MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Sold by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lessened its holdings in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,478 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,100 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in MSCI were worth $10,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. AdvisorShares Investments LLC boosted its position in MSCI by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 830 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its position in MSCI by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 16,560 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $9,501,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $528,560,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in MSCI during the fourth quarter valued at $5,586,000. Finally, Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter worth about $605,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In other news, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total value of $252,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,624,640. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at $13,941,357.92. This represents a 29.81% 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.

MSCI Stock Performance

MSCI stock opened at $643.49 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $571.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $567.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.85 billion, a PE ratio of 36.75, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a 52 week low of $501.08 and a 52 week high of $644.68.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.38 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $850.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $830.91 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.00 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $2.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. MSCI’s payout ratio is presently 46.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSCI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group boosted their price target on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Bank of America initiated coverage on MSCI in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised MSCI from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $697.70.

MSCI Company 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.