Forsta AP Fonden lifted its stake in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI - Free Report) by 23.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,400 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden's holdings in MSCI were worth $17,640,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of MSCI by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the technology company's stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of MSCI by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 3,779 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,299 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of MSCI by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 174,982 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $104,991,000 after purchasing an additional 41,346 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of MSCI by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 536,211 shares of the technology company's stock worth $312,574,000 after buying an additional 23,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its position in shares of MSCI by 339.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 26,834 shares of the technology company's stock worth $15,642,000 after buying an additional 20,730 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.97% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
MSCI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on MSCI from $570.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of MSCI from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of MSCI from $700.00 to $675.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of MSCI from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $680.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $675.00 price objective on shares of MSCI in a report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, MSCI has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $649.23.
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MSCI Stock Up 1.0 %
MSCI stock traded up $6.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $596.83. 735,895 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 420,294. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.45, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.11. MSCI Inc. has a 12 month low of $439.95 and a 12 month high of $642.45. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $607.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $582.76.
MSCI (NYSE:MSCI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $4.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.22. MSCI had a net margin of 38.83% and a negative return on equity of 168.58%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.68 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that MSCI Inc. will post 16.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
MSCI Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $1.80 per share. This is a positive change from MSCI's previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $7.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. MSCI's dividend payout ratio is presently 45.52%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Henry A. Fernandez purchased 2,900 shares of MSCI stock in a transaction 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 completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 330,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at $202,456,251.20. This trade represents a 0.89 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About MSCI
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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.
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