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FactSet Research Systems has seen its assessed fair value move from US$266.75 to US$277.56, feeding directly into refreshed price targets across recent analyst work. Several firms, including Deutsche Bank, BMO Capital, Stifel and Morgan Stanley, lifted price targets on FactSet into the US$292 to US$301 range, pointing to increased confidence in execution even as ratings remain neutral. BMO Capital highlighted broad based Q4 revenue strength across Wealth and Dealmakers, along with progress in AI through Model Context Protocol adoption and growing API usage, while Stifel cited higher win rates, quicker product development and management commentary that FY26 could represent a floor for operating margins. William Blair upgraded the stock to Outperform, arguing that AI disruption risk to FactSet is overstated. On the bearish side, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, BofA and Wells Fargo all retained negative or cautious ratings even after modest price target increases, with Goldman Sachs flagging mixed Q4 results and expecting FactSet's organic ASV growth to moderate from around 7% as MCP competition rises and AI offerings become less differentiated, and Wells Fargo and BofA pointing to FY27 guidance that sits below prior Street expectations on several metrics. The fair value revision also reflects a revenue growth assumption shifted from 5.76% to 5.65%, a net profit margin assumption adjusted from 25.43% to 24.21%, and a future P/E multiple changed from 13.8x to 14.9x, while the discount rate remains at 8.16%.