MSCI Inc $MSCI Stock Holdings Increased by Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd

Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd increased its stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 143.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,344 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,116 shares during the quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s holdings in MSCI were worth $14,739,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in MSCI by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 375 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 568 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of MSCI by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,074 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $616,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 830 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of MSCI by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,074 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $616,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MSCI Price Performance

MSCI stock opened at $573.83 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50-day moving average of $596.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $576.54. MSCI Inc has a 52-week low of $501.08 and a 52-week high of $644.77.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The technology company reported $4.94 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.99 by ($0.05). MSCI had a negative return on equity of 55.19% and a net margin of 40.74%.The business had revenue of $867.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $870.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.17 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that MSCI Inc will post 19.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. MSCI’s payout ratio is currently 44.86%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSCI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Barclays increased their price objective on MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on MSCI in a research note on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 target price on the stock. Evercore set a $722.00 target price on MSCI in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $655.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on MSCI from $700.00 to $742.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MSCI currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $709.50.

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.