Fiera Capital Corp Has $689.18 Million Stock Holdings in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI)

Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,148,615 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 49,679 shares during the period. MSCI comprises 2.2% of Fiera Capital Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Fiera Capital Corp owned about 1.47% of MSCI worth $689,180,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of MSCI by 120.0% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 44 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of MSCI during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Planning Capital Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of MSCI by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 77 shares of the technology company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of MSCI by 35.1% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 77 shares of the technology company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.97% of the company's stock.

MSCI Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:MSCI traded up $0.48 during trading on Friday, reaching $572.78. 453,866 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 532,231. The company's 50 day moving average is $601.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $586.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.48 billion, a PE ratio of 40.74, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.11. MSCI Inc. has a 52 week low of $439.95 and a 52 week high of $642.45.

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $4.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.68 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that MSCI Inc. will post 16.86 EPS for the current year.

MSCI Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. This represents a $7.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%. This is an increase from MSCI's previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. MSCI's dividend payout ratio is presently 51.21%.

Insider Activity

In other MSCI news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez acquired 2,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $612.80 per share, for a total transaction of $1,777,120.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 330,379 shares in the company, valued at $202,456,251.20. This represents a 0.89 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSCI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised MSCI from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on MSCI from $662.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised MSCI from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $617.00 to $723.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $675.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on MSCI from $700.00 to $675.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $649.23.

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.