3,713 Shares in MSCI Inc $MSCI Purchased by Midway Capital Research & Management

Midway Capital Research & Management purchased a new position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,713 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,130,000. MSCI comprises approximately 2.1% of Midway Capital Research & Management’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MSCI. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 7.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,003 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,133,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 6,585 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,724,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 20.9% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 1.0% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 35,130 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $20,261,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI during the second quarter worth about $88,000. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In other MSCI news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total value of $5,920,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,941,357.92. The trade was a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, MSCI presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.00.

MSCI Stock Performance

NYSE:MSCI opened at $581.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $42.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $589.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $571.58. MSCI Inc has a one year low of $501.08 and a one year high of $644.68.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 65.48%. The business had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $830.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.00 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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 Dividend Announcement

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

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI’s latest market accessibility review reinforces the company’s role as a critical gatekeeper for global index inclusion, which can support demand for its index and benchmark products. MSCI Announces the Results of the MSCI 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI flagged additional concerns about Indonesia’s market transparency, including opaque ownership structures, limited disclosure, and possible coordinated trading that could distort pricing. What you need to know about MSCI’s Indonesia verdict on Tuesday
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI also cited forex-market issues and downgraded Indonesia’s information-flow assessment, but the immediate effect is mainly to signal tighter scrutiny ahead of the final emerging-markets verdict rather than a direct hit to MSCI’s own fundamentals. MSCI Cites Forex Market Issues in Indonesia Review
• Negative Sentiment: If MSCI ultimately downgrades Indonesia or leaves other markets under pressure, it could weigh on sentiment around emerging-market indexes and create uncertainty around country flows ahead of next week’s classification decisions. MSCI flags investability concerns in Indonesia over transparency

MSCI Profile

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.