Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Buys Shares of 1,950 MSCI Inc $MSCI

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 1,950 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,051,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AMG National Trust Bank grew its position in shares of MSCI by 1.1% in the first quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 11,904 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,417,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in MSCI during the 1st quarter worth about $1,490,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in MSCI by 90.4% during the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 1,192 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $642,000 after purchasing an additional 566 shares in the last quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. lifted its holdings in MSCI by 38.0% during the 1st quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. now owns 980 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $528,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in MSCI by 53.2% in the 1st quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,159 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

MSCI Price Performance

Shares of MSCI stock opened at $636.24 on Friday. MSCI Inc has a 1 year low of $501.08 and a 1 year high of $644.68. The firm has a market cap of $46.32 billion, a PE ratio of 36.34, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $595.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $576.53.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $850.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $830.91 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 65.48%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.00 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.84 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on MSCI. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $690.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of MSCI from $715.00 to $730.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of MSCI from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $650.00 to $700.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $709.27.

Key MSCI News

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect MSCI to report double-digit revenue growth in Q2, supported by strong index demand, record asset-based fees, and new AI-related product launches, which could reinforce the company’s premium valuation ahead of earnings. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter around MSCI’s August India index review suggests as many as 12 additions could trigger about $2.3 billion in passive inflows, highlighting continued demand for MSCI’s index products and their influence on global capital flows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Additional reports on the India rejig name several likely beneficiaries, including Adani Green, Groww, Adani Energy, Torrent Pharma, and RBL Bank, reinforcing expectations for index rebalancing activity that can boost trading volumes and fee-related visibility for MSCI. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles from investment-fund letters referenced MSCI World and MSCI World ex USA as benchmarks; these mentions are largely contextual and do not appear to materially affect MSCI’s near-term stock outlook. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MSCI news, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.