MSCI Inc $MSCI Shares Bought by Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. grew its position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 36.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,933 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,583 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.’s holdings in MSCI were worth $3,404,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in MSCI by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,777,749 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,008,745,000 after buying an additional 109,287 shares in the last quarter. Dash Acquisitions Inc. grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 103.6% during the third quarter. Dash Acquisitions Inc. now owns 14,958 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,490,000 after acquiring an additional 7,613 shares in the last quarter. Katamaran Capital LLP grew its stake in shares of MSCI by 57.1% during the third quarter. Katamaran Capital LLP now owns 4,919 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,791,000 after acquiring an additional 1,788 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of MSCI by 37.7% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 12,228 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,938,000 after acquiring an additional 3,346 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canoe Financial LP increased its position in shares of MSCI by 12.6% during the third quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 209,831 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $119,060,000 after acquiring an additional 23,500 shares during the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on MSCI. UBS Group set a $638.00 price target on MSCI in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings cut MSCI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Evercore lifted their price target on shares of MSCI from $655.00 to $690.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $674.00.

MSCI Trading Down 2.3%

MSCI stock opened at $522.56 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $560.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $563.56. MSCI Inc has a 12-month low of $486.73 and a 12-month high of $626.28. The firm has a market cap of $38.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.29.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $822.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $819.51 million. MSCI had a net margin of 38.36% and a negative return on equity of 82.59%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.18 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from MSCI’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.80. MSCI’s payout ratio is currently 52.26%.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In other MSCI news, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,624,640. This trade represents a 1.96% 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. Also, CEO Henry A. Fernandez purchased 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $518.95 per share, for a total transaction of $415,160.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,493,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $775,231,900.65. The trade was a 0.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 3.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.