2,697 Shares in MSCI Inc $MSCI Purchased by Generali Asset Management SPA SGR

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,697 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,547,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in MSCI during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in MSCI during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in MSCI by 341.7% during the fourth quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 53 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in MSCI during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in MSCI during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSCI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $655.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $715.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of MSCI from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of MSCI from $545.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $692.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at MSCI

In other MSCI news, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $560.00, for a total transaction of $252,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,624,640. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total transaction of $5,920,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 23,548 shares in the company, valued at $13,941,357.92. This trade represents a 29.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $584.68 on Monday. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $626.28. The firm has a market cap of $42.56 billion, a PE ratio of 33.39, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $561.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $564.44.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $830.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.00 earnings per share. MSCI’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $2.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. MSCI’s payout ratio is presently 46.83%.

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.