getPriceTargetNews
Stay informed with real-time updates on analysts' price targets for stocks using the FMP Price Target News API. Access the latest forecasts, stock prices at the time of the update, and direct links to trusted news sources for deeper insights.
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What getPriceTargetNews does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getPriceTargetNews to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | number | — | Optional page number (default: 0) |
limit | number | — | Optional limit on number of results (default: 10) |
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getPriceTargetNews is rated Low
getPriceTargetNews retrieves and accesses financial data (price targets, forecasts, news links) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity since misuse would only result in information gathering without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it provides 'real-time updates on analysts' price targets' and 'Access the latest forecasts, stock prices' and 'direct links to trusted news sources' - all retrieval and query operations with no modification, deletion, or execution…
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The rule that runs getPriceTargetNews safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getPriceTargetNews, this is the rule to start with:
getPriceTargetNews is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep, apply this rule, and every getPriceTargetNews call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getPriceTargetNews
Stay informed with real-time updates on analysts' price targets for stocks using the FMP Price Target News API. Access the latest forecasts, stock prices at the time of the update, and direct links to trusted news sources for deeper insights. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getPriceTargetNews accepts 3 parameters: page, limit, symbol. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getPriceTargetNews: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Financial Modeling Prep. Nothing to install.
getPriceTargetNews is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getPriceTargetNews rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getPriceTargetNews. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getPriceTargetNews is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server (cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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