Update on FactSet

Shares of FactSet (FDS) are down some today to around the $340-$341 range. There hasn’t been any hard news on FDS to follow Friday’s surge on buyout rumors.

It’s always hard to look at your stocks when they’ve been impacted by rumors. You never know what’s true. Also, the surge on the share price could impact whatever negotiations might be going on. There’s also the chance that the rumors were placed by one of the parties in the negotiations. You never know.

On Friday, FDS got as high as $365.77 per share before it closed at $347.10 per share. On Thursday, FDS closed at $323.79 per share.

FDS has been the subject of buyout rumors before. Moody’s and MSCI have been named as potential acquirers.

Posted by on April 26th, 2021 at 10:10 am


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