Three Seasons Wealth LLC Acquires New Holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Three Seasons Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,372 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $823,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in MSCI in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 122.7% in the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 98 shares of the technology company's stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Picton Mahoney Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of MSCI during the 4th quarter valued at $60,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in MSCI by 46.8% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 113 shares of the technology company's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 21.9% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 117 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. 89.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSCI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America initiated coverage on MSCI in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $585.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on MSCI from $532.00 to $530.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of MSCI in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $675.00 price target on shares of MSCI in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on MSCI from $675.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MSCI presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $645.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MSCI news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez bought 5,300 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $574.51 per share, with a total value of $3,044,903.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,269,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at $729,599,549.01. The trade was a 0.42 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $524.25, for a total transaction of $2,621,250.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 294,787 shares in the company, valued at $154,542,084.75. This trade represents a 1.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 3.31% of the company's stock.

MSCI Price Performance

MSCI stock traded up $5.06 on Friday, reaching $535.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 504,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,947. MSCI Inc. has a 52 week low of $458.69 and a 52 week high of $642.45. The company has a market capitalization of $41.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $555.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $583.54.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $4.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.88 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $745.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $746.45 million. MSCI had a net margin of 38.83% and a negative return on equity of 156.08%. As a group, equities analysts expect that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MSCI Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $1.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.34%. MSCI's payout ratio is 49.48%.

MSCI Profile

MSCI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct.