Titan Investment Solutions Ltd Takes Position in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Titan Investment Solutions Ltd bought a new stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 31,429 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,032,000. MSCI accounts for about 2.2% of Titan Investment Solutions Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of MSCI by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 374,916 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $215,101,000 after buying an additional 2,133 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in MSCI by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 249,845 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $143,344,000 after purchasing an additional 8,778 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in MSCI in the fourth quarter worth $5,518,000. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in MSCI by 56.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 1,104 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $633,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd grew its stake in MSCI by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geo Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltd now owns 6,635 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,807,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. 89.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MSCI Trading Up 0.8%

MSCI stock opened at $599.14 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $584.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $570.38. MSCI Inc has a 12 month low of $501.08 and a 12 month high of $644.68. The company has a market capitalization of $43.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.24.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.The business had revenue of $850.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.00 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. MSCI’s payout ratio is 46.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI

In other MSCI news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total value of $5,920,400.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total value of $252,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares in the company, valued at $12,624,640. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $697.70.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc is a global provider of investment decision support tools and services for the financial industry. The company is best known for its family of market indexes, which are widely used as benchmarks by asset managers and as the basis for exchange-traded funds and other passive products. In addition to index construction and licensing, MSCI offers portfolio analytics, risk models, factor and performance attribution tools, and a suite of data and technology solutions designed to support portfolio management and trading.

Beyond traditional indexing and risk analytics, MSCI has expanded into environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and ratings, offering data, scores and screening tools that help investors integrate sustainability considerations into investment processes.