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March 16, 2010, 7:19 a.m. EDT · Recommend ·

FactSet posts a higher quarterly profit

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- FactSet Research Systems Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!fds/quotes/nls/fds (FDS 75.00, +0.54, +0.73%) said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter profit rose to $36 million, or 75 cents a share, from $35.6 million, or 71 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales edged up to $157 million from $156.5 million. Analysts polled by FactSet Research were looking for earnings of 74 cents a share, on average. For the third quarter, the Norwalk, Conn., financial information firm forecast earnings in the range of 75 cents to 77 cents a share. The Wall Street consensus is for a profit of 76 cents a share. Shares of FactSet closed Monday at $71.62.

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