UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $222.81 Million Holdings in MSCI Inc $MSCI

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of MSCI Inc (NYSE:MSCI) by 5.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 397,854 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,691 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in MSCI were worth $222,814,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in MSCI during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,062,626,000. Bamco Inc. NY bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,798,710,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter worth $528,560,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in MSCI during the second quarter worth about $480,613,000. Finally, Generation Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of MSCI in the second quarter valued at approximately $301,493,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company’s stock.

MSCI Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE MSCI opened at $572.02 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $579.34 and its 200 day moving average is $573.62. The stock has a market cap of $41.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.23. MSCI Inc has a 1-year low of $501.08 and a 1-year high of $644.77.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $867.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $870.71 million. MSCI had a net margin of 40.74% and a negative return on equity of 55.19%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.17 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that MSCI Inc will post 19.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were paid a $2.05 dividend. This represents a $8.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. MSCI’s payout ratio is 44.86%.

MSCI News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSCI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MSCI implemented its periodic Saudi-market index changes and its August review across India, generating substantial passive-fund trading. India’s closing-auction session recorded roughly ₹39,718 crore in turnover, or about 22% of total cash-market activity, highlighting the scale and influence of MSCI’s benchmarks. MSCI implements periodic changes in Saudi market today
• Positive Sentiment: Index additions including Sandisk, Groww, Lenskart, Laurus Labs and Adani Energy are expected to attract passive inflows, while index changes to other constituents drove billions of dollars in repositioning. The activity underscores MSCI’s pricing power and strategic importance to institutional investors. Sandisk to join the MSCI World Index
• Neutral Sentiment: India’s new closing-auction mechanism handled its first major MSCI rebalance, with approximately $4 billion of flows and sharp late-session swings. The successful processing of large institutional orders supports confidence in MSCI’s benchmark ecosystem, but the event primarily affects market infrastructure and constituent stocks rather than MSCI’s near-term revenue. MSCI rebalance to test India’s new closing auction
• Negative Sentiment: Broader risk sentiment remained cautious after Asian equities and MSCI’s Asia-Pacific gauge declined amid a more hawkish interest-rate outlook. This may weigh on valuation-sensitive financial-data and index businesses, despite MSCI’s recurring-revenue model. Asian stocks drop on hawkish outlook

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MSCI. UBS Group set a $615.00 price objective on MSCI in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of MSCI from $730.00 to $760.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $690.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $700.00 target price on shares of MSCI in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of MSCI in a research note on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $760.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $709.50.

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.