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A small haircut, not a breakup
Ninety One UK Ltd didn’t exactly run for the exits. It cut its FactSet stake by just 1.0% in Q4, selling 11,914 shares and ending the quarter with 1,194,976 shares, which works out to a hefty 3.22% stake worth about $346.77 million.
For context, that’s less “we’re out” and more “we got a little too warm and took off a sweater.” The headline sounds dramatic, but the actual move is pretty modest for a position that size.
The bigger clue for investors
What makes this interesting is the backdrop: FactSet is still clearly a meaningful holding for a major investor, even after the trim. That suggests the long-term story hasn’t fallen apart—at least not in Ninety One’s playbook.
And the analysts are still fiddling with the stock, too:
- Evercore raised its target from $320 to $321 and kept an in-line rating
- RBC cut its target from $320 to $243 and kept a sector perform rating
What this means for your screen
This isn’t the kind of news that usually sends a stock sprinting or collapsing. But it does remind you that FactSet is living in that annoying middle zone where institutions still like the business, but Wall Street is getting a little pickier on valuation.
Big picture: when a giant holder trims just a sliver, the real signal is usually not panic—it’s portfolio housekeeping.