Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Takes $1.09 Million Position in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd acquired a new position in MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,952 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,093,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSCI. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Compound Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of MSCI during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. 89.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group set a $615.00 target price on MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings downgraded MSCI from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $690.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $735.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MSCI currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $709.50.

MSCI Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of MSCI opened at $570.96 on Tuesday. MSCI Inc has a fifty-two week low of $501.08 and a fifty-two week high of $644.77. The company’s fifty day moving average is $581.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $573.12. The firm has a market cap of $41.51 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.23.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $867.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $870.71 million. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 55.19% and a net margin of 40.74%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.17 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc will post 19.61 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

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

About MSCI

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.