MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Sold by Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University reduced its stake in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 52.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,558 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,028 shares during the period. MSCI comprises approximately 0.5% of Vanderbilt University’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Vanderbilt University’s holdings in MSCI were worth $2,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSCI. Norges Bank purchased a new position in MSCI during the fourth quarter worth about $528,560,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of MSCI by 499.3% during the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 874,882 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $496,417,000 after acquiring an additional 728,900 shares during the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY raised its stake in shares of MSCI by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,755,747 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,581,055,000 after acquiring an additional 361,630 shares during the period. Banque Pictet & Cie SA raised its stake in shares of MSCI by 103.3% in the 4th quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 523,035 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $300,081,000 after acquiring an additional 265,750 shares during the period. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of MSCI in the 4th quarter worth approximately $130,380,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. 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. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $730.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, MSCI presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $697.00.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI announced the acquisition of First Street, a climate-risk analytics provider, which should expand MSCI’s physical climate risk capabilities and support demand from investors and financial institutions for risk data embedded in workflows. MSCI Acquires First Street to Enhance Physical Climate Risk Capabilities for Financial Decision Making
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI’s 2026 market classification review kept South Korea in emerging markets for now, citing continued foreign-exchange market accessibility hurdles, even as investors hoped for a developed-market upgrade. Global Markets: MSCI keeps South Korea in emerging-market index, cites market accessibility hurdles
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI delayed Indonesia’s market status review until November and kept the country under close watch, extending uncertainty over whether reforms will be enough to avoid a downgrade to frontier status. MSCI Delays Indonesia’s Market Status Review Until November
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI also warned it may review Turkey’s market classification, reflecting ongoing concerns about shareholder transparency and trading conditions in emerging markets. MSCI Warns It May Review Turkey Markets Classification
• Negative Sentiment: The review headlines may pressure MSCI shares slightly because they highlight friction in MSCI’s index methodology and the possibility of prolonged market-status disputes, which can create uncertainty around future index changes and investor sentiment. South Korea’s Quest for MSCI Developed Status Continues

Insider Buying and Selling

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 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 in the company, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 3.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MSCI Stock Performance

Shares of MSCI opened at $579.38 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $591.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $572.43. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $644.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.18 billion, a PE ratio of 33.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.24.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $830.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.00 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.83%.

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.