Insider Selling: MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) CFO Sells $256,500.00 in Stock

MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) CFO Andrew Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $570.00, for a total value of $256,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 21,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,337,080. This trade represents a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

MSCI Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:MSCI traded down $7.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $567.85. 883,578 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 545,007. The company has a market cap of $41.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.24. MSCI Inc has a one year low of $501.08 and a one year high of $644.77. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $558.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $575.34.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.99 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $867.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $870.71 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 55.19%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.17 EPS. Analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio is 44.86%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in shares of MSCI by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,980 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,080,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA raised its stake in shares of MSCI by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 390,745 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $210,479,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 993.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. now owns 164 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 768 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $414,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashurst Perkins Coie Trust Co bought a new position in shares of MSCI in the third quarter valued at $56,000. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI’s upcoming third-quarter results are expected to benefit from strong demand for indexes, ETF inflows and growth in private-capital products. Analysts at RBC anticipate a modest earnings beat, offering a potential near-term catalyst. MSCI earnings expectations
• Positive Sentiment: MSCI launched a consultation to move Indonesia’s indexes from emerging-market to standalone status, with a final decision expected by June 2027. Although disruptive for Indonesian markets, the process reinforces MSCI’s role as a key global benchmark provider and may increase attention to its index-governance services. MSCI Indonesia reclassification consultation
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI is also consulting on new index-eligibility rules that could eventually remove Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, from some indexes. Existing constituents reportedly must fail eligibility screens across two consecutive annual filing periods, so the financial impact is not immediate. Strategy index eligibility proposal
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI froze its Turkey indexes while market-access concerns remain under review. The action demonstrates stricter methodology enforcement but could create uncertainty for index-linked products and affected clients. MSCI Turkey index freeze
• Negative Sentiment: The Indonesia proposal has triggered a sharp sell-off in Indonesian equities and raised concerns about foreign outflows. The resulting criticism and political scrutiny may increase uncertainty around MSCI’s emerging-market franchise, even though the decision is still under consultation. MSCI Indonesia downgrade warning
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley lowered its MSCI price target from $700 to $662 while maintaining an Overweight rating. The cut reflects more cautious valuation expectations ahead of earnings, despite continued analyst support. MSCI price target reduction

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on MSCI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $685.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. UBS Group set a $615.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of MSCI in a research report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MSCI presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $701.17.

MSCI Company Profile

MSCI Inc is a global provider of investment decision-support tools and services for institutional investors, asset managers, banks, wealth managers and other financial professionals. The company is best known for its equity, fixed-income and multi-asset-class indexes, which are used as benchmarks and as the basis for investment products such as exchange-traded funds and other index-linked strategies.

In addition to indexes, MSCI provides portfolio analytics, risk-management and performance-measurement tools designed to help clients evaluate exposures, construct portfolios and manage investment risks.