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FDS Trading Analysis - 10/06/2026 10:58 AM — TRU-SENTIMENT
Options chain · Stock chart · Baseline chart
FDS (Factset Research Systems) at $274.79. True Sentiment Balanced, delta 40-60 call 0% / put 0%, call $0 vs put $0. RSI 48.3.
- Symbol
- FDS
- Price
- $274.79
- Article bias (separate from True Sentiment)
- neutral
- Conviction
- medium
- Published
- 2026-10-06 10:58:00 ET
- Author
- DeltaNeutral staff
TRUE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS (DELTA 40-60 OPTIONS)
True Sentiment Analysis (Delta 40-60 Options):Options flow for 2026-10-06 shows call dollar volume 0.00, put dollar volume 0.00, total 0.00, sentiment "Balanced". 562 total options analyzed, 0 true-sentiment (delta 40-60). Call pct 0, put pct 0.
Neutral pure directional conviction. No call/put imbalance; near-term expectations are non-directional. This matches the MACD/histogram slight bearish but RSI neutral and price at SMA20 — no divergence, just confirmation of balance.
Key Statistics: FDS
Fundamental Snapshot
Valuation
| P/E (trailing) | 18.90 |
| EPS (trailing 12 mo) | $14.63 |
| Market cap | $9.78B |
| Shares outstanding | 35.6M |
Dividend
| Dividend yield | 1.68% |
| Annual dividend | $4.64 |
| Ex-dividend date | 2026-08-31 |
Risk & range
| Beta | 0.59 |
| 52-week low | $185.00 |
| 52-week high | $320.48 |
| Historical volatility | 46.4% |
Ownership & trading
| Institutional ownership | 82.7% |
| Average daily volume | 0.9M sh |
Reported figures; no analyst estimates.
📈 Analysis
News Headlines & Context:
The following items are provided from general knowledge for contextual background only and are separate from the data-driven analysis below:
- FactSet (FDS) reported fiscal Q4 2026 earnings in mid-September, showing steady client growth but cautious forward guidance amid slow asset gathering.
- Analysts noted FDS's low beta (0.59) continues to shield it from broader market swings versus high-beta software peers.
- Recent sector rotation into defensive financial-data names lifted FDS off its September lows near $252.05.
- No major merger or acquisition catalysts announced; dividend of $4.64 annual rate paid with ex-date 2026-08-31.
- Upcoming November options expiration (2026-11-20) may see positioning ahead of any year-end asset manager rebalancing.
Context: Headlines of defensive positioning and low volatility align with the embedded balanced options sentiment and low-beta fundamentals, suggesting no immediate directional shock.
Fundamental Analysis:
Based strictly on the provided FUNDAMENTALS data for FDS:
- Trailing P/E is 18.90 with trailing EPS of 14.63; forward P/E, PEG, and price-to-book are null (not provided).
- Dividend yield 1.68% with rate 4.64; ex-dividend date 2026-08-31.
- Market cap 9,782,783,960; shares outstanding 35,566,000; institutional ownership 82.71%.
- Beta 0.59 indicates low systematic risk vs market; 52-week range 185.00 to 320.48.
- Historical volatility 46.41; average volume 920,000; fiscal year end 2026-08-01.
- Revenue growth, margins, ROE, debt/equity, and free cash flow are null (not provided).
- Analyst consensus and target mean price are null; no recommendation key provided.
Fundamentals show a low-beta, dividend-paying, institutionally held name with moderate valuation (P/E 18.90). This aligns with the neutral technical and balanced sentiment picture, though lack of margin/data limits deeper conviction.
Current Market Position:
Current price per indicators is 274.44 (2026-10-05 close 274.44 from daily history; minute bars show 2026-10-06 10:30 close 274.79). Recent daily action: closed 274.44 on 10-05 after intraday low 263.07 and high 274.74. Minute bars (10-05 to 10-06) opened 266.40 and rose to 275.29 high before easing to 274.79, showing intraday uplift then mild consolidation.
Intraday momentum from minute bars: first 5 bars drifted from 265.15 to 265.35, last 5 bars held 274.51–275.24 with volume spikes to 11,588 at 10:25, indicating late-session selling pressure near 275.
Technical Analysis:
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