Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac Takes $605,000 Position in MSCI Inc $MSCI

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,039 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $605,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in MSCI by 499.3% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 874,882 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $496,417,000 after purchasing an additional 728,900 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in MSCI by 36.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,069,180 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $606,674,000 after purchasing an additional 282,859 shares in the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA grew its stake in MSCI by 103.3% in the fourth quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 523,035 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $300,081,000 after purchasing an additional 265,750 shares in the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in MSCI by 10.3% in the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,394,117 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,358,446,000 after purchasing an additional 223,784 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in MSCI by 1.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,674,093 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,489,177,000 after purchasing an additional 165,851 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on MSCI. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on MSCI from $719.00 to $727.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. UBS Group increased their price objective on MSCI from $710.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Bank of America began coverage on MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $700.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $730.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $655.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $697.70.

MSCI Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of MSCI opened at $630.39 on Friday. MSCI Inc has a 12 month low of $501.08 and a 12 month high of $640.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $570.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $567.12. The firm has a market cap of $45.89 billion, a PE ratio of 36.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.24.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The technology company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.38 by $0.17. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 65.48% and a net margin of 40.74%.The firm had revenue of $850.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $830.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.00 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 19.62 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $2.05 per share. This represents a $8.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. MSCI’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.83%.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI was the subject of a Wells Fargo upgrade, with one article arguing the stock still looks reasonable after the move and that AI demand could support future growth. A Look At MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) Valuation After Wells Fargo Upgrade And AI Demand Tailwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: MSCI’s rebalancing changes prompted large market moves in India, including sharp declines in the Sensex and Nifty as passive funds adjusted holdings. These articles explain the mechanics of the index rebalance and the resulting volatility, but they do not indicate a direct hit to MSCI’s own fundamentals. The MSCI rebalancing candle: Here’s why Sensex fell 850 points in 10 minutes today
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional coverage from Indian financial outlets said the MSCI rebalancing led to outsized foreign-fund outflows and a broad market drop, underscoring MSCI’s influence on global index flows rather than its core business performance. FIIs pull out massive Rs 20,637 crore in single day on Friday. What led to this sharp exit?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Andrew C. Wiechmann sold 450 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 22,544 shares in the company, valued at $12,624,640. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Alvise J. Munari sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $592.04, for a total value of $5,920,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 23,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,941,357.92. This trade represents a 29.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

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.