MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) Stock Position Raised by APG Asset Management N.V.

APG Asset Management N.V. boosted its holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 134.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 67,122 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 38,444 shares during the quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. owned about 0.09% of MSCI worth $38,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in MSCI by 2.6% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,493,534 shares of the technology company's stock worth $870,627,000 after purchasing an additional 37,340 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of MSCI by 2.1% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,645 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $5,621,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of MSCI by 176.2% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,580 shares of the technology company's stock worth $921,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of MSCI by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 28,791 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $16,806,000 after acquiring an additional 2,743 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in MSCI by 341.8% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,262 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,319,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.

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MSCI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSCI traded up $9.86 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $551.56. The company had a trading volume of 59,435 shares, compared to its average volume of 579,029. The stock has a market cap of $42.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.23, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.30. MSCI Inc. has a 12 month low of $439.95 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $562.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $586.85.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $4.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.22. MSCI had a negative return on equity of 156.08% and a net margin of 38.83%. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.68 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 earnings per share for the current year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This is a positive change from MSCI's previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. MSCI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on MSCI from $700.00 to $680.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Bank of America initiated coverage on MSCI in a research report on Thursday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $585.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on MSCI from $623.00 to $532.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of MSCI from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $617.00 to $723.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of MSCI from $675.00 to $650.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, MSCI presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $646.58.

Insider Transactions at MSCI

In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez purchased 5,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $574.51 per share, for a total transaction of $3,044,903.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,269,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at $729,599,549.01. This trade represents a 0.42 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Cd Baer Pettit sold 5,000 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $524.25, for a total transaction of $2,621,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 294,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 Company 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.