Burgess Consulting LLC. Mr. Siebecker was a managing director of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation ("DTC"). He joined the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC"), a subsidiary of DTC, in 1996 as a Managing Director in charge of the organization's Annuity Processing Service. Mr. Siebecker's background is in retail and institutional investment services in the domestic and global markets. Prior to joining NSCC, Mr. Siebecker was a consultant to the Trading Services Division at Lehman Brothers and spent 16 years at Salomon Smith Barney Inc., where he was responsible for the Operations Division as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Siebecker is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee and has served on the Board since November 1997. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2008.

Organization Position Status
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. Committee Member Current
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. Chief Operations Officer Former
National Securities Clearing Corporation Managing Director Former
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Managing Director Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. consultant Former
Nscc, Inc. Former
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     FDS $73.81 +1.06 (1.46% )
Average Volume 426,827
Shares Outstanding 47.30M
Market Cap 3.5B
Year High 74.63
Year Low 33.51
Earnings Per Share 2.97
P/E Ratio 24.85
Dividend 0.80
Yield 1.08
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